J 2018

Foraging habitat, home-range size and diet of a Mediterranean bat species, Savi's pipistrelle

KIPSON, Marina, Martin SALEK, Radek LUCAN, Marcel UHRIN, Edita MAXINOVA et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Foraging habitat, home-range size and diet of a Mediterranean bat species, Savi's pipistrelle

Authors

KIPSON, Marina, Martin SALEK, Radek LUCAN, Marcel UHRIN, Edita MAXINOVA, Tomáš BARTONIČKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Michal ANDREAS, K. KIPSON (guarantor), A. PUSIC, D. RNJAK, L. NADO and Ivan HORÁČEK (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Acta Chiropterologica, WARSAW, Museum and Institute, 2018, 1508-1109

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10613 Zoology

Country of publisher

Poland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.569

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/18:00106577

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

UT WoS

000458741700007

Keywords in English

Chiroptera; Mediterranean region; habitat affinity; Hypsugo savii; reproductive status; riparian vegetation; radio-telemetry
Změněno: 23/4/2024 14:28, Mgr. Michal Petr

Abstract

V originále

The Mediterranean is considered one of the richest biodiversity regions in Europe, and bats contribute to this species richness. Within the last two decades, certain bat species traditionally considered as representatives of the Mediterranean have spread northwards and colonized areas outside this region. In our study, we focused on ecological requirements of one of these bat species, the Savi's pipistrelle (Hypsugo savii). We used radio-telemetry and diet analysis to describe habitat use, home-range size and diet composition of reproductive females of Savi's pipistrelle in the traditional core of its distribution range in the Mediterranean region. Our results indicate that Savi's pipistrelle is able to fly long distances and utilize a wide range of habitats within its home-range, with affinities for particular habitats depending on its reproductive status. In particular, pregnant females favoured rocky pastures and forest areas, followed by meadows and riparian habitat, whereas the affinity for riparian habitat increased in lactating females, followed closely by meadows, forest and rocky pastures. The larger affinity for riparian habitats during lactation might indicate its importance for successful rearing of young, which could be influenced in the future by increasing droughts and water shortage in the Mediterranean region. Nevertheless, based on our radio-telemetry and diet analysis the species shows a high degree of flexibility, as an opportunistic forager that flies across large areas on a nightly basis, which may be a good predisposition for colonizing new areas.