Diet of the insectivorous bat Pipistrellus nathusii during autumn migration and summer residence

Molecular Ecology

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 2014, Pages 3672-3683

  Krüger, Frauke ^a,b   Clare, Elizabeth L ^c   Symondson, William O C ^d   Keišs, Oskars ^e   Petersons, Gunars ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b Echolot GbR   (Germany)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^f LATVIA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; diet analysis; migration; Pipistrellus nathusii

Indexed keywords

AVES; CHIROPTERA; DIPTERA; LEPIDOPTERA; PIPISTRELLUS NATHUSII; VERTEBRATA; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

ANIMAL; BAT; CLASSIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; DIET ANALYSIS; DNA SEQUENCE; ECOSYSTEM; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; INSECT; LATVIA; MIGRATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PIPISTRELLUS NATHUSII; POPULATION MIGRATION; SEASON;

CHIROPTERA; DIET ANALYSIS; MIGRATION; PIPISTRELLUS NATHUSII;

ANIMAL MIGRATION; ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; INSECTS; LATVIA; SEASONS; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

EID: 84904678156     PISSN: 09621083     EISSN: 1365294X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/mec.12547     Document Type: Conference Paper

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