A SUMMER SURVEY OF CAVE-DWELLING BATS IN THE
ABSTRACT- During the summer 2002-2003, mist-netting at seven cave entrances enabled a survey of cave-dwelling bats in the southern Ticino Canton (Switzerland). Overall, 36 individuals belonging to 7 species were recorded: Rhynolophus ferrumequinum, Hypsugo savii, Plecotus austriacus, P. auritus, Myo...
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2007
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Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.529.8016 http://www.wsl.ch/fe/oekosystem/insubrisch/publications/pubblicazioni_diversi/Balestrieri_Moretti_et_al_HystrixItJMamm2007.pdf |
Summary: | ABSTRACT- During the summer 2002-2003, mist-netting at seven cave entrances enabled a survey of cave-dwelling bats in the southern Ticino Canton (Switzerland). Overall, 36 individuals belonging to 7 species were recorded: Rhynolophus ferrumequinum, Hypsugo savii, Plecotus austriacus, P. auritus, Myotis nattereri, M. daubentoni and M. bechsteinii. On average, the percentage of positive surveys was 55.6%. The low number of trapped bats, the high preponderance of males and the low number of recaptures suggest that in the study area caves play a minor role as summer day- and/or night-roosts. |
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