Feeding activity of the northern bat Eptesicus nilssoni during pregnancy and lactation |
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Authors: | Jens Rydell |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Ecology, University of Lund, Helgonavägen 5, S-22362 Lund, Sweden |
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Abstract: | Summary Female northern bats emerged at dusk to feed when aerial insect density was 0.1 m-3 or higher. A model suggests that this is the threshold level above which foraging may be energetically profitable. Insect density was determined mainly by air temperature, and reached the threshold level at 6–10°C. Mean temperature during early summer in six years was correlated with the date of parturition. This suggests that periods when foraging was not energetically profitable were spent in torpor. |
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Keywords: | Insectivorous bats Energetics Feeding Insect activity Gestation |
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