The structure of the Entomocomplex and its Role in the Feeding of Bats in the Plains of Middle Trans-Urals
E. M. PERVUSHINA1, G. A. ZAMSHINA1, N. V. NIKOLAYEVA1, A. V. IVANOV1, V. N. OLSCHWANG1, T. S. KOSTROMINA2
1Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology UB RAS, 620144, Yekaterinburg, 8 Marta str., 202
2Sverdlovsk Museum of Regional Studies, 620151, Yekaterinburg, General P.O. Box 207
Keywords: community of nocturnal insects, bats, feeding, the Middle Urals
Abstract
The taxonomic and size structure of the community of twilight and nocturnal insects inhabiting the plains of Middle Trans-Urals was studied. The studied community was represented by insects of 10 orders, predominantly small (up to 5 mm) and middle-sized (up to 20 mm). This insect community was regarded as potential food supply for the bats - a potential trophic niche. The effect of food preferences on the possibility of distribution of the nemoral bat species in the region of study was discussed.
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