The early bat catches the fly: Daylight foraging in soprano pipistrelles

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-89

  Russo, Danilo ^a,b   Cistrone, Luca ^c   Garonna, Antonio P ^a   Jones, Gareth ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Forestry and Conservation   (Italy)

Author keywords

Beech forest; Dipterans; Foraging; Pipistrellus pygmaeus

Indexed keywords

BAT; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DIURNAL ACTIVITY; FLY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; RIPARIAN FOREST;

DIPTERA; FAGUS; PIPISTRELLUS PYGMAEUS;

EID: 78650189603     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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