Identification of prey of Myotis septentrionalis using DNA-based techniques

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1119-1128

  Dodd, Luke E ^a   Chapman, Eric G ^a   Harwood, James D ^a   Lacki, Michael J ^b   Rieske, Lynne K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

diet; foraging theory; insects; Lepidoptera; molecular scatology; predator prey interactions; trophic interactions

Indexed keywords

BAT; CONSPECIFIC; CYTOCHROME; DIET; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; PREY AVAILABILITY; SAMPLING; SYMPATRY;

EPTESICUS NILSSONI; HEXAPODA; LEPIDOPTERA; MYOTIS SEPTENTRIONALIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84866603249     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/11-MAMM-A-218.1     Document Type: Article

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