Patterns of acoustical activity of bats prior to and following white-nose syndrome occurrence

Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 125-134

  Ford, W Mark ^a   Britzke, Eric R ^b   Dobony, Christopher A ^c   Rodrigue, Jane L ^d   Johnson, Joshua B ^e  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b US ARMY ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER   (United States)

^c US Army Installation Command   (United States)

^d Northern Research Station   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acoustical activity; Bats; Monitoring; Myotis; White nose syndrome

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875384832     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1944687X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3996/042011-JFWM-027     Document Type: Article

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