Perch time allocation and feeding efficiency of flycatching Rhinolophus formosae: an optimal foraging behavior?
Abstract Background Flycatching bats are species-rare and comprise predominantly horseshoe bats (Rhinolophidae). Their hang-and-wait foraging mode and long constant-frequency echolocation calls offer advantages in energetics and prey detection, and may enable them apt to foraging optimally, yet not...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-05-01
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| Series: | BMC Zoology |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40850-021-00077-7 |