Dietary habits of the Hairy Big-eared Bat (Phyllostomidae, Micronycteris hirsuta) based on insect remains at a roost site

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contents Dietary habits of the Hairy Big-eared Bat (Phyllostomidae, Micronycteris hirsuta) based on insect remains at a roost site Kelly Swing Jaime Guerra Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) Big diet insects beetles katydids Hairy Big-eared Bats, Micronycteris hirsuta, have been observed to occupy attics in buildings that are not well sealed. Stereotypically, prey is brought to the roosting site for consumption where wings and hard structures are discarded while soft body parts are ingested. This behavior has allowed our evaluation of their diet. At the Bosque Protector La Hesperia, of the western Andes in Ecuador, this species consumed primarily katydids (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) and soft beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae). 2012 artículo científico 1390-5384 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=726180833002 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=7261 Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías application/pdf Universidad San Francisco de Quito Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías (Ecuador) Num.2 Vol.4
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spellingShingle Dietary habits of the Hairy Big-eared Bat (Phyllostomidae, Micronycteris hirsuta) based on insect remains at a roost site
Kelly Swing
Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)
Big
diet
insects
beetles
katydids
Dietary habits of the Hairy Big-eared Bat (Phyllostomidae, Micronycteris hirsuta) based on insect remains at a roost site Kelly Swing Jaime Guerra Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas) Big diet insects beetles katydids Hairy Big-eared Bats, Micronycteris hirsuta, have been observed to occupy attics in buildings that are not well sealed. Stereotypically, prey is brought to the roosting site for consumption where wings and hard structures are discarded while soft body parts are ingested. This behavior has allowed our evaluation of their diet. At the Bosque Protector La Hesperia, of the western Andes in Ecuador, this species consumed primarily katydids (Orthoptera, Tettigoniidae) and soft beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae). 2012 artículo científico 1390-5384 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=726180833002 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=7261 Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías application/pdf Universidad San Francisco de Quito Avances en Ciencias e Ingenierías (Ecuador) Num.2 Vol.4
title Dietary habits of the Hairy Big-eared Bat (Phyllostomidae, Micronycteris hirsuta) based on insect remains at a roost site
topic Multidisciplinaria (Ciencias Naturales y Exactas)
Big
diet
insects
beetles
katydids
url https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=726180833002