DIETARY VARIATION OF BRAZILIAN FREE-TAILED BATS LINKS TO MIGRATORY POPULATIONS OF PEST INSECTS

We examined food habits of Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) at 3 colonies in central Texas over 3 summers. Fecal samples collected from 1,550 bats contained remains of 12 orders and 35 families of insects, documenting the most diverse diet ever reported in insect-eating bats. Daily...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of mammalogy 2005-02, Vol.86 (1), p.67-76
Hauptverfasser:	Lee, Ya-Fu, McCracken, Gary F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Helicoverpa zea Noctuidae Spodoptera frugiperda Tadarida brasiliensis
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