Analysis of the diets of Leisler's Nyctalus leisleri, Daubenton's <i>Myotis daubentoni</i> and pipistrelle <i>Pipistrellus pipistrellus</i> bats in Ireland

Sullivan, Charlotte M.; Shiel, C. B.; Mcaney, C. M.; Fairley, J. S.

doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1993.tb01947.x

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“…This is similar to the data from Ireland with 51 % (Sullivan et al 1993) and 50 % (Flavin et al 2001). It also underlines, that our overall findings are not only reflecting a local situation but are comparable to other populations of M. daubentonii across its distribution area.…”

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Local variability in the diet of Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii) in a lake landscape of northern Germany

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Local variability in the diet of Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii) in a lake landscape of northern Germany

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“…However, aerial hawking bats using 20-30kHz echolocation signals often prey upon Dipterans of sizes comparable with Ormia (e.g. Catto et al, 1994;Rydell, 1992;Sullivan et al, 1993). Detectable echoes from insects of these sizes are produced reliably at shorter distances (<4m), and the increased resolution is likely to be due to reflected 'glint' artifacts from insect wingbeats (Schnitzler and Kalko, 2001;Waters et al, 1995).…”

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The cost of assuming the life history of a host: acoustic startle in the parasitoid fly Ormia ochracea

Rosen

Levin

Hoy

2009

Journal of Experimental Biology

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SUMMARYIn the obligatory reproductive dependence of a parasite on its host, the parasite must trade the benefit of 'outsourcing' functions like reproduction for the risk of assuming hazards associated with the host. In the present study, we report behavioral adaptations of a parasitic fly, Ormia ochracea, that resemble those of its cricket hosts. Ormia females home in on the male cricket's songs and deposit larvae, which burrow into the cricket, feed and emerge to pupate. Because male crickets call at night, gravid female Ormia in search of hosts are subject to bat predation, in much the same way as female crickets are when responding to male song. We show that Ormia has evolved the same evasive behavior as have crickets: an acoustic startle response to bat-like ultrasound that manifests clearly only during flight. Furthermore, like crickets, Ormia has a sharp response boundary between the frequencies of song and bat cries, resembling categorical perception first described in the context of human speech. Supplementary material available online at

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“…Dipteran families Ceratopogonidae and Chironomidae could not be distinguished in the pellets and were therefore allocated to the more common, thus more likely group -Chironomidae (Fig. 3) (Sullivan et al 1993). Similarly, Culicidae and Chaoboridae were consolidated into one group (Culicidae).…”

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Diet composition and foraging activity of Pipistrellus pygmaeus in a floodplain forest

2008

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In 2000-2002 bat droppings were collected under the emerging crevice of a nursery colony of Pipistrellus pygmaeus. The locality was situated in a floodplain forest at the confluence of the Dyje and Morava rivers (S Moravia, Czech Republic). In total, 27 samples (20 pellets in one sample) of droppings were used to analyze prey remains. In the diet, 40 taxonomic groups of invertebrates were found. As expected, small dipteran insects were the main food item in which Nematocera dominated. Besides Chironomidae and Ceratopogonidae also a high percentage of nematoceran eggs were recorded. Surprisingly, a relatively high percentage of Brachycera was recorded. Further frequent prey items belonged to the orders of Trichoptera, Hymenoptera, Coleoptera and Sternorrhyncha. A heterodyne bat detector was used to follow foraging activity of P. pygmaeus on line transects in forest and water habitats in the vicinity of the colony. A significant decrease in foraging activity over water habitats and in forest sites during the late pregnancy (mid-May -early June) and an increase during the lactation and post-lactation periods (mid-June -early August) were found. Changes in the frequency of occurrence of Chironomidae, Neuroptera, Trichoptera, Aphidinea and Simuliidae were correlated with the bats' foraging activity.

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Analysis of the diets of Leisler's Nyctalus leisleri, Daubenton's Myotis daubentoni and pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus bats in Ireland

Cited by 52 publications

References 9 publications

Local variability in the diet of Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii) in a lake landscape of northern Germany

Local variability in the diet of Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii) in a lake landscape of northern Germany

The cost of assuming the life history of a host: acoustic startle in the parasitoid fly Ormia ochracea

Diet composition and foraging activity of Pipistrellus pygmaeus in a floodplain forest

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