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Bourlat SJ, Koch M, Kirse A, Langen K, Espeland M, Giebner H, Decher J, Ssymank A, Fonseca VG. Metabarcoding dietary analysis in the insectivorous bat Nyctalusleisleri and implications for conservation. Biodivers Data J 2023; 11:e111146. [PMID: 38312339 PMCID: PMC10838074 DOI: 10.3897/bdj.11.e111146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2024] Open
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In this study, we aim to uncover diet preferences for the insectivorous bat Nyctalusleisleri (Leisler's bat, the lesser noctule) and to provide recommendations for conservation of the species, based on the analysis of prey source habitats. Using a novel guano trap, we sampled bat faeces at selected roosts in a forest in Germany and tested two mitochondrial markers (COI and 16S) and three primer pairs for the metabarcoding of bat faecal pellets. We found a total of 17 arthropod prey orders comprising 358 species in N.leisleri guano. The most diverse orders were Lepidoptera (126 species), Diptera (86 species) and Coleoptera (48 species), followed by Hemiptera (28 species), Trichoptera (16 species), Neuroptera (15 species) and Ephemeroptera (10 species), with Lepidoptera species dominating in spring and Diptera in summer. Based on the ecological requirements of the most abundant arthropod species found in the bat guano, we propose some recommendations for the conservation of N.leisleri that are relevant for other insectivorous bat species.
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- Sarah J Bourlat
- Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change - Museum Koenig, Bonn, Germany Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change - Museum Koenig Bonn Germany
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- Department of Biogeography, University of Trier, Germany Department of Biogeography University of Trier Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change - Museum Koenig, Bonn, Germany Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change - Museum Koenig Bonn Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change - Museum Koenig, Bonn, Germany Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change - Museum Koenig Bonn Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change - Museum Koenig, Bonn, Germany Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change - Museum Koenig Bonn Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change - Museum Koenig, Bonn, Germany Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change - Museum Koenig Bonn Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change - Museum Koenig, Bonn, Germany Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change - Museum Koenig Bonn Germany
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- Bundesamt für Naturschutz, Bonn, Germany Bundesamt für Naturschutz Bonn Germany
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- CEFAS, Weymouth, United Kingdom CEFAS Weymouth United Kingdom
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Gottwald J, Royauté R, Becker M, Geitz T, Höchst J, Lampe P, Leister L, Lindner K, Maier J, Rösner S, Schabo DG, Freisleben B, Brandl R, Müller T, Farwig N, Nauss T. Classifying the activity states of small vertebrates using automated
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telemetry. Methods Ecol Evol 2022. [DOI: 10.1111/2041-210x.14037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Jannis Gottwald
- Department of Geography Philipps‐Universität Marburg Marburg Germany
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- Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung Frankfurt (Main) Germany
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- Department of Biology Philipps‐Universität Marburg Marburg Germany
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- Department of Biology Philipps‐Universität Marburg Marburg Germany
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Philipps‐Universität Marburg Marburg Germany
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Philipps‐Universität Marburg Marburg Germany
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- Department of Geography Philipps‐Universität Marburg Marburg Germany
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- Department of Biology Philipps‐Universität Marburg Marburg Germany
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- Department of Geography Philipps‐Universität Marburg Marburg Germany
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- Department of Biology Philipps‐Universität Marburg Marburg Germany
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- Department of Biology Philipps‐Universität Marburg Marburg Germany
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- Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Philipps‐Universität Marburg Marburg Germany
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- Department of Biology Philipps‐Universität Marburg Marburg Germany
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- Senckenberg Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung Frankfurt (Main) Germany
- Department of Biological Sciences Goethe University Frankfurt Frankfurt (Main) Germany
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- Department of Biology Philipps‐Universität Marburg Marburg Germany
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- Department of Geography Philipps‐Universität Marburg Marburg Germany
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Not only hedgerows, but also flower fields can enhance bat activity in intensively used agricultural landscapes. Basic Appl Ecol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.baae.2022.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Huon M, Planque Y, Jessopp MJ, Cronin M, Caurant F, Vincent C. Fine-scale foraging habitat selection by two diving central place foragers in the Northeast Atlantic. Ecol Evol 2021; 11:12349-12363. [PMID: 34594504 PMCID: PMC8462179 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.7934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Habitat selection and spatial usage are important components of animal behavior influencing fitness and population dynamic. Understanding the animal-habitat relationship is crucial in ecology, particularly in developing strategies for wildlife management and conservation. As this relationship is governed by environmental features and intra- and interspecific interactions, habitat selection of a population may vary locally between its core and edges. This is particularly true for central place foragers such as gray and harbor seals, where, in the Northeast Atlantic, the availability of habitat and prey around colonies vary at local scale. Here, we study how foraging habitat selection may vary locally under the influence of physical habitat features. Using GPS/GSM tags deployed at different gray and harbor seals' colonies, we investigated spatial patterns and foraging habitat selection by comparing trip characteristics and home-range similarities and fitting GAMMs to seal foraging locations and environmental data. To highlight the importance of modeling habitat selection at local scale, we fitted individual models to colonies as well as a global model. The global model suffered from issues of homogenization, while colony models showed that foraging habitat selection differed markedly between regions for both species. Despite being capable of undertaking far-ranging trips, both gray and harbor seals selected their foraging habitat depending on local availability, mainly based on distance from the last haul-out and bathymetry. Distance from shore and tidal current also influenced habitat preferences. Results suggest that local conditions have a strong influence on population spatial ecology, highlighting the relevance of processes occurring at fine geographical scale consistent with management within regional units.
