Within-guild dietary discrimination from 3-D textural analysis of tooth microwear in insectivorous mammals

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 291, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 249-257

  Purnell, M A ^a   Crumpton, N ^b,c   Gill, P G ^b   Jones, G ^b   Rayfield, E J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bats; Carnivore; Dietary analysis; Insectivore microwear; ISO roughness; Pipistrellus; Plecotus; Rhinolophus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; BAT; CARNIVORE; DIET; EXPLOITATION; FOOD; FRACTAL ANALYSIS; INSECTIVORE; MORPHOLOGY; ROOSTING; TOOTH;

ANIMALIA; COLEOPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; MAMMALIA; PIPISTRELLUS; PLECOTUS; RHINOLOPHUS;

EID: 84888433756     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12068     Document Type: Article

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