Selection of day roosts by female long-legged myotis in the central Oregon Cascade Range

Year: 
1998
Publications Type: 
Journal Article
Publication Number: 
2512
Citation: 

Ormsbee, Patricia C.; McComb, William C. 1998. Selection of day roosts by female long-legged myotis in the central Oregon Cascade Range. Journal of Wildlife Management. 62(2): 596-603.

Abstract: 

We radiotracked 16 female long-legged myotis (Myotis uolans) in the central Oregon CascadeRange that used a total of 41 day roosts. I arge Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) snags averaging 97 ± 7(SE) cm diameter at breast height (dbh) and 38 ± 3 m in height were the most commonly used roost structures(88%). The odds that a snag was used as a day roost increased as snag height increased (P