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- Mathilde Huon
- Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de ChizéUMR 7372 CNRS –La Rochelle UniversitéLa RochelleFrance
- Observatoire PelagisUMS 3462 CNRS ‐ La Rochelle Université, Pôle analytiqueLa RochelleFrance
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- Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de ChizéUMR 7372 CNRS –La Rochelle UniversitéLa RochelleFrance
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- MaREI CentreEnvironmental Research InstituteUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
- School of Biological, Earth & Environmental SciencesUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
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- MaREI CentreEnvironmental Research InstituteUniversity College CorkCorkIreland
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- Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de ChizéUMR 7372 CNRS –La Rochelle UniversitéLa RochelleFrance
- Observatoire PelagisUMS 3462 CNRS ‐ La Rochelle Université, Pôle analytiqueLa RochelleFrance
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- Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de ChizéUMR 7372 CNRS –La Rochelle UniversitéLa RochelleFrance
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Use of habitat and foraging time by females of Eptesicus nilssonii (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae). RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF THERIOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.15298/rusjtheriol.20.1.01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Hussain I, Mehmood SA, Ahmed S, Salim M, Hussain A, Noureen S, Ahmed D, Israr M, Akbar F, Rasool A, Jabeen H, Saeed K, Alam A, Sanaullah, Usman K, Saeed N, Khan W, Shah M. Systematic analysis of leisler's bat Nyctalus leisleri (Kuhl, 1817) captured from FATA region, Pakistan. BRAZ J BIOL 2021; 82:e238337. [PMID: 33978080 DOI: 10.1590/1519-6984.238337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Extensive field surveys were carried out to explore the distribution of Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri (Kuhl, 1819) in selected area of FATA regions, Pakistan. Specimens of Leisler's Bat Nyctalus leisleri (Kuhl, 1819) (n5) were collected from Kurram Agency (Shublan) (N33.8229788 E70.1634414) at elevation 1427m and Khyber Agency (Landi Kotel) (N34.0909899 E71.1457517) at elevation 1091m for two years survey extending from May 2013 through August 2015. The mean head and body length, hind foot length, ear length and tail length the Nyctalus leisleri specimens captured from the study area was 65.08 ± 1.58 mm, 44.06 ± 0.52 mm, 8.38 ± 0.60 mm, 13.20 ± 0.99 mm and 39.46 ± 1.46 mm, respectively. For molecular analysis the sequences of COI gene were obtained and analyzed. The mean intraspecific divergences of Nyctalus leisleri was 0.04%. The mean interspecific divergences of Nyctalus noctula and Nyctalus leisleri was 0.2%. The mean concentration of each nucleotides was A = (26.3%), T = (32.8%), G = (15.9%) and C = (25.0%). The mean A+T contents were 59.2%and C+G were 40.9%. In the phylogenetic tree Nyctalus leisleri and Nyctalus noctula clustered with significant bootstrap support value.
