Species on the menu of a generalist predator, the eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis): using a molecular approach to detect arthropod prey.

作者: ELIZABETH L. CLARE , ERIN E. FRASER , HEATHER E. BRAID , M. BROCK FENTON , PAUL D. N. HEBERT

DOI: 10.1111/J.1365-294X.2009.04184.X

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摘要: … In this investigation, we employ molecular techniques to describe the diet of the eastern red bat, Lasiurus borealis, and to test several existing hypotheses about the prey of these bats. …

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