Economic Importance of Bats in Agriculture

被引：521
作者：
Boyles, Justin G. [1 ]
Cryan, Paul M. [2 ]
McCracken, Gary F. [3 ]
Kunz, Thomas H. [4 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Pretoria, Dept Zool & Entomol, ZA-0002 Pretoria, South Africa
[2] US Geol Survey, Ft Collins Sci Ctr, Ft Collins, CO 80526 USA
[3] Univ Tennessee, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA
[4] Boston Univ, Dept Biol, Ctr Ecol & Conservat Biol, Boston, MA 02215 USA
来源：
SCIENCE | 2011年 / 332卷 / 6025期
关键词：
WHITE-NOSE SYNDROME; FREE-TAILED BATS; POLLINATION ECOLOGY; SOUTHERN THAILAND; MYOTIS-LUCIFUGUS; WIND TURBINES; BROWN BAT; HYPOTHESES; FATALITIES; DISEASE;
D O I：
10.1126/science.1201366
中图分类号：
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
Insectivorous bat populations, adversely impacted by white-nose syndrome and wind turbines, may be worth billions of dollars to North American agriculture.
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页数：2
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