Use of leaves as roosts by the Gervais's fruit-eating bat, Artibeus cinereus (Phyllostomidae: Stenodermatinae) and proposed modifiability index

• Autorzy: Machado D.A. , Merida M. S. , Munoz-Romo M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Słowa kluczowe

EN

leaf; roost; Gervais's fruit-eating bat; Artibeus cinereus; bat; Phyllostomidae; Stenodermatinae; modifiability index

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Chiropterologica
• Rocznik: 2008
• Tom: 10
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.169-172,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Machado D.A.

• Laboratorio de Zoologia Aplicada, Departamento de Biologia, Universidad de Los Andes, Merida 5101, Venezuela

autor

Merida M. S.

• Laboratorio de Zoologia Aplicada, Departamento de Biologia, Universidad de Los Andes, Merida 5101, Venezuela

autor

Munoz-Romo M.

• Laboratorio de Zoologia Aplicada, Departamento de Biologia, Universidad de Los Andes, Merida 5101, Venezuela
• Department of Biology, Boston University, 5 Cummington Street, Boston, 02215 MA, USA

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