Predator-prey traits and foraging habitat shape the diet of a common insectivorous bat

• Published in: Acta oecologica (Montrouge) Vol. 118; p. 103890
• Main Authors: Ancillotto, Leonardo, Falanga, Angelica, Agostinetto, Giulia, Tommasi, Nicola, Garonna, Antonio P., de Benedetta, Flavia, Bernardo, Umberto, Galimberti, Andrea, Conti, Paola, Russo, Danilo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier Masson SAS 01.05.2023
• Subjects: Agroecosystems; Chiroptera; Drosophila; Ecosystem services; Insectivory; Ecosystem services; Insectivory; Drosophila; Chiroptera; Agroecosystems

Individual and species traits may determine the functional relationships between predators and their prey, with clear consequences for the ecosystem services potentially associated with predation. Bats are well-known potential deliverers of ecosystem services in agroecosystems through predation of p...