Foraging bats avoid noise

A Schaub, J Ostwald… - Journal of Experimental …, 2008‏ - journals.biologists.com
Ambient noise influences the availability and use of acoustic information in animals in many
ways. While much research has focused on the effects of noise on acoustic communication …

A comparative analysis of specialization and extinction risk in temperate‐zone bats

K Safi, G Kerth - Conservation biology, 2004‏ - Wiley Online Library
Identifying the factors that influence the extinction risk of animals is essential in conservation
biology because they help identify endangered species and provide the basis for their …

Influence of vegetation clutter on the capacity of ground foraging bats to capture prey

A Rainho, AM Augusto… - Journal of Applied …, 2010‏ - Wiley Online Library
The management of the habitat of insectivorous species often targets increasing the
availability of arthropod prey. However, this may be hindered by lack of knowledge of the …

Factors influencing bat activity and mortality at a wind farm in the Mediterranean region

F Amorim, H Rebelo, L Rodrigues - Acta Chiropterologica, 2012‏ - ingentaconnect.com
Our study aims to determine how different climatic variables influence bat activity and
mortality at wind farms in Portugal. The study was conducted from March to October 2007 at …

Bat richness and activity in heterogeneous landscapes: guild-specific and scale-dependent?

ES Mendes, C Fonseca, SF Marques, D Maia… - Landscape …, 2017‏ - Springer
Context The conversion of natural environments into agricultural land has profound effects
on the composition of the landscape, often resulting in a mosaic of human-altered and …

Natural mercury exposure of European insectivorous bats may exceed a recognized toxicity threshold

H Bandouchova, K Novotna Kruzikova, J Zukal… - Ecotoxicology, 2024‏ - Springer
Heavy metals are an important group of toxic substances harmful for many organisms. Of
these, mercury is one of the most monitored in the environment. Several matrices are used …

Comparative analyses suggest that information transfer promoted sociality in male bats in the temperate zone

K Safi, G Kerth - The American Naturalist, 2007‏ - journals.uchicago.edu
The evolution of sociality is a central theme in evolutionary biology. The vast majority of bats
are social, which has been explained in terms of the benefits of communal breeding …

Summer foraging habitats of bats in a Mediterranean region of the Iberian Peninsula

A Rainho - Acta Chiropterologica, 2007‏ - ingentaconnect.com
Preservation of foraging habitats is a fundamental approach to bat conservation. Yet,
knowledge on the primary foraging sites of Mediterranean bats remains scarce, particularly …

Screening of bat faeces for arthropod-borne apicomplexan protozoa: Babesia canis and Besnoitia besnoiti-like sequences from Chiroptera

S Hornok, P Estók, D Kováts, B Flaisz, N Takács… - Parasites & …, 2015‏ - Springer
Background Bats are among the most eco-epidemiologically important mammals, owing to
their presence in human settlements and animal kee** facilities. Roosting of bats in …