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Year-round monitoring of bat records in an urban area: Kharkiv (NE Ukraine), 2013, as a case study

Olena RODENKO
Anton VLASCHENKO
Kseniia KRAVCHENKO
Alona PRYLUTSKA
Vitalii HUKOV
Volodymyr SHUVAEV
Pages
530–548
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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They avoid urban areasin both the breeding period and the period of fat-store accumulation before hibernation.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This study presents information about the year-round phenology of bats of temperate zones in a city area for the first time.
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Key Findings & Data:Intotal, 967 individuals of 5 bat species ( Nyctalus noctula[87.5%],Eptesicus serotinus[10.6%],Pipistrellus kuhlii[0.8%],Vespertilio murinus [0.9%], andPlecotus auritus[0.1%]) were recorded during 2013 in Kharkiv.
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Conclusion & Impact:They avoid urban areasin both the breeding period and the period of fat-store accumulation before hibernation.
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📍Scope:2013 Verileri
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This study presents information about the year-round phenology of bats of temperate zones in a city area for the first time. Intotal, 967 individuals of 5 bat species ( Nyctalus noctula[87.5%],Eptesicus serotinus[10.6%],Pipistrellus kuhlii[0.8%],Vespertilio murinus [0.9%], andPlecotus auritus[0.1%]) were recorded during 2013 in Kharkiv. The population structures of temperate bat species arecomplex; segregation of sex and age groups varies spatially and seasonally. Most of the bats (88%) were collected during the hibernationperiod (January March and November December) and the autumn invasion (August mid-September). The breeding period saw alower number of bats collected, making up 0.5% of records (May July). The degree of tolerance to urbanization is species-specific. Thebats were found indoors (68.6%), between window frames (26.6%), outdoors (2.8%), in basements (1.05%), and on balconies (0.95%).Bats of temperate latitudes inhabit big cities in significantly increasing numbers in winter, spring, and autumn. They avoid urban areasin both the breeding period and the period of fat-store accumulation before hibernation.

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RODENKO, O., VLASCHENKO, A., KRAVCHENKO, K., PRYLUTSKA, A., HUKOV, V., SHUVAEV, V. (2022). Year-round monitoring of bat records in an urban area: Kharkiv (NE Ukraine), 2013, as a case study. Turkish Journal of Zoology, Cilt: 41 - Sayı: 3, 530–548. https://ajindex.com/articles/616211

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