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Effect of barn conversion on bat roost sites in Hertfordshire, England

Many timber framed barns are used by bats that roost in mortice joints within the timber structures...

Keywords: Chiroptera, barn conversion, conservation, roost

12/2004 | Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter
Variability in echolocation call design of 26 Swiss bat species: consequences, limits and options for automated field identification with a synergetic pattern recognition approach

Pattern recognition algorithms offer a promising approach to recognizing bat species by their echolocation calls...

Keywords: Echolocation, pattern recognition, Chiroptera, monitoring, Switzerland

12/2004 | Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter
Reproductive cycle in Pipistrellus kuhlii (Chiroptera,Vespertilionidae) in western Iran

The reproductive cycle of male and female Pipistrellus kuhlii are described. Sexual activity is based on the degree of testicular and cauda epididymal development and on histological examination of both male and female reproductive organs...

Keywords: Chiroptera, Pipistrellus kuhlii, Sperm Storage, Reproductive Strategy, Sperm Orientation

12/2004 | Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter
Postnatal growth in Myotis blythii (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae)

The length of the forearm, the body mass and the length of the total gap of the fourth metacarpal-phalangeal joint were measured in order to develop empirical growth curves for a free-ranging population of the lesser mouseeared bat Myotis blythii in a maternity colony in western Iran...

Keywords: Myotis blythii, Chiroptera, Growth, body mass, forearm, metacarpal-phalangeal joint

12/2004 | Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter
Control region variability of the mitochondrial DNA of Pipistrellus nathusii (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae): First results of a population genetic study

Migration routes and migration strategies of Pipistrellus nathusii in Europe may suggest that there are several different populations of this species...

Keywords: Chiroptera, Pipistrellus nathusii, mtDNA, population structure, Europe

12/2004 | Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter
The importance of small cellars to bat hibernation in Poland

Inspections of 521 small cellars inhabited by bats in Poland revealed the occurrence of 10 species: Myotis myotis, M...

Keywords: Chiroptera, Communities, Hibernation, Cellars, roost, Poland

12/2004 | Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter
The importance of woodland for Rhinolophus hipposideros (Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) in Austria

Earlier radio tracking studies have shown that woodlands are key foraging habitats of the endangered lesser horseshoe bat...

Keywords: Chiroptera, Rhinolophus, Austria, landscape ecology, woodland, conservation

12/2004 | Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter
Morphometrics and ecology of Myotis cf. punicus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in Corsica

The presence of the Maghrebian bat, Myotis cf. punicus Felten, 1977, is reported from Corsica where it is found in low numbers throughout the island, at altitudes between 0 and 1480 m...

Keywords: Myotis cf. punicus, Chiroptera, Corsica, Habitat, diet, morphometrics

12/2004 | Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter
Aerial deposition of cadmium before and after the closure of an oil-fired power station in the vicinity of two nursery roosts of Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae)

Aerial deposition of cadmium has been monitored from 1994-1995 to the present by extraction of cadmium from petroleum jelly coated onto ceramic tiles placed near two nursery roosts and in the foraging area of greater horseshoe bats, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum...

Keywords: Cadmium, Chiroptera, oil-fired power station, Rhinolophus, roosts

12/2004 | Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter
Flight activity and habitat use of Pipistrellus pygmaeus in a floodplain forest

Seasonal and overnight changes in flight activity and habitat use of Pipistrellus pygmaeus were studied in the floodplain forest in south-eastern Moravia (Czech Republic) during the season 2001 using bat detectors...

Keywords: Pipistrellus, Chiroptera, habitat use, flight activity, seasonal overnight changes

12/2004 | Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter
The roost preference of Nyctalus noctula (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in summer and the ecological background of their urbanization

The paper summarises the investigation of roost-selection of Nyctalus noctula in prefabricated panel buildings and trees...

Keywords: Chiroptera, roost selection, ecology, urbanisation

12/2004 | Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter
Bat species and conservation issues in the castle Grad na Goričkem (NE Slovenia)

The castle Grad na Goričkem lies on the western hills surrounding the Pannonian basin. Its cellars provide a unique underground habitat, which is rare in the surrounding region...

