Title:

Habitat preference and overnight and seasonal variation in the foraging activity of lesser horseshoe bats

Creator:

McAney, C. M. ; Fairley, J. S.

Place of publishing:

Białowieża

Date issued/created:

1988

Description:

The ultrasonic foraging pulses of the lesser horseshoe bat Rhinolophus hipposideros (Bechstein, 1800) were monitored repeatedly at night from May to September for sample periods of 15 min at a variety of sites in two districts in western Ireland, predominantly of permanent pasture. Pulses were commonest by water and over farmyards, less frequent along trees and hedgerows, and relatively rare over open pasture. Feeding activity decreased overnight, although bats were still active before dawn, and also increased towards the end of the summer. The possible reasons for these spatial and temporal feeding patterns are discussed.

Type of object:

Czasopismo/Artykuł

Subject and Keywords:

foraging activity ; bats ; habitat preference ; Rhinolophus hipposideros ; seasonal variations ; wybiórczość środowiskowa ; zmienność aktywności ; aktywność żerowania ; Podkowiec mały ; nietoperz

Relation:

Acta Theriologica

Volume:

33

Issue:

28

Start page:

393

End page:

402

Resource type:

Tekst

Detailed Resource Type:

Artykuł

Format:

application/pdf

Resource Identifier:

10.4098/AT.arch.88-33

Source:

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Language:

eng ; streszcz. ang. ; pol.

Rights:

Prawa zastrzeżone - dostęp nieograniczony

Terms of use:

Zasób chroniony prawem autorskim. Korzystanie dozwolone w zakresie określonym przez przepisy o dozwolonym użytku.

Digitizing institution:

Instytut Biologii Ssaków Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Original in:

Biblioteka Instytutu Biologii Ssaków PAN

Projects co-financed by:

Program Operacyjny Innowacyjna Gospodarka, lata 2010-2014, Priorytet 2. Infrastruktura strefy B + R ; Unia Europejska. Europejski Fundusz Rozwoju Regionalnego

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