Prey Selection by the Greater Horseshoe Bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum): Optimal Foraging by Echolocation?
- 1 June 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by JSTOR in Journal of Animal Ecology
- Vol. 59 (2) , 587-602
- https://doi.org/10.2307/4882
Abstract
(1) The diet of the bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum was analysed from faeces and prey remains from feeding sites through one breeding season. Light traps measured...Keywords
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