Cool gleaners: Thermoregulation in sympatric bat species

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 212-215

  Otto, Matthias S ^a   Becker, Nina I ^a   Encarnação, Jorge A ^a  

^a JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Energy saving; Reproduction; Skin temperature; Telemetry; Torpor

Indexed keywords

BAT; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GENDER; LACTATION; MORPHOLOGY; NICHE; REPRODUCTION; ROOSTING; SYMPATRY; TELEMETRY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; THERMOREGULATION; TORPOR;

MYOTIS BECHSTEINI; PLECOTUS AURITUS; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 84875600656     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2012.07.156     Document Type: Article

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