Morphological size determination of moths in bat faeces opens
possibilities to prey quantification

J 2023

Morphological size determination of moths in bat faeces opens possibilities to prey quantification

BLAŽEK, Ján; Adam KONEČNÝ; Michal ANDREAS a Tomáš BARTONIČKA

Základní údaje

Originální název

Morphological size determination of moths in bat faeces opens possibilities to prey quantification

Autoři

BLAŽEK, Ján; Adam KONEČNÝ; Michal ANDREAS a Tomáš BARTONIČKA

Vydání

Biologia, NEW YORK, Springer, 2023, 0006-3088

Další údaje

Jazyk

angličtina

Typ výsledku

Článek v odborném periodiku

Obor

10613 Zoology

Stát vydavatele

Velká Británie a Severní Irsko

Utajení

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Odkazy

URL

Impakt faktor

Impact factor: 1.400

Označené pro přenos do RIV

Ano

Kód RIV

RIV/00216224:14310/23:00131558

Organizační jednotka

Přírodovědecká fakulta

Klíčová slova anglicky

Bats; Moths; Diet analysis; Quantification; Biological pest management

Štítky

14314020, rivok

Příznaky

Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno

Změněno: 19. 3. 2024 09:50, Mgr. Lucie Jarošová, DiS.

Anotace

V originále

High number of moth species are considered to be agricultural pests in their caterpillar stage. Birds and other arthropods often forage moths, but ecosystem services provided by temperate bats are just coming to light in past few years. Although there is no doubt that insectivorous bats forage upon adult stages of pest moths contributing to the quality and quantity of crops, it remains unclear how many prey items have foraged and therefore it is unclear if the amounts taken are sufficient for biocontrol. Molecular detection of pest moth imagoes in bat diet is a relatively new approach that only delivers present or absent data. Therefore, sorting contains of bat faeces using morphological size determination may lead to better prey quantification. As the number of consumed prey items determines the boundary between consumption and regulatory significance, we focused on (i) if indigestible moth body parts retrieved from faeces reflect the number of moths eaten, (ii) how size of indigestible moth body parts relates to the overall moth body size, and (iii) an accuracy of moth classification into size groups. Our results indicated that base frenulum (hook holding front and hinder wings together) width is the most suitable characteristic to determine body size of the moth, with a discrimination success exceeding 73% when placing the moth into one of four size categories. The size differentiation of prey within a faecal sample together with molecular identification and other semiquantitative methods allows for more precise quantification and could yet help confirm the importance of bats as biological control agents.

Návaznosti

MUNI/A/1436/2018, interní kód MU

Název: EKologické a EVOluční Principy v populacích obratlovců a jejich parazitů (Akronym: EKEVOP)

Investor: Masarykova univerzita, EKologické a EVOluční Principy v populacích obratlovců a jejich parazitů, DO R. 2020_Kategorie A - Specifický výzkum - Studentské výzkumné projekty

Citovat

BLAŽEK, Ján; Adam KONEČNÝ; Michal ANDREAS a Tomáš BARTONIČKA. Morphological size determination of moths in bat faeces opens possibilities to prey quantification. Biologia. NEW YORK: Springer, 2023, roč. 78, č. 11, s. 3179-3187. ISSN 0006-3088. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-023-01444-0.

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BLAŽEK, Ján; Adam KONEČNÝ; Michal ANDREAS a Tomáš BARTONIČKA. Morphological size determination of moths in bat faeces opens possibilities to prey quantification. \textit{Biologia}. NEW YORK: Springer, 2023, roč.~78, č.~11, s.~3179-3187. ISSN~0006-3088. Dostupné z: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11756-023-01444-0.

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