Effects of moonlight on the capturability of frugivorous phyllostomid bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) at different time scales

Some bat species seem to be lunar phobic, i.e., they avoid flying in bright areas or during bright periods of the night; however, the evidence is still controversial. We think that part of this controversy comes from pooling data on bat captures and moonlight intensity according to broad categories,...

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Main Authors: Marco A. R. Mello, Elisabeth K. V. Kalko, Wesley R. Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Zoologia 2013-08-01
Series:Zoologia (Curitiba)
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-46702013000400005&lng=en&tlng=en