The Relationships between Behavioural Categories and Social Influences in the Gregarious Big Brown Bat (Eptesicus fuscus)

Ethology

Volumn 119, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 189-198

  Kilgour, R Julia ^a   Brigham, R Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGINA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BAT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BODY CONDITION; COLONY; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; CONSPECIFIC; NATURAL SELECTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EPTESICUS; EPTESICUS FUSCUS;

EID: 84873989814     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eth.12052     Document Type: Article

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