Mosquito consumption by insectivorous bats: does size matter?
Insectivorous bats have often been touted as biological control for mosquito populations. However, mosquitoes generally represent only a small proportion of bat diet. Given the small size of mosquitoes, restrictions imposed on prey detectability by low frequency echolocation, and variable field meta...
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Autores principales: | Leroy Gonsalves, Brian Bicknell, Brad Law, Cameron Webb, Vaughan Monamy |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/8faa5ff32cf7467c82ccbeec13d1265d |
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