Reproductive phenology of bat assemblages in Vietnamese karst and its conservation implications

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 341-354

  Furey, Neil M ^a   MacKie, Iain J ^a   Racey, Paul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

bats; caves; conservation; reproduction; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

BAT; CONSERVATION STATUS; DISTURBANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; HABITAT LOSS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; KARST; LACTATION; PHENOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; ROOSTING; SPECIES DIVERSITY; WEANING;

VIET NAM;

MAMMALIA; PTEROPODIDAE; RHINOLOPHIDAE; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 84856823339     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811011X624811     Document Type: Article

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