Comparing the efficiency of monofilament and regular nets for capturing bats.

ABSTRACT: Regular nylon or polyester mist nets used for capturing bats have several drawbacks, particularly that they are inefficient at sampling insectivorous species. One possible alternative is to use monofilament nets, whose netting is made of single strands of yarn instead of several as regular nets, making them less detectable. To date, only one study has quantified the differences in capture rates between monofilament and regular mist nets for the study of bats, yet surprisingly, its findings suggest that the latter are more efficient than the former. Here, we provide further evidence of the differences in sampling efficiency between these two nets. We captured 90 individuals and 14 species in regular nets and 125 individuals and 20 species in monofilament nets. The use of monofilament nets i

SUBMITTER: Chaves-Ramirez S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8652279 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature