Reese Arh– University of Toronto

Foraging Ecology of Bats

Reese Arh

 

Foraging ecology of bats

My research interests focus on the foraging ecology of insectivorous bats. Specifically, I study the role that ecomorphology plays in determining the foraging behaviour and habitat of bats species.

Bat species have broad and fine grained differentiