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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Main Authors: Southern Ticino Canton (switzerland, Alessandro Balestrieri, Claudio Prigioni, Carlo Pedroni, Luigi Remonti, Riccardo Pierallini, Marco Moretti
Other Authors: The Pennsylvania State University CiteSeerX Archives
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: 2007
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Chiroptera
summer roosts
karstic areas
Switzerland
Myotis nattereri
Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.663.317
http://www.italian-journal-of-mammalogy.it/article/download/4404/4340/
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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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