Natuzijaus šikšniukų (Pipistrellus nathusii keyserling et blasius, 1839, Chiroptera) naudojimasis inkilais Verkių regioniniame parke (Vilnius, Lietuva)

• Main Authors: Baranauskas, Kazimieras, Vėlavičienė, Nomeda, Makavičius, Deividas, Riauba, Gintaras
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: Lithuanian; English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: Pipistrellus nathusii; Bat boxes; Regional park of Verkiai; Nyctalus noctula
• Online Access: http://leu.lvb.lt/LEU:ELABAPDB4232021&prefLang=en_US

The research was carried out on using of bat boxes by Nathusius' pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii in Verkiai regional park (Southwestern part of Lithuania) in 2004-2005. Totally there were erected 72 standard bat boxes - in 4 places clusters of 18 bat boxes (on one tree 3 bat boxes oriented to East, West and South). Bats started use bat boxes after 2-13 months. Nathusius' pipistrelle teritorial males before mating period use bat boxes with Western and Eastern (exposition) orientation. During mating-migration season formed clusters of bats considerably often used bat boxes of Southern exposition. The autums migration peak of Nathusius' pipistrelle registered in August (end of 1st decade-start of 3rd decade. The migration of bats lasted about 30 days. In bat boxes were founded single Brown long-eared bats Plecotus auritus, and in Picidae birds damaged bat boxes - Noctule bats Nyctalus noctula.