TY  - JOUR
AU  - Wright, Patrick G. R.
AU  - Newton, Jason
AU  - Agnelli, Paolo
AU  - Budinski, Ivana
AU  - Di Salvo, Ivy
AU  - Flaquer, Carles
AU  - Fulco, Antonio
AU  - Georgiakakis, Panagiotis
AU  - Martinoli, Adriano
AU  - Mas, Maria
AU  - Mazija, Mirna
AU  - Mucedda, Mauro
AU  - Papadatou, Eleni
AU  - Petrov, Boyan
AU  - Rodrigues, Luisa
AU  - Mathews, Fiona
AU  - Russo, Danilo
PY  - 2020
UR  - https://bmcecol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12898-020-00321-7
UR  - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32993600
UR  - http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=PMC7526252
UR  - https://radar.ibiss.bg.ac.rs/123456789/3917
AB  - BACKGROUND The Schreiber's bat, Miniopterus schreibersii, is adapted to long-distance flight, yet long distance movements have only been recorded sporadically using capture-mark-recapture. In this study, we used the hydrogen isotopic composition of 208 wing and 335 fur specimens from across the species' European range to test the hypothesis that the species migrates over long distances. RESULTS After obtaining the hydrogen isotopic composition (δ2H) of each sample, we performed geographic assignment tests by comparing the δ2H of samples with the δ2H of sampling sites. We found that 95 bats out of 325 showed evidence of long-distance movement, based on the analysis of either fur or wing samples. The eastern European part of the species range (Greece, Bulgaria and Serbia) had the highest numbers of bats that had moved. The assignment tests also helped identify possible migratory routes, such as movement between the Alps and the Balkans. CONCLUSIONS This is the first continental-scale study to provide evidence of migratory behaviour of M. schreibersii throughout its European range. The work highlights the need for further investigation of this behaviour to provide appropriate conservation strategies.
PB  - Springer Science and Business Media LLC
T2  - BMC Ecology
T1  - Hydrogen isotopes reveal evidence of migration of Miniopterus schreibersii in Europe.
IS  - 1
VL  - 20
DO  - 10.1186/s12898-020-00321-7
SP  - 52
ER  - 

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author = "Wright, Patrick G. R. and Newton, Jason and Agnelli, Paolo and Budinski, Ivana and Di Salvo, Ivy and Flaquer, Carles and Fulco, Antonio and Georgiakakis, Panagiotis and Martinoli, Adriano and Mas, Maria and Mazija, Mirna and Mucedda, Mauro and Papadatou, Eleni and Petrov, Boyan and Rodrigues, Luisa and Mathews, Fiona and Russo, Danilo",
year = "2020",
abstract = "BACKGROUND The Schreiber's bat, Miniopterus schreibersii, is adapted to long-distance flight, yet long distance movements have only been recorded sporadically using capture-mark-recapture. In this study, we used the hydrogen isotopic composition of 208 wing and 335 fur specimens from across the species' European range to test the hypothesis that the species migrates over long distances. RESULTS After obtaining the hydrogen isotopic composition (δ2H) of each sample, we performed geographic assignment tests by comparing the δ2H of samples with the δ2H of sampling sites. We found that 95 bats out of 325 showed evidence of long-distance movement, based on the analysis of either fur or wing samples. The eastern European part of the species range (Greece, Bulgaria and Serbia) had the highest numbers of bats that had moved. The assignment tests also helped identify possible migratory routes, such as movement between the Alps and the Balkans. CONCLUSIONS This is the first continental-scale study to provide evidence of migratory behaviour of M. schreibersii throughout its European range. The work highlights the need for further investigation of this behaviour to provide appropriate conservation strategies.",
publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media LLC",
journal = "BMC Ecology",
title = "Hydrogen isotopes reveal evidence of migration of Miniopterus schreibersii in Europe.",
number = "1",
volume = "20",
doi = "10.1186/s12898-020-00321-7",
pages = "52"
}

Wright, P. G. R., Newton, J., Agnelli, P., Budinski, I., Di Salvo, I., Flaquer, C., Fulco, A., Georgiakakis, P., Martinoli, A., Mas, M., Mazija, M., Mucedda, M., Papadatou, E., Petrov, B., Rodrigues, L., Mathews, F.,& Russo, D.. (2020). Hydrogen isotopes reveal evidence of migration of Miniopterus schreibersii in Europe.. in BMC Ecology
Springer Science and Business Media LLC., 20(1), 52.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898-020-00321-7

Wright PGR, Newton J, Agnelli P, Budinski I, Di Salvo I, Flaquer C, Fulco A, Georgiakakis P, Martinoli A, Mas M, Mazija M, Mucedda M, Papadatou E, Petrov B, Rodrigues L, Mathews F, Russo D. Hydrogen isotopes reveal evidence of migration of Miniopterus schreibersii in Europe.. in BMC Ecology. 2020;20(1):52.
doi:10.1186/s12898-020-00321-7 .

Wright, Patrick G. R., Newton, Jason, Agnelli, Paolo, Budinski, Ivana, Di Salvo, Ivy, Flaquer, Carles, Fulco, Antonio, Georgiakakis, Panagiotis, Martinoli, Adriano, Mas, Maria, Mazija, Mirna, Mucedda, Mauro, Papadatou, Eleni, Petrov, Boyan, Rodrigues, Luisa, Mathews, Fiona, Russo, Danilo, "Hydrogen isotopes reveal evidence of migration of Miniopterus schreibersii in Europe." in BMC Ecology, 20, no. 1 (2020):52,
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12898-020-00321-7 . .