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Metabarcoding dietary analysis in the insectivorous bat Nyctalusleisleri and implications for conservation.


ABSTRACT: In this study, we aim to uncover diet preferences for the insectivorous bat Nyctalusleisleri (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 comprising 358 species in N.leisleri guano. The most diverse orders were Lepidoptera (126 species), Diptera (86 species) and Coleoptera (48 species), followed by Hemiptera (28 species), Trichoptera (16 species), Neuroptera (15 species) and Ephemeroptera (10 species), with Lepidoptera species dominating in spring and Diptera in summer. Based on the ecological requirements of the most abundant arthropod species found in the bat guano, we propose some recommendations for the conservation of N.leisleri that are relevant for other insectivorous bat species.

SUBMITTER: Bourlat SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10838074 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Metabarcoding dietary analysis in the insectivorous bat <i>Nyctalusleisleri</i> and implications for conservation.

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]

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