First offshore observation of parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus in the Belgian part of the North Sea

Authors

  • Robin Brabant Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Operational Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecology (ATECO), Marine Ecology and Management (MARECO), Gulledelle 100, 1200 Brussels
  • Yves Laurent Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Operational Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecology (ATECO), Conservation Biology, Rue de Vautier 29, 1000 Brussels
  • René-Marie Lafontaine Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Operational Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecology (ATECO), Conservation Biology, Rue de Vautier 29, 1000 Brussels
  • Bob Vandendriessche Natuurpunt Studie vzw, Vleermuizenwerkgroep, Coxiestraat 11, 2800 Mechelen
  • Steven Degraer Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), Operational Directorate Natural Environment (OD Nature), Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecology (ATECO), Conservation Biology, Rue de Vautier 29, 1000 Brussels

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2016.40

Keywords:

parti-coloured bat, Vespertilio murinus, Belgian part of the North Sea

Abstract

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Published

2020-01-13

How to Cite

Brabant, R., Laurent, Y., Lafontaine, R.-M., Vandendriessche, B., & Degraer, S. (2020). First offshore observation of parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus in the Belgian part of the North Sea. Belgian Journal of Zoology, 146(1). https://doi.org/10.26496/bjz.2016.40

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Vol. 146 No. 1 (2016)

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