Diet composition of the common bat Pipistrellus abramus (Chiroptera; Vespertilionidae), revealed by fecal analysis

Japanese Journal of Ecology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 159-163

  Hirai, Toshiaki ^a   Kimura, Shunsuke ^b  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fecal analysis; Food habits; Insectivorous bat; Pipistrellus abramus

Indexed keywords

DIET;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HONSHU; HYOGO; JAPAN; KINKI; KYOTO; WORLD;

ARTHROPODA; CHIROPTERA; DIPTERA; HEMIPTERA; HEXAPODA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; PIPISTRELLUS ABRAMUS; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 15544375050     PISSN: 00215007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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