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SUBMITTER: Bourlat SJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10838074 | biostudies-literature | 2023
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bourlat Sarah J SJ Koch Martin M Kirse Ameli A Langen Kathrin K Espeland Marianne M Giebner Hendrik H Decher Jan J Ssymank Axel A Fonseca Vera G VG
Biodiversity data journal 20231114
In this study, we aim to uncover diet preferences for the insectivorous bat <i>Nyctalusleisleri</i> (Leisler's bat, the lesser noctule) and to provide recommendations for conservation of the species, based on the analysis of prey source habitats. Using a novel guano trap, we sampled bat faeces at selected roosts in a forest in Germany and tested two mitochondrial markers (COI and 16S) and three primer pairs for the metabarcoding of bat faecal pellets. We found a total of 17 arthropod prey orders ...[more]