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- I Hussain
- Hazara University Mansehra, Department of Zoology, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Hazara University Mansehra, Department of Zoology, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Hazara University Mansehra, Department of Zoology, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- University of Haripur, Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Haripur, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- University of Haripur, Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Haripur, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- University of Haripur, Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Haripur, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- University of Haripur, Department of Medical Lab Technology, Haripur, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- University of Swat, Department of Forensic Sciences, Swat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- University of Swat, Centre for Biotechnology & Microbiology, Swat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- University of Swat, Centre for Biotechnology & Microbiology, Swat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Women University Mardan, Department of Microbiology, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- University of Buner, Department of Zoology, Swari, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Hazara University Mansehra, Department of Zoology, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Hazara University Mansehra, Department of Zoology, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Hazara University Mansehra, Department of Zoology, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- Hazara University Mansehra, Department of Zoology, Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- University of Malakand, Department of Zoology, Chakdara, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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- University of Swat, Centre for Animal Science & Fisheries, Saidu Sharif, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
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Spatial activity and habitat use of a marginal population of the endangered Mediterranean horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus euryale). MAMMAL RES 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13364-021-00568-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Zelenka J, Kasanický T, Budinská I, Kaňuch P. An agent-based algorithm resembles behaviour of tree-dwelling bats under fission-fusion dynamics. Sci Rep 2020; 10:16793. [PMID: 33033280 PMCID: PMC7545098 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-72999-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Utilization of computational approach in the study of social behaviour of animals is increasing and we attempted such an approach in our study of tree-dwelling bats. These bats live in highly dynamic fission-fusion societies that share multiple roosts in a common home range. The key behavioural component associated with complex and non-centralized decision-making processes in roost switching is swarming around potential locations in order to recruit members to the new roost. To understand roost switching dynamics of bat groups in their natural environment, we employed a computational model, the SkyBat, which is based on swarm algorithm, to model this process. In a simulated environment of this agent-based model, we replicated natural fission-fusion dynamics of the Leisler's bat, Nyctalus leisleri, groups according to predefined species and habitat parameters. Spatiotemporal patterns of swarming activity of agents were similar to bats. The number of simulated groups formed prior to sunrise, the mean number of individuals in groups and the roost height did not differ significantly from data on a local population of bats collected in the field. Thus, the swarm algorithm gave a basic framework of roost-switching, suggesting possible applications in the study of bat behaviour in rapidly changing environments as well as in the field of computer science.
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- Ján Zelenka
- Institute of Informatics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 845 07, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Informatics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 845 07, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Informatics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 845 07, Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Institute of Forest Ecology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 960 53, Zvolen, Slovakia.
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Usage of buildings in the life cycle of two endangered Rhinolophus species in the Mediterranean region: implications for roost protection. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2020. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-020-01374-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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AbstractSynanthropic roosting may allow cave-dwelling bats to cope with habitat fragmentation provided that suitable buildings are sustainably protected. This study on Asinara Island, Sardinia, focuses on roost requirements in synanthropy at different life stages of two endangered bat species, Rhinolophus hipposideros and Rhinolophus ferrumequinum. We rated the roost potential of 532 buildings and compared it with actual roost usage. Microclimate was compared across different roost types and between species, and bat composition and behaviour in nurseries of R. hipposideros were related to roost structure and microclimate. The two species occupied 25% of structures rated as “high potential”, versus 5% and 0% rated as “intermediate” and “low potential”. Concerning microclimate, R. hipposideros preferred warmer and drier day roosts, with higher temperature fluctuations during summer, while winter, and night, roost microclimate was comparable between species. In larger, warmer, and drier nurseries, colony size and proportion of reproductive females were higher and parturition started earlier. Before parturition, roost temperatures were inversely correlated to clustering, supporting its thermoregulatory function. Mothers spent in total 50% of the night inside the nursery caring the pup. Roost microclimate, size, and location close to foraging areas may thus promote breeding success. We conclude that a structure-based rating of roost potential supplemented by species-specific microclimatic requirements constitutes a promising predictor of roost usage. Moreover, adequate buildings support the complete life cycle of R. hipposideros in the absence of suitable caves. Buildings thus deserve increased protection measures in fragmented Mediterranean landscapes to ensure sustainable bat conservation.
