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Local Impacts Of White-Nose Syndrome On The Foraging Ecology Of Insectivorous Bats, Shelby Fulton
Local Impacts Of White-Nose Syndrome On The Foraging Ecology Of Insectivorous Bats, Shelby Fulton
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Lepidoptera are a core resource for many of North America's insectivorous bats. These predators consume Lepidoptera of varying sizes, and some bat species remove the wings prior to consumption. Selection of larger prey and subsequent wing removal may allow bats to optimize the energetic value afforded by Lepidoptera. In Chapter 1, I explore the relationships between caloric yield, body size, and wing presence. Laboratory-reared Trichoplusia ni moths were grouped into large and small size classes, and wings were removed from half the moths in each size class. Bomb calorimetry was used to determine the gross heat (cal/g) of moths in …