Foraging ecology in Mehely's horseshoe bats: Influence of habitat structure and water availability

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 121-132

  Salsamendi, Egoitz ^a   Arostegui, Inmaculada ^a   Aihartza, Joxerra ^a   Almenar, David ^a   Goiti, Urtzi ^a   Garin, Inazio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

Author keywords

CART analysis; Foraging behaviour; Mediterranean; Rhinolophus mehelyi

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BAT; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT STRUCTURE; HABITAT TYPE; RIPARIAN FOREST; WATER AVAILABILITY;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION; SPAIN;

HEXAPODA; RHINOLOPHUS; RHINOLOPHUS MEHELYI;

EID: 84865712545     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811012X654330     Document Type: Article

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