Keywords: Chiroptera, Cellars, underground habitat, conservation, Slovenia

12/2004 | Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter
Summer distribution of the Pond bat Myotis dasycneme (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in the west of Flanders (Belgium) with regard to water quality

The summer distribution of the Pond bat Myotis dasycneme in the west of Flanders was assessed by bat detector surveys and a radiotracking project focusing on hunting activity as well as commuting activity...

Keywords: Chiroptera, Myotis dasycneme, Belgium, Summer distribution, water quality

12/2004 | Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter
Ecomorphometry of Myotis daubentonii and M. lucifugus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) – a Palearctic-Nearctic comparison

The Palearctic Myotis daubentonii and the Nearctic M. lucifugus have traditionally been included into the subgenus Leuconoe due to their similar ecology and morphology...

Keywords: Morphometry, vicariance, Myotis daubentonii, Myotis lucifugus, Leuconoe, Chiroptera

12/2004 | Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter
Bats of the Potaro Plateau region, western Guyana

This paper present species records and inferable habitat preferences of a total of 35 bat species in 25 genera that were captured during three separate studies on the Potaro Plateau, western Guyana...

Keywords: Chiroptera, Guyana, Potaro, Platyrrhinus, Carollia castanea, ecology, distribution

12/2005 | Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter
Mensural discrimination of Myotis (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in the southeastern United States

Discriminant functions were constructed using external and cranial measurements to distinguish the six species of Myotis that occur in the southeastern United States...

Keywords: Chiroptera, discriminant analysis, morphology, Myotis, southeastern United States

12/2005 | Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter
Taxonomic status of Micronycteris homezi (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae)

There are currently six species of Micronycteris (sensu stricto) recognized in Venezuela, of which three have pale venters: M...

Keywords: taxonomy, morphology, Morphometry, Chiroptera, Venezuela

12/2005 | Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter
Spatial and temporal variability of bat foraging in a western European low mountain range forest

We monitored echolocation calls to measure the flight and foraging activity of European bats at twenty-four locations in the Palatinate Forest, Germany. Bats' flight activities correlated with their foraging activities at different sites. The distribution of bat foraging sites may be patchy even in a continuous forest habitat...

Keywords: Chiroptera, temperate forest, seasonal activity, nightly activity, foraging sites

04/2005 | Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter
Tunnels as a possibility to connect bat habitats

Fragmentation of the landscape is one of the greatest problems for animals which use large home ranges and/or different habitats within a landscape. Even in the case of undisturbed hunting habitats and roosts, disconnection of flight paths could lead to a decline in the populations of bats...

Keywords: Chiroptera, landscape planning, motorways, mitigation possibilities

12/2004 | Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter
Characteristics of winter roosts of bat species in southern Finland

We determined the characteristics of hibernation locations of the northern bat Eptesicus nilssonii, Brandt's bat Myotis brandtii/whiskered bat Myotis mystacinus, Daubenton's bat Myotis daubentonii and brown long-eared bat Plecotus auritus in southern Finland during the winters 2002–2003 to 2005–2006...

Keywords: Bats, Chiroptera, Eptesicus nilssonii, Hibernation, humidity, Myotis brandtii/mystacinus, Myotis daubentonii, northern Europe, Plecotus auritus, temperature

03/2008 | Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter
Bat road casualties and factors determining their number

This paper examines 167 records of 14 bat species killed on roads in Poland. Regional differences in the species composition of road traffic accident records resulted from differences in the structure of local bat faunas...

Keywords: bat protection, Chiroptera, landscape, mortality, roadkill ecology, threats, traffic casualties

10/2007 | Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter
Status of the African bats Vesperugo grandidieri Dobson 1876 and Vesperugo flavescens Seabra 1900 (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae), with description of a new subgenus

The taxonomy of some African vespertilionid bats of uncertain status is studied. Analysis of the original description of Vesperugo flavescens Seabra 1900 and subsequent examination and discussion of a syntype specimen of V...

Keywords: Afropipistrellus n-s-g, Chiroptera, Eptesicus capensis angolensis, taxonomy, Vesperugo flavescens, Vesperugo grandidieri

01/2007 | Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter