Insect prey of the long-eared bat Plecotus auritus (L.) (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Central Russiaстатья
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Дата последнего поиска статьи во внешних источниках: 26 августа 2016 г.
Местоположение издательства:Moscow, Russia (Federation)
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Аннотация:Diet composition of Plecotus auritus in the vicinity of the Zvenigorod Biological Station (Moscow Region) was analyzed by collecting insect remains under assumed feeding perches of bats. Of the collected fragments 99.4% belonged to 11 families of Lepidoptera. particularly Noctuidae (83.4% of samples). Geometridae (9.6%). Thyatiridae (2.3%), and Lymantriidae (2.3%). The dominant species (60.8% of the total sample) was Anaplectoides prasina (Den. et Schiff.) indicating that P. auritus feeds opportunistically on the most abundant prey items. However, the strong dominance of noctuids and other nocturnal moths over other insects and low Emlen's diversity index (D=0.6 to 0.9), despite the rather large number of prey species (35) indicated high prey selectivity of the Long-eared Bat. Foraging activity patterns and feeding tactics of P. auritus are discussed.