Wing morphology, echolocation, and resource partitioning in syntopic Cuban mormoopid bats

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1308-1317

  Mancina, Carlos A ^a   García Rivera, Lainet ^a   Miller, Bruce W ^b  

^a Instituto de Ecología y Sistemtica   (Cuba)

^b Gallon Jug   (Belize)

Author keywords

Anabat; Cuba; echolocation calls; habitat use; mormoopid bats; resource partitioning; temporal activity patterns; wing morphology

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AUTOMATION; BAT; ECHOLOCATION; FLIGHT; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT USE; MICROHABITAT; NATURE RESERVE; NICHE PARTITIONING; WING MORPHOLOGY;

ARTEMISA; CUBA; SIERRA DEL ROSARIO BIOSPHERE RESERVE;

EID: 84867790923     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: 15451542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/11-MAMM-A-331.1     Document Type: Article

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