Habitat preference and ¯ight activity of bats in a city ...
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Pipistrellus pipistrellus, Eptesicus serotinus, Nyctalus noctula, N. leisleri, Myotis daubentonii, M. myotis, unidenti®ed small Myotis spp. and Plecotus spp. were recorded during bat detector transects within a central European city of 350,000 inhab...
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
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Zenodo
2024
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13496382 https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.13496382 |
| Summary: | (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Pipistrellus pipistrellus, Eptesicus serotinus, Nyctalus noctula, N. leisleri, Myotis daubentonii, M. myotis, unidenti®ed small Myotis spp. and Plecotus spp. were recorded during bat detector transects within a central European city of 350,000 inhabitants. Bats were recorded in all seven habitat types under study, the levels of activity for each species and habitat type were signi®cantly different. The relative activity of the whole bat community was highest in old outskirts (low density housing) and at the river, and lowest in the city centre and new housing estates (high density housing). Signi®cant differences were found in the timing of bat activity during the night and the season. Within the ®rst two hours after sunset, relative activity of P. pipistrellus and E. serotinus was highest in the ®rst 0.5 h and decreased thereafter. In N. noctula, it was highest during the second and third 0.5 h and in Myotis spp. it was low in the ®rst 0.5 h and increased ... |
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