Summer tree roost selection by Rafinesque's big-eared bat

Journal of Wildlife Management

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 414-422

  Clement, Matthew J ^a   Castleberry, Steven B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

coastal plain; Corynorhinus rafinesquii; Georgia; Nyssa aquatica; radiotelemetry; Rafinesque's big eared bat; roost selection; tree cavities; water tupelo

Indexed keywords

BAT; COASTAL PLAIN; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; HABITAT MANAGEMENT; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MICROCLIMATE; PREDATION RISK; RADIOTELEMETRY; ROOST SITE; SUMMER; TREE;

UNITED STATES;

MACROTUS; NYSSA; NYSSA AQUATICA; PLECOTUS RAFINESQUII;

EID: 84871655725     PISSN: 0022541X     EISSN: 19372817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jwmg.456     Document Type: Article

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