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How do young bats find suitable swarming and hibernation sites? Assessing the plausibility of the maternal guidance hypothesis using genetic maternity assignment for two European bat species

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  • 1. Ernst-Moritz-Arndt Universität Greifswald, Zoological Institute and Museum, Loitzerstrasse 26, 17489 Greifswald, Germany
  • 2. Echolot GbR, Eulerstasse 12, 48155 Münster, Germany
  • 3. Ernst-Moritz-Arndt Universität Greifswald, Zoological Institute and Museum, Loitzerstrasse 26, 17489 Greifswald, Germany & Corresponding author: E-mail: gerald.kerth@uni-greifswald.de

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Stumpf, Maike, Meier, Frauke, Grosche, Lena, Halczok, Tanja K., Schaik, Jaap Van, Kerth, Gerald (2017): How do young bats find suitable swarming and hibernation sites? Assessing the plausibility of the maternal guidance hypothesis using genetic maternity assignment for two European bat species. Acta Chiropterologica 19 (2): 319-327, DOI: 10.3161/15081109ACC2017.19.2.008

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