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Effects of the Anthropogenic Factor on Bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in the Volga Region

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Using the example of bats inhabiting the Volga region, the cases in which the anthropogenic factor creates favorable conditions for these animals or significantly reduces their diversity of their fauna are considered. In this context, an opinion concerning the approaches to the conservation of bats is formulated.

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  1. Penza State Pedagogical University, ul. Lermontova 37, Penza, 440602, Russia

    V. Yu. Il'in, D. G. Smirnov & N. M. Yanyaeva

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Il'in, V.Y., Smirnov, D.G. & Yanyaeva, N.M. Effects of the Anthropogenic Factor on Bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in the Volga Region. Russian Journal of Ecology 34, 122–126 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1023003215329

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