Like dispersal and migration, short-term movement between roosts or dens is potentially
costly. If such behavior is adaptive, these costs should be balanced by benefits associated …

Insectivorous bats are integral components of terrestrial ecosystems. Despite this, a growing
number of factors causing world‐wide declines in bat populations have been identified …

1. Bat foraging activity was quantified by using a broad-band acoustic method on transects
in 10 land use types in south-west England. From multivariate analysis of parameters of bat …

DIAGNOSIS. Ept esicus fu scus (Fig. 1) is distinguished from most vespertilionids within its
range by having a combination of large, broad head: husky body: short, rounded ears: short …

In spite of the important role played by bats in tropical ecosystems, little is known about how
they are affected by habitat fragmentation. By using a mark/recapture protocol and …

Summary 1 Cavity quality is important for the productivity and survival of many species of
tree‐dwelling wildlife. Intensive land management practices, such as logging and …

Les rives sont généralement considérées comme d'importantes zones d'alimentation pour
les chauves-souris insectivores, mais cette supposition n'a jamais été formellement vérifiée …

Bats spend more time roosting than in any other activity. Thus, it is not surprising that some
researchers have argued that roost availability influences the diversity of bat communities …

The Bats of British Columbia presents a comprehensive summary of what we do know about
the sixteen species of bats in BC, eight of which occur nowhere else in Canada. Filled with a …

I used radiotelemetry to study habitat use and foraging activity of 27 Myotis myotis from a
nursery colony in Bavaria (West Germany) from May to August 1987 and June to August …