Barbastelle bats (Barbastella spp.) specialize in the predation of moths: Implications for foraging tactics and conservation

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 91-106

  Sierro, A ^a   Arlettaz, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Barbastella; Chiroptera; Conservation; Diet; Echolocation; Endangered species; Evolutionary arms race; Lepidoptera; Light trap; Predator prey relationship; Trophic ecology

Indexed keywords

BARBASTELLE BAT; CONSERVATION; DIET; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; MOTH; PREDATION;

ALPS; ASIA; PAMIRS; SWITZERLAND; TIEN SHAN;

ARCTIIDAE; BARBASTELLA; BARBASTELLA BARBASTELLUS; BARBASTELLA LEUCOMELAS; BARBASTELLUS BARBASTELLUS; CHIROPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 0030842788     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1146-609X(97)80067-7     Document Type: Article

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