New bat records in south-eastern Bosnia and Herzegovina with additional confirmation of Myotis alcathoe and Myotis brandtii ...

(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) The Balkans represent one of the regions with the highest bat diversity in Europe. Thus far, 31 bat species have been recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The bat fauna of this Balkan country is one of the least studied in Europe. In order to r...

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Main Authors: J.F. Verhees, Joris, C. Buys, Jan, T. Twisk, Peter, Šestović, Belma, Kocks, Minka, Lemmers, Pim Lemmers
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:unknown
Published: Zenodo 2021
Subjects:
bat
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13427907
https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.13427907
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Summary:(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) The Balkans represent one of the regions with the highest bat diversity in Europe. Thus far, 31 bat species have been recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). The bat fauna of this Balkan country is one of the least studied in Europe. In order to reduce this knowledge gap, bat research was carried out during a ten-day inventory in the vicinity of Čajniče in south-eastern BiH (Republic of Srpska). Mist net surveys resulted in the capture of 15 bat species: Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, R. hipposideros, Myotis brandtii, M. mystacinus sensu lato, M. alcathoe, M. emarginatus, M. nattereri, M. bechsteinii, M. blythii, Nyctalus leisleri, Eptesicus serotinus, Vespertilio murinus, Pipistrellus pipistrellus, P. pygmaeus, and Plecotus auritus. Acoustic surveys resulted in recording one additional species: Barbastella barbastellus. Roost surveys yielded in the finding of three maternity colonies of R. hipposideros. The genetic analysis resulted in the first molecularly ...