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Roost Site Selection

Roost Site Selection is a behavioral ecology construct that identifies the process by which animals choose specific locations for resting or sleeping, distinguished by its focus on the environmental, social, and physiological factors influencing the suitability and trade-offs of potential roost sites.

228

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10.3K

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530

Authors

263

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

228

Day roost selection in female Bechstein's bats (Myotis bechsteinii): a field experiment to determine the influence of roost temperature

Gerald Kerth, Klaus Weissmann, Barbara König · Oecologia · 2001 · 291 citations · Full text

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Quality of cavity microclimate as a factor influencing selection of maternity roosts by a tree‐dwelling bat,<i>Chalinolobus tuberculatus</i>, in New Zealand

Jane A. Sedgeley · Journal of Applied Ecology · 2001 · 241 citations · Full text

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Patterns of daily torpor and day-roost selection by male and female big brown bats (<i>Eptesicus fuscus</i>)

Ian M. Hamilton, Robert M. R. Barclay · Canadian Journal of Zoology · 1994 · 208 citations

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Tree roost selection by bats: an empirical synthesis using meta-analysis

Matina C. Kalcounis‐Rueppell, Jennifer M. Psyllakis, R. Mark Brigham · Wildlife Society Bulletin · 2005 · 194 citations · Full text

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Roost selection by barbastelle bats (Barbastella barbastellus, Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in beech woodlands of central Italy: consequences for conservation

Danilo Russo, Luca Cistrone, Gareth Jones et al. · Biological Conservation · 2003 · 168 citations

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Authors

530

  1. RM
    R. Mark Brigham

    University of Regina, Canada

    9 publications · 790 citations

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  2. JA
    Jane A. Sedgeley

    University of Otago, New Zealand

    6 publications · 577 citations

    6

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  3. RW
    Roger W. Perry

    Southern Research Station, United States

    6 publications · 308 citations

    6

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  4. RE
    Ronald E. Thill

    Southern Research Station, United States

    6 publications · 308 citations

    6

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  5. IR
    Ireneusz Ruczyński

    Mammal Research Institute, Poland

    5 publications · 221 citations

    5

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1–5 of 530

Institutions

263

  1. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    10 h-index

    11 publications

    539 citations

  2. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    8 h-index

    22 publications

    871 citations

  3. Southern Research Station

    Asheville, United States

    8 h-index

    14 publications

    701 citations

  4. University of Regina

    Regina, Canada

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    705 citations

  5. Polish Academy of Sciences

    Warsaw, Poland

    6 h-index

    9 publications

    351 citations

  6. University of Aberdeen

    Aberdeen, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    961 citations

  7. Mammal Research Institute

    Białowieża, Poland

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    221 citations

  8. Clemson University

    Clemson, United States

    5 h-index

    10 publications

    363 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Wildlife Management

    27 publications · 1.3K citations

    22

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  2. Journal of Mammalogy

    JM · 19 publications · 1K citations

    17

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  3. Forest Ecology and Management

    13 publications · 674 citations

    13

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  4. Acta Chiropterologica

    12 publications · 336 citations

    11

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  5. Canadian Journal of Zoology

    7 publications · 532 citations

    7

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