Nathusius's pipistrelle  (Pipistrellus nathusii)

Species information

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Authentication

Amy Dunkley, The Bat Conservation Trust, London.
http://www.bats.org.uk

Glossary

  • Colony: a group of organisms living together, individuals in the group are not physiologically connected and may not be related, such as a colony of birds. Another meaning refers to organisms, such as bryozoans, which are composed of numerous genetically identical modules (also referred to as zooids or 'individuals'), which are produced by budding and remain physiologically connected.
  • Echolocation: detecting objects by reflected sound. Used for orientation and detecting and locating prey by bats and cetacea (whales and dolphins).
  • Hibernation: a winter survival strategy characteristic of some mammals in which an animal's metabolic rate slows down and a state of deep sleep is attained. Whilst hibernating, animals survive on stored reserves of fat that they have accumulated in summer. In insects, the correct term for hibernation is 'diapause', a temporary pause in development and growth. Any stage of the lifecycle (eggs, larvae, pupae or adults) may enter diapause, which is typically associated with winter.
  • Riparian: relating to the banks of watercourses.

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network Species Dictionary (May, 2002)
    http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. Schober, W. and Grimmberger, E. (1987) A Guide to Bats of Britain and Europe.Hamlyn Publishing Group Limited, London.
  3. Mammals Trust UK (August, 2009)
    http://www.ptes.org/mammals/
  4. Altringham, J.D. (1996) Bats: Biology and Behaviour.Oxford University Press, Oxford.
  5. Burton, J.A. (1991) Field Guide to the Mammals of Britain and Europe.Kingfisher Books, London.
  6. Dunkley, A. (2004) Pers. comm.
  7. Biology and Conservation of the threatened migratory bats Pipistrellus nathusii and Myotis dasycneme. Results of an international seminar held at the NABU Academy Gut Sunder, Germany (1998)
    http://www.nabu-akademie.de/berichte/98bat_e.htm
  8. Macdonald, D.W. and Tattersall, F.T. (2001) Britain's Mammals: The Challenge for Conservation.The Wildlife Conservation Research Unit, Oxford University.
  9. Morris, P. (1993) A Red Data Book for British Mammals.Mammal Society, Bristol.
  10. Bats and the Law- a quick guide. Bat Conservation Trust (August, 2002)
    http://www.bats.org.uk/
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