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Carlier J, Moran J, Aughney T, Roche N. Effects of greenway development on functional connectivity for bats. Glob Ecol Conserv 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gecco.2019.e00613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022] Open
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Hałat Z, Dechmann DKN, Zegarek M, Visser AEJ, Ruczyński I. Sociality and insect abundance affect duration of nocturnal activity of male parti-colored bats. J Mammal 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyy141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Zuzanna Hałat
- Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Stoczek, Białowieża, Poland
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- Department of Immuno-ecology and Migration, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Am Obstberg, Radolfzell, Germany
- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse, Konstanz, Germany
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- Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Stoczek, Białowieża, Poland
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- Van Hall Larenstein, University of Applied Sciences, Agora, CJ Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Stoczek, Białowieża, Poland
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Activity patterns of two syntopic and closely related aerial-hawking bat species during breeding season in Białowieża Primaeval Forest. MAMMAL RES 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s13364-016-0298-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Voigt CC, Kingston T. Bats and Buildings: The Conservation of Synanthropic Bats. BATS IN THE ANTHROPOCENE: CONSERVATION OF BATS IN A CHANGING WORLD 2015. [PMCID: PMC7123121 DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-25220-9_14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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Humans have shared buildings with bats for thousands of years, probably as early as first humans built primitive huts. Indeed, many bat species can be defined as synanthropic, i.e., they have a strong ecological association with humans. Bats have been observed using buildings as roosting and foraging sites, temporary shelters, for reproduction and hibernation. A synanthropic lifestyle may result in direct fitness benefits owing to energetic advantages in warmer roosts, which may ultimately lead to more rapid gestation and faster development of juveniles, or by being less exposed to natural predators in urban environments. All these benefits may allow bats to use buildings as stepping stones to exploit habitats otherwise devoid of roosting structures and may even lead to the expansion of geographic ranges. Yet, the coexistence with humans also comes with some risks. Bats may be exposed to chemical pollutants, particularly preservation chemicals used on lumber or during pest control measures. Bats may also be at risk of direct persecution or they may die accidently if trapped within buildings. In general, eviction of bats from buildings should follow the general rule of avoidance–mitigation–compensation. When considering conservation measures for synanthropic bats, it is most important to assess the role of the building for different life stages of bats. Construction work at buildings should be conducted in a manner that minimizes disturbance of bats. Artificial roosts can replace lost roosts, yet bats will often not accept alternative roosts. Demographic changes in human populations may lead to the abandonment of buildings, for example, in rural areas and to increased conflicts in urban areas when old buildings are replaced by new buildings or when previously unoccupied space in buildings is renovated. We advocate maintenance and enhancement of roosts for synanthropic bats, in addition to outreach and education campaigns, to improve the tolerance of humans for synanthropic bats.
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Boston ESM, Ian Montgomery W, Hynes R, Prodöhl PA. New insights on postglacial colonization in western Europe: the phylogeography of the Leisler's bat (Nyctalus leisleri). Proc Biol Sci 2015; 282:20142605. [PMID: 25716786 DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2014.2605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Despite recent advances in the understanding of the interplay between a dynamic physical environment and phylogeography in Europe, the origins of contemporary Irish biota remain uncertain. Current thinking is that Ireland was colonized post-glacially from southern European refugia, following the end of the last glacial maximum (LGM), some 20 000 years BP. The Leisler's bat (Nyctalus leisleri), one of the few native Irish mammal species, is widely distributed throughout Europe but, with the exception of Ireland, is generally rare and considered vulnerable. We investigate the origins and phylogeographic relationships of Irish populations in relation to those across Europe, including the closely related species N. azoreum. We use a combination of approaches, including mitochondrial and nuclear DNA markers, in addition to approximate Bayesian computation and palaeo-climatic species distribution modelling. Molecular analyses revealed two distinct and diverse European mitochondrial DNA lineages, which probably diverged in separate glacial refugia. A western lineage, restricted to Ireland, Britain and the Azores, comprises Irish and British N. leisleri and N. azoreum specimens; an eastern lineage is distributed throughout mainland Europe. Palaeo-climatic projections indicate suitable habitats during the LGM, including known glacial refugia, in addition to potential novel cryptic refugia along the western fringe of Europe. These results may be applicable to populations of many species.
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- Emma S M Boston
- Quercus, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, UK
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- Quercus, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, UK
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- Quercus, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, UK
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- Quercus, School of Biological Sciences, Queen's University Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast, UK
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Naďo L, Kaňuch P. Swarming behaviour associated with group cohesion in tree-dwelling bats. Behav Processes 2015; 120:80-6. [PMID: 26367198 DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2015.09.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2015] [Revised: 09/08/2015] [Accepted: 09/09/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Group living of social species increases the individual survival rate and enhances optimal exploitation of resources within their environment. Groups of cryptic tree-dwelling bats perform frequent roost switching on relatively long distances, whereas groups are temporarily disintegrated during foraging that precedes moving into new roost. In this study, we attempted to elucidate a mechanism in which group members can select new roost from a large set of potential roosting sites without disintegration of the whole group. Exploring the activity at the front of the tree hollows, recorded by automatic infrared monitors, we found that the swarming activity of Leisler's bats was performed during the whole night and was concentrated before the civil twilight at occupied roosts. A generalized linear model revealed significant positive association between the group size and swarming activity while season had negative but smaller effect. As bats swarmed the whole night also at sites that were less occupied or even unoccupied, we suggest that members of a bat colony selected new roost from a potentially larger set of available roosting sites. Thus, we propose a possible signalling role of swarming as a threshold behaviour that ensures group cohesion during roost switching.
