Canopy and edge activity of bats in a quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) forest

Canadian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 798-807

  Pettit, Thomas W ^a,b   Wilkins, K T ^a  

^a BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY IDAHO   (United States)

Author keywords

anabat SD1; Canopy; Echolocation; Edge; Forest; Frequency guild; Long legged myotis (Myotis volans); Quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides); Western long eared myotis (Myotis evotis)

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BAT; DICOTYLEDON; ECHOLOCATION; EDGE EFFECT; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST EDGE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

UNITED STATES; UTAH;

MYOTIS EVOTIS; MYOTIS VOLANS; POPULUS; POPULUS TREMULOIDES;

EID: 84863227503     PISSN: 00084301     EISSN: 14803283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/Z2012-049     Document Type: Article

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