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Does Nathusius' pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii (Keyserling & Blasius, 1839) breed in northern Italy?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2000

Adriano Martinoli
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Biologia Strutturale e Funzionale, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, sede di Varese, Via J. H. Dunant, 3 - 21100 Varese, Italy
Damiano G. Preatoni
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Biologia Strutturale e Funzionale, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, sede di Varese, Via J. H. Dunant, 3 - 21100 Varese, Italy
Guido Tosi
Affiliation:
Dipartimento di Biologia Strutturale e Funzionale, Università degli Studi dell'Insubria, sede di Varese, Via J. H. Dunant, 3 - 21100 Varese, Italy
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Abstract

This paper reports the capture of seven adult Pipistrellus nathusii including a lactating female mist-netted in July 1997 in Varese province (northern Italy). This record represents the first identification of a breeding female Nathusius' pipistrelle in the south part of the Alps. Other data on the reproduction of this species in Europe are discussed in order to reconsider its distribution and breeding sites.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
2000 The Zoological Society of London

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