Bat conservation: Past, present and future

Bat Evolution, Ecology, and Conservation

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 517-532

  Racey, Paul A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b Chapel Cottage ^*  (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84916593230     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7397-8_25     Document Type: Chapter

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