Temporal variability in insectivorous bat activity along two desert streams with contrasting patterns of prey availability

Journal of Arid Environments

Volumn 102, Issue , 2014, Pages 104-112

  Hagen, Elizabeth M ^a   Sabo, John L ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bats; Hydrologic regime; Insects; Riparian vegetation; Stream productivity

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AQUATIC ORGANISM; BAT; DESERT; FLOOD; FLOODPLAIN; FOOD WEB; HYDROLOGICAL REGIME; INSECT; INSECTIVORE; MONSOON; PREY AVAILABILITY; RIPARIAN VEGETATION; RIPARIAN ZONE; RIVER BANK; STREAM; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

ARIZONA; SAN PEDRO RIVER [ARIZONA]; SYCAMORE CREEK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84890850377     PISSN: 01401963     EISSN: 1095922X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaridenv.2013.11.016     Document Type: Article

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