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First record of a Nathusius' pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii) overwintering at a latitude above 60°N




AuthorsBlomberg Anna S., Vasko Ville, Salonen Saku, Pētersons Gunārs, Lilley Thomas M.

PublisherDe Gruyter Open Ltd

Publication year2021

JournalMammalia

Journal name in sourceMammalia

Volume85

Issue1

ISSN0025-1461

eISSN1864-1547

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1515/mammalia-2020-0019

Self-archived copy’s web addresshttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/detail/Publication/51111286


Abstract

Highly mobile species are considered to be the first to respond to climate change by transforming their ranges of distribution. There is evidence suggesting that Pipistrellus nathusii, a species capable of long-distance migration, is expanding both its reproduction and overwintering ranges to the North. We recorded the echolocation calls of bats at 16 sites in South-Western Finland on two consecutive winters, and detected calls of P. nathusii at one of the sites throughout the second winter. To our knowledge, this is the northernmost record of an overwintering P. nathusii, and contributes to evidence that the species is already responding to climate change.


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