Home range use and habitat selection by barbastelle bats (Barbastella barbastellus): Implications for conservation

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 93, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1110-1118

  Zeale, Matt R K ^a   Davidson Watts, Ian ^b   Jones, Gareth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Environmental Services Division   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; foraging; radiotracking; ranging behavior

Indexed keywords

BAT; BREEDING POPULATION; CONNECTIVITY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HABITAT USE; HOME RANGE; NOCTURNAL ACTIVITY; RADIOTELEMETRY; RANGE EXPANSION; RIPARIAN ZONE; ROOST SITE; ROOSTING; WOODLAND;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

BARBASTELLA BARBASTELLUS; CHIROPTERA;

EID: 84866617403     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/11-MAMM-A-366.1     Document Type: Article

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