Potential and limits in detecting altitudinal movements of bats using stable hydrogen isotope ratios of fur keratin

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 431-438

  Erzberger, Anna ^a,b   Popa Lisseanu, Ana G ^a   Lehmann, Gerlind U C ^b   Voigt, Christian C ^a,c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR ZOO AND WILDLIFE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

altitudinal migration; Honduras; Neotropical bats; stable hydrogen isotopes; trophic level; tropical mountain ecosystems

Indexed keywords

ALTITUDE; BAT; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; INSECTIVORY; ISOTOPIC RATIO; MIGRATORY SPECIES; MOVEMENT;

ANIMALIA; ARTIBEUS JAMAICENSIS; ARTIBEUS TOLTECUS; HEXAPODA; LILIUM; MICRONYCTERIS MICROTIS; MOLOSSUS ATER; MYOTIS KEAYSI; STURNIRA LILIUM; STURNIRA LUDOVICI;

EID: 84856855575     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811011X624910     Document Type: Article

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