Essays about: "Chiroptera"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 essays containing the word Chiroptera.

1. 1. Using the AudioMoth - a novel passive acoustic monitoring technology - to monitor bat diversity in a rewilded landscape

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

   Author : Koen Pronk; [2022]
   Keywords : passive acoustic monitoring; bioindicator; chiroptera; audioMoth; trophic rewilding;

   Abstract : Ecosystem restoration through the reintroduction of grazers is gaining interest across Europe. Large herbivores are associated with landscape heterogeneity, restoration of trophic cascades and biodiversity. READ MORE

3. 2. Analysis of behavioural changes of wildlife in urban environments:comparison of observable patterns amongst species groups

   University essay from

   Author : Natalia Rubio Mantilla; [2022]
   Keywords : urban areas; wildlife; behaviour; changes; mammals; birds;

   Abstract : Through a literature review I have carried out an analysis of wildlife behavioural changes in urban areas. The aim is to determine the behavioural changes that wild species have undergone. This study has been carried out for species belonging to the orders Carnivora, Chiroptera, Rodentia, Passeriformes, Falconiformes and Strigiformes. READ MORE

4. 3. Bats in Urban Sweden : A multiple regression analysis of bats’ relationship to urbanization

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Miljövetenskap

   Author : Nils Andersson Skog; [2021]
   Keywords : Urban ecology; Insectivorous bats; Chiroptera; Species composition; Bioindicator; Sustainable development;

   Abstract : Human development continues to use up more physical space in the natural world, threatening the natural habitats of many organisms. To combat the loss of biodiversity science needs to explore what landscape features are important for different organisms so that we can incorporate these into the modern environment. READ MORE

5. 4. Sexually segregated habitat selection in Daubenton’s bat Myotis daubentonii

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

   Author : Esnart Emma Bwalya Chibwe; [2021]
   Keywords : sexual segregation; Daubenton’s bat; Myotis daubentonii; landscape analysis; habitat selection; foraging;

   Abstract : Sexual segregation is a phenomenon present in many vertebrate taxa, including the bat order Chiroptera. Sexual segregation is a social and/or habitat separation based on sex and is driven by varying causes such as sexual dimorphism, resource and physiological limitations, predator avoidance and many other factors. READ MORE

6. 5. Bats as hosts of zoonotic pathogens : potential conflicts between nature conservation and public health

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Wildlife, Fish and Environmental Studies

   Author : Therese Thalin; [2021]
   Keywords : bats; conservation; Daubenton’s bat; Myotis daubentonii; public health; vector; zoonotic pathogens;

   Abstract : Bats belong to the order Chiroptera, one of the most species rich mammalian groups of Sweden, but it is also the most threatened one. Nineteen different bat species have been found in Sweden, of which 12 are red-listed. Globally rodents and bats are the animal groups known to host most zoonotic pathogens. READ MORE