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A case of snake predation upon bats in northern Morocco: some implicationsfor designing bat grilles

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2001

M. Hammer  and
R. Arlettaz
M. Hammer
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology II, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, D-91058 Erlangen, Germany
R. Arlettaz
Affiliation:
Institute of Zoology and Animal Ecology, University of Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland
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Abstract

During a study of North African mouse-eared bats in Morocco in August 1993 (Arlettaz et al., 1997) some accidental observations on chiropterophagy by the snake Coluber hippocrepis were made. This adds a new species to the list of bat-eating serpents documented so far (for a general review see Schätti, 1984). In addition, our observations lead to some recommendations for the construction of bat grilles at underground sites to minimize predation risk by snakes or other predators upon bats.

Type
Brief Report
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Journal of Zoology , Volume 245 , Issue 2 , June 1998 , pp. 211 - 212
Copyright
© 1998 The Zoological Society of London

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