Publication details
Diet of two Eptesicus bat species in Moravia (Czech Republic)
| Authors | |
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| Year of publication | 2004 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Folia Zoologica |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Field | Zoology |
| Keywords | Eptesicus serotinus; E. nilssonii; faecal pellets analysis; food composition; seasonal variation of diet; comparison |
| Description | Faecal pellets were collected under maternity colonies of bats. Nematoceran Diptera were the most frequent food items in both species. Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, Heteroptera and Hymenoptera were common in E.s., Lepidoptera, Heteroptera, Aphiodomorpha, Psyllomorpha and brachyceran Diptera were common in E.n. Both species prefer aerial hawking and hunt for swarming insects if available. Comparison with data of other authors revealed regional digfferences in foraging and diet within each of the species studied. |
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