Roosting behavior and group decision making in 2 syntopic bat species with fission-fusion societies

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1240-1247

  Fleischmann, Daniela ^a   Kerth, Gerald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

chiroptera; collective decisions; conflict of interest; fission fusion; roosting behavior

Indexed keywords

BAT; BREEDING SEASON; COLONY FOUNDING; DECISION MAKING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; ROOSTING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CHIROPTERA;

EID: 84908292108     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/aru117     Document Type: Article

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