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Bats Track and Exploit Changes in Insect Pest Populations

The role of bats or any generalist predator in suppressing prey populations depends on the predator's ability to track and exploit available prey. Using a qPCR fecal DNA assay, we document significant association between numbers of Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) consuming co...

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Autores principales: McCracken, Gary F., Westbrook, John K., Brown, Veronica A., Eldridge, Melanie, Federico, Paula, Kunz, Thomas H.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3432057/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22952782
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043839