Coastal cliffs on islands as foraging habitat for bats

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 103-108

  Ancillotto, Leonardo ^a,b   Rydell, Jens ^c   Nardone, Valentina ^b   Russo, Danilo ^b,d  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barbastella barbastellus; bat conservation; habitat selection; island ecology; Mediterranean

Indexed keywords

BAT; CLIFF; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT SELECTION; ISLAND; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CAMPANIA [ITALY]; CAPRI; ITALY; MEDITERRANEAN REGION; NAPOLI [CAMPANIA];

EID: 84906245022     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811014X683318     Document Type: Article

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