Diet of the widespread insectivorous bats Eptesicus fuscus and Myotis lucifugus relative to climate and richness of bat communities

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 491-496

  Moosman, Paul R ^a   Thomas, Howard H ^b   Veilleux, Jacques Pierre ^c  

^a VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b FITCHBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FRANKLIN PIERCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

arthropod availability; bats; climate; competition; diet; Eptesicus fuscus; foraging; Myotis lucifugus

Indexed keywords

ARTHROPOD; BAT; CLIMATE CHANGE; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INSECTIVORE; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; NICHE PARTITIONING; PREY AVAILABILITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

NEW ENGLAND; UNITED STATES;

ARTHROPODA; COLEOPTERA; DIPTERA; EPTESICUS; EPTESICUS FUSCUS; LEPIDOPTERA; MYOTIS LUCIFUGUS;

EID: 84860596437     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/11-MAMM-A-274.1     Document Type: Article

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