Curiosity killed the bat: Domestic cats as bat predators

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 369-373

  Ancillotto, Leonardo ^a   Serangeli, Maria Tiziana ^b   Russo, Danilo ^b,c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Felidae; Predation; Urban ecosystems; Wildlife rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BAT; CONSERVATION PLANNING; FELID; LAND COVER; PREDATION; PREDATION RISK; SUMMER; WILD POPULATION;

ITALY;

AVES; CHIROPTERA; FELIDAE; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84881313183     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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