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- Ladislav Naďo
- Institute of Forest Ecology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Ľ. Štúra 2, 960 53 Zvolen, Slovakia.
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- Institute of Forest Ecology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Ľ. Štúra 2, 960 53 Zvolen, Slovakia.
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Ferreira D, Freixo C, Cabral JA, Santos R, Santos M. Do habitat characteristics determine mortality risk for bats at wind farms? Modelling susceptible species activity patterns and anticipating possible mortality events. ECOL INFORM 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoinf.2015.04.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Cruz J, Sarmento P, Rydevik G, Rebelo H, White PCL. Bats like vintage: managing exotic eucalypt plantations for bat conservation in a Mediterranean landscape. Anim Conserv 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/acv.12216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- J. Cruz
- Environment Department; University of York; Heslington York UK
- Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos/InBIO; Campus Agrário de Vairão; Vairão Portugal
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- CESAM; Universidade de Aveiro; Aveiro Portugal
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- Environment Department; University of York; Heslington York UK
- Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland; King's Buildings; Edinburgh Scotland UK
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- Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos/InBIO; Campus Agrário de Vairão; Vairão Portugal
- School of Biological Sciences; University of Bristol; Bristol UK
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- Environment Department; University of York; Heslington York UK
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Dechmann DKN, Wikelski M, Varga K, Yohannes E, Fiedler W, Safi K, Burkhard WD, O'Mara MT. Tracking post-hibernation behavior and early migration does not reveal the expected sex-differences in a "female-migrating" bat. PLoS One 2014; 9:e114810. [PMID: 25517947 PMCID: PMC4269398 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2014] [Accepted: 11/12/2014] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Long-distance migration is a rare phenomenon in European bats. Genetic analyses and banding studies show that females can cover distances of up to 1,600 km, whereas males are sedentary or migrate only short distances. The onset of this sex-biased migration is supposed to occur shortly after rousing from hibernation and when the females are already pregnant. We therefore predicted that the sexes are exposed to different energetic pressures in early spring, and this should be reflected in their behavior and physiology. We investigated this in one of the three Central European long-distance migrants, the common noctule (Nyctalus noctula) in Southern Germany recording the first individual partial migration tracks of this species. In contrast to our predictions, we found no difference between male and female home range size, activity, habitat use or diet. Males and females emerged from hibernation in similar body condition and mass increase rate was the same in males and females. We followed the first migration steps, up to 475 km, of radio-tagged individuals from an airplane. All females, as well as some of the males, migrated away from the wintering area in the same northeasterly direction. Sex differences in long-distance migratory behavior were confirmed through stable isotope analysis of hair, which showed greater variation in females than in males. We hypothesize that both sexes faced similarly good conditions after hibernation and fattened at maximum rates, thus showing no differences in their local behavior. Interesting results that warrant further investigation are the better initial condition of the females and the highly consistent direction of the first migratory step in this population as summering habitats of the common noctule occur at a broad range in Northern Europe. Only research focused on individual strategies will allow us to fully understand the migratory behavior of European bats.
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Affiliation(s)
- Dina K. N. Dechmann
- Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, Am Obstberg 1, 78315 Radolfzell, Germany
- University of Konstanz, Department of Biology, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancón, Panama
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- Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, Am Obstberg 1, 78315 Radolfzell, Germany
- University of Konstanz, Department of Biology, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancón, Panama
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- University of Konstanz, Department of Biology, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, Am Obstberg 1, 78315 Radolfzell, Germany
- University of Konstanz, Department of Biology, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, Am Obstberg 1, 78315 Radolfzell, Germany
- University of Konstanz, Department of Biology, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
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- Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, Am Obstberg 1, 78315 Radolfzell, Germany
- University of Konstanz, Department of Biology, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
- Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Ancón, Panama
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Mendes ES, Pereira MJR, Marques SF, Fonseca C. A mosaic of opportunities? Spatio-temporal patterns of bat diversity and activity in a strongly humanized Mediterranean wetland. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-014-0832-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Kelm DH, Lenski J, Kelm V, Toelch U, Dziock F. Seasonal Bat Activity in Relation to Distance to Hedgerows in an Agricultural Landscape in Central Europe and Implications for Wind Energy Development. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2014. [DOI: 10.3161/150811014x683273] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Naďo L, Kaňuch P. Dawn Swarming in Tree-Dwelling Bats — An Unexplored Behaviour. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2013. [DOI: 10.3161/150811013x679008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Noer CL, Dabelsteen T, Bohmann K, Monadjem A. Molossid Bats in an African Agro-Ecosystem Select Sugarcane Fields as Foraging Habitat. AFRICAN ZOOLOGY 2012. [DOI: 10.3377/004.047.0120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Abbott IM, Harrison S, Butler F. Clutter‐adaptation of bat species predicts their use of under‐motorway passageways of contrasting sizes – a natural experiment. J Zool (1987) 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2011.00894.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- I. M. Abbott
- Department of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences University College Cork Cork Ireland
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- Department of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences University College Cork Cork Ireland
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- Department of Biological Earth and Environmental Sciences University College Cork Cork Ireland
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Reproductive and age classes do not change spatial dynamics of foraging long-fingered bats (Myotis capaccinii). EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-011-0507-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Variability of foraging and roosting activities in adult females of Daubenton’s bat (Myotis daubentonii) in different seasons. Biologia (Bratisl) 2010. [DOI: 10.2478/s11756-010-0124-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Habitat Selection and Activity Patterns in the Greater Mouse-Eared Bat Myotis myotis. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2009. [DOI: 10.3161/150811009x485585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Summer habitat associations of bats between riparian landscapes and within riparian areas. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-009-0330-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ibáñez C, Guillén A, Agirre-Mendi PT, Juste J, Schreur G, Cordero AI, Popa-Lisseanu AG. Sexual Segregation in Iberian Noctule Bats. J Mammal 2009. [DOI: 10.1644/08-mamm-a-037.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Spada M, Szentkuti S, Zambelli N, Mattei-Roesli M, Moretti M, Bontadina F, Arlettaz R, Tosi G, Martinoli A. Roost selection by non-breeding Leisler's bats (Nyctalus leisleri) in montane woodlands: implications for habitat management. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2008. [DOI: 10.3161/150811008x331117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Contrasting home-range size and spatial partitioning in cryptic and sympatric pipistrelle bats. Behav Ecol Sociobiol 2006. [DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0244-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Kaňuch P, Krištín A, Krištofík J. Phenology, diet, and ectoparasites of Leisler's bat (Nyctalus leisleri) in the Western Carpathians (Slovakia). ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2005. [DOI: 10.3161/1733-5329(2005)7[249:pdaeol]2.0.co;2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Marques JT, Rainho A, Carapuço M, Oliveira P, Palmeirim JM. Foraging Behaviour and Habitat use by the European Free-Tailed BatTadarida teniotis. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2004. [DOI: 10.3161/001.006.0108] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Encarnação J, Dietz M, Kierdorf U. Reproductive condition and activity pattern of male Daubenton's bats (Myotis daubentonii) in the summer habitat. Mamm Biol 2004. [DOI: 10.1078/1616-5047-00131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Goiti U, Aihartza JR, Garin I, Zabala J. Influence of Habitat on the Foraging Behaviour of the Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat,Rhinolophus euryale. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2003. [DOI: 10.3161/001.005.0106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Chruszcz BJ, Barclay RM. Prolonged foraging bouts of a solitary gleaning/hawking bat, Myotis evotis. CAN J ZOOL 2003. [DOI: 10.1139/z03-056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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We investigated the foraging behaviour of reproductive female long-eared bats, Myotis evotis, roosting solitarily in natural habitat in the badlands of the South Saskatchewan River valley, Alberta, Canada. Myotis evotis behaved differently than other temperate-zone insectivorous species studied previously. Individuals foraged all night, every night, regardless of ambient temperature or reproductive condition, and only spent a small proportion of the night roosting (less than 10% of the time spent out of the roost). A high daily energy demand and an energetically costly mode of flight may necessitate this behaviour. The ability to both aerial-hawk and glean prey from surfaces may make night-long foraging profitable for M. evotis, and for other flying nocturnal insectivores that can glean.
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Seasonal patterns in activity and habitat use by bats (Pipistrellusspp. andNyctalus leisleri) in Northern Ireland, determined using a driven transect. J Zool (1987) 2003. [DOI: 10.1017/s0952836902003254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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