Table of Contents 



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Table of Contents i 



List of Figures ii 



List of Tables ii 



Acknowledgements iii 



SUMMARY 1 



INTRODUCTION 2 



STUDY AREA 3 



METHODS AND MATERIALS 5 



Capture method 5 



Echolocation survey methods 5 



Mine survey methods 6 



RESULTS 7 



Species composition and relative abundance 7 



Capture success 7 



Foraging activity 10 



Mine survey results 12 



Bat reproduction 12 



DISCUSSION 13 



Species composition and relative abundance 13 



Reproductive success 15 



Sensitive species ." . . . 16 



Management for bat conservation 16 



LITERATURE CITED 18 



