Do mosquitoes influence bat activity in coastal habitats?

Wildlife Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 10-24

  Gonsalves, Leroy ^a   Lamb, Susan ^a   Webb, Cameron ^b   Law, Bradley ^c   Monamy, Vaughan ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c Forest Science Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; COASTAL ZONE; CONSERVATION MANAGEMENT; DISEASE VECTOR; ECHOLOCATION; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; INSECTIVORE; MOSQUITO; PREY AVAILABILITY; SALTMARSH; TIDAL CYCLE; VIRUS;

EID: 84875331740     PISSN: 10353712     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/WR12148     Document Type: Article

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