Evidences of piscivory by Myotis capaccinii (Bonaparte, 1837) in Southern Iberian Peninsula

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 193-198

  Aihartza, José R ^a   Goiti, Urtzi ^a   Almenar, David ^b   Garin, Inazio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Diet; Iberia; Myotis capaccinii; Piscivory

Indexed keywords

BAT; DIET; FECAL PELLET; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PISCIVORY;

ALICANTE [COMUNIDAD VALENCIA]; COMUNIDAD VALENCIA; DENIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

DIPTERA; MYOTIS; MYOTIS CAPACCINII; TRICHOPTERA; VALENCIA;

EID: 1142290089     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/001.005.0204     Document Type: Article

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