Light pollution at stadiums favors urban exploiter bats

Animal Conservation

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 120-130

  Schoeman, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Artificial light; Bat activity; Light pollution; Molossidae; Predator prey interactions; Urban avoiders; Urban exploiters

Indexed keywords

BAT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIGHT POLLUTION; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SPECIES INVENTORY; SPECIES RICHNESS; SPORTS FACILITY;

CHAEREPHON PUMILA; MOLOSSIDAE; MOPS CONDYLURUS; OTOMOPS MARTIENSSENI; SCOTOPHILUS DINGANII; TADARIDA AEGYPTIACA;

EID: 84937786953     PISSN: 13679430     EISSN: 14691795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/acv.12220     Document Type: Article

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