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Influence of season, habitat, temperature, and invertebrate availability on nocturnal activity of the New Zealand long‐tailed bat (Chalinolobus tuberculatus)

Colin F. J. O'Donnell Science and Research Unit, Department of Conservation, Private Bag, Christchurch, New Zealand; Department of Zoology, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand
Pages 207-221 | Received 01 Oct 1999, Accepted 10 Mar 2000, Published online: 30 Mar 2010

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