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Most studies on the insect catching behavior in bats describe either echolocation behavior or capture techniques and flight behavior. Only in a few laboratory studies have both behaviors been studied simultaneously. We were able to do this in the field following the development of a battery operated 6 flash strobe system, which could be synchronized with the sound recordings. This equipment is still very bulky and cannot be moved during a recording session. Therefore we concentrated our efforts on a bat species, which reliably hunted in one area and could therefore be easily photographed. In the village Gornije Okrug near Trogir in Yugoslavia we found a site where several Pipistrellus kuhli regularly hunted for insects near a street light. The data from 10 nights of recording are presented here.
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Schnitzler, HU., Kalko, E., Miller, L., Surlykke, A. (1988). How the Bat, Pipistrellus Kuhli, Hunts for Insects. In: Nachtigall, P.E., Moore, P.W.B. (eds) Animal Sonar. NATO ASI Science, vol 156. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-7493-0_64
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