Analysis of the diet of Leisler's bat (Nyctalus leisleri) in Ireland with some comparative analyses from England and Germany

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 246, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 417-425

  Shiel, C B ^a,b,c   Duverge P L ^a   Smiddy, P ^a   Fairley, J S ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b Martin Ryan Building   (United Kingdom)

^c Ballykenneally   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Diet; Food; Leisler's bat; Nyctalus leisleri

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL METHOD; DIET; FEEDING BEHAVIOR;

ACARI; CERATOPOGONIDAE; CHIRONOMIDAE; CHRYSOPIDAE; CULICIDAE; EPHEMEROPTERA; HEMEROBIIDAE; HEXAPODA; ICHNEUMONIDAE; INSECTA; INVERTEBRATA; LEPIDOPTERA; NYCTALUS LEISLERI; SCARABAEOIDEA; SCATHOPHAGA STERCORARIA; TRICHOPTERA;

EID: 0032426026     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0952836998009819     Document Type: Article

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