Title:

A test of the validity of two currently used methods of determining bat prey preferences

Creator:

Rabinowitz, A. R. ; Tuttle, M. D.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1982

Description:

Direct field observations were made of foraging grey bat (Myotis grisescens, Howell 1909) over an east Tennessee Reservoir. Conclusions from these observations differed markedly from results of analyses of feces and culled insect remains from beneath the bats' roosts. This led to an investigation of the validity of the latter techniques. In a single blind experiment, captive gray bats were fed a variety of kinds of insects, and their feces were examined to determine meal composition.

Type of object:

Journal/Article

Subject and Keywords:

bats ; Chiroptera ; bat prey preferences ; food preference ; Myotis grisescens ; nietoperz ; preferencje pokarmowe

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

27

Issue:

21

Start page:

283

End page:

293

Resource type:

Text

Detailed Resource Type:

Article

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.82-25

Source:

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Language:

eng ; Sum. eng ; pol.

Rights:

Rights Reserved - Free Access

Terms of use:

Copyright-protected material. May be used within the limits of statutory user freedoms

Digitizing institution:

Mammal Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Original in:

Library of the Mammal Research Institute Polish Academy of Sciences

Projects co-financed by:

Programme Innovative Economy, 2010-2014, Priority Axis 2. R&D infrastructure ; European Union. European Regional Development Fund

Access:

Open