White-nose syndrome-affected little brown myotis (Myotis lucifugus) increase grooming and other active behaviors during arousals from hibernation

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 850-859

  Brownlee Bouboulis, Sarah A ^a   Reeder, Deeann M ^a  

^a BUCKNELL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arousal from torpor; Bat; Behavior; Grooming; Little brown myotis; Myotis lucifugus; Pseudogymnoascus destructans; White nose syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BAT; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; HIBERNATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MYCOSIS; NOSE; PATHOLOGY; SKIN;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHIROPTERA; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES, EMERGING; HIBERNATION; MYCOSES; NOSE; SKIN;

EID: 84887089363     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/2012-10-242     Document Type: Article

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