Association, roost use and simulated disruption of Myotis septentrionalis maternity colonies

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 103, Issue , 2014, Pages 283-290

  Silvis, Alexander ^a   Ford, W Mark ^a,b   Britzke, Eric R ^c   Johnson, Joshua B ^d  

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

^b U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

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

^d Pennsylvania Game Commission   (United States)

Author keywords

Maternity colony; Myotis septentrionalis; Network; Roost loss

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BAT; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COLONY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; ROOST SITE; SIMULATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SPACE USE;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BAT; CENTRALIZATION; MYOTIS SEPTENTRIONALIS; NONHUMAN; ORGANISM COLONY; SIMULATION; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; SPACE; UNITED STATES;

MATERNITY COLONY; MYOTIS SEPTENTRIONALIS; NETWORK; ROOST LOSS;

ANIMALS; ASSOCIATION; CHIROPTERA; ECOSYSTEM; FEMALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, ANIMAL; SEASONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84893858115     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: 18728308     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2014.01.016     Document Type: Article

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