Chiropteran diversity in the peripheral areas of the Maduru-Oya National Park in Sri Lanka: insights for conservation and management

In Sri Lanka, there are 31 species of bats distributed from lowlands to mountains. To document bat diversity and their habitat associations, 58 roosting sites in Maduru-Oya National Park periphery were surveyed. Fifteen bat species were recorded occupying 16 different roosting sites in this area. Am...

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Main Authors: Gayan Edirisinghe, Thilina Surasinghe, Dinesh Gabadage, Madhava Botejue, Kalika Perera, Majintha Madawala, Devaka Weerakoon, Suranjan Karunarathna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-09-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=25562