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SUBMITTER: Khayat ROS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7417221 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Khayat Rana O S ROS Grant Robyn A RA Ryan Hazel H Melling Louise M LM Dougill Gary G Killick David R DR Shaw Kirsty J KJ
Ecology and evolution 20200706 15
Cat predation upon bat species has been reported to have significant effects on bat populations in both rural and urban areas. The majority of research in this area has focussed on observational data from bat rehabilitators documenting injuries, and cat owners, when domestic cats present prey. However, this has the potential to underestimate the number of bats killed or injured by cats. Here, we use forensic DNA analysis techniques to analyze swabs taken from injured bats in the United Kingdom, ...[more]