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Table 2 Diet of R. mehelyi and R. euryale in sympatry vs allopatry

From: What mechanism of niche segregation allows the coexistence of sympatric sibling rhinolophid bats?

Prey category

Sympatry

Allopatry

 

R. mehelyi(16)

R. euryale(31)

R. mehelyi(43)1

R. euryale(43)2

Lepidoptera

94.9

86.1

98.3

92.7

Chrysopidae

 

4.9

0.6

2.5

Myrmeleontidae

 

5.1

 

2.4

Hemerobiidae

 

2.3

  

Brachycera

 

0.3

0.2

0.7

Tipulidae

  

0.5

0.5

Scarabeidae

 

1.2

  

Chrysomelidae

4.9

   

Hemiptera

0.2

0.1

  

Psocoptera

   

1.1

Unidentified

  

0.4

0.3

  1. Mean percentage volume (%) of the prey categories found in faeces of R. mehelyi and R. euryale in sympatric and allopatric conditions. Sample sizes are shown in parentheses. 1 Source: Salsamendi et al.[39]; 2 Source: Goiti et al.[34].
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Frontiers in Zoology

ISSN: 1742-9994