Vertical stratification of bat assemblages in flooded and unflooded Amazonian forests

Tropical rainforests usually have multiple strata that results in a vertical stratification of ecological opportunities for animals. We investigated if this stratification influences the way bats use the vertical space in flooded and unflooded forests of the Central Amazon. Using mist-nets set in th...

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Main Author: Maria João Ramos PEREIRA, João Tiago MARQUES, Jorge M. PALMEIRIM
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2010-08-01
Series:Current Zoology
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Online Access:http://www.currentzoology.org/paperdetail.asp?id=11558