Insectivorous bats selectively source moths and eat mostly pest insects on dryland and irrigated cotton farms
Abstract Insectivorous bats are efficient predators of pest arthropods in agroecosystems. This pest control service has been estimated to be worth billions of dollars to agriculture globally. However, few studies have explicitly investigated the composition and abundance of dietary prey items consum...
Main Authors: | Heidi Kolkert, Rose Andrew, Rhiannon Smith, Romina Rader, Nick Reid |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2020-01-01
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Series: | Ecology and Evolution |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5901 |
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