Habitat use and seasonal activity of insectivorous bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in the grasslands of southern Brazil

Zoologia

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 153-161

  Barros, Marília A S ^a   Pessoa, Daniel M A ^a   Rui, Ana Maria ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Acoustic monitoring; Activity patterns; Molossidae; South American Pampas; Vespertilionidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901007516     PISSN: 19844670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1984-46702014000200006     Document Type: Article

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