Reference
Bats of Ukraine and adjacent countries: a guide
for field investigations (Zagorodniuk I., Godlevska L., Tyshchenko
V., Petrushenko Ya.). Kyiv, 2002, 108 pp. (Series: Proceedings of
the Theriological School, volume 3).
Summary
This guide is based on the previous version of the
field key to bats prepared earlier according to our initiative "Identification
Key for Bats in Europe". This initiative was supported by the 2nd
session of the Meeting of the Parties to EURO-BATs (1998). The project
on the study of migratory status of bats in Ukraine carried out
under support of the Office of the Agricultural Counselor at the
Royal Netherlands Embassy in Kyiv (2001) also contributed to the
work.
The author's duties were shared as follows: chapters "Biological
Features and Morphology of the Bats", "Keys to Identification of
Bat Species" and "Annexes" are prepared by I. Zagorodniuk, "Cave
Communities of Bats and Methods of its Census" by Y. Petrushenko,
"Field Investigations Planning and Methods of Bat Capturing" by
V. Tyshchenko, "Descriptions of Species" by L. Godlewska. I. Zagorodniuk
has compiled the guide and edited all the texts and figures.
Foreword ... 5 >>>
Chapter I. Biological features and morphology
of the bats ... 7 >>>
General characteristic of bats ... 8
Generic and specific groups of bats ... 11
Species composition and sibling species ... 12
Division of species on habitats and regions ... 15
Phenology and migratory status of bats ... 17
Life cycle: reproduction, hibernation ... 18
Echolocation, flight and hunting ... 19
Protection categories of bats in Ukraine ... 20
Morphological features of bats ... 22
Allocation of diagnostic features on genera ... 26
Differences among close species ... 27
Chapter 2. Cave communities of bats and methods
of its census ... 29 >>>
Habitats and ecological groups of bats ... 30
Caves as bat shelters ... 31
Composition of cave communities and its seasonal changes ... 33
Peculiarities of bats' allocation in caves ... 34
Methods for census of cave dwelling bats ... 37
Chapter 3. Searching and methods of bats capturing
... 39 >>>
Planning and organization of investigations ...
40
Search of bats' roosts ... 43
Equipment for bats' capturing ... 46
Capturing bats in hollow type roosts ... 46
Capturing with harp-trap ... 51
Capturing with stationary mist-nets ... 54
Capturing with mobile traps ... 58
Attracting bats during capturing ... 61
Chapter 4. Keys to identification of bat species
... 63 >>>
Keys' arrangement for bats' identification ... 64
Key 1. Identification of overgeneric groups of bats ... 66
Key 2. Identification of Rhinolophus species) ... 68
Key 3. Identification of Plecotini genera and species ... 70
Key 4. Identification of Myotini genera and species ... 72
Key 5. Identification of Vespertilionini genera ... 78
Key 6. Identification of Nyctalus species ... 80
Key 7. Identification of Pipistrellus species ... 81
Key 8. Identification of Vespertilio s. lato species ...
82
Afterword for keys ... 84
Chapter 5. Descriptions of species ... 85 >>>
General notes ... 86
Rhinolophus et Miniopterus ... 86
(Myotis et Leuconoe ... 88
Plecotus et Barbastella ... 90
Nyctalus ... 91
Pipistrellus et Hypsugo ... 92
Vespertilio et Eptesicus) ... 93
Chapter 6. Annexes ... 95 >>>
Literary used and recommended ... 96
Ucrainian CEntre for BAt protection (UCEBA) ... 104
Publications of UCEBA ... 106
Acknowledgements ... 107
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