Sensitivity of bats to urbanization: A review

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 205-212

  Russo, Danilo ^a,b   Ancillotto, Leonardo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Foraging; Fragmentation; Habitat loss; Roost

Indexed keywords

BAT; BIOINDICATOR; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HABITAT LOSS; LAND USE CHANGE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DENSITY; URBANIZATION;

CHIROPTERA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84930449570     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2014.10.003     Document Type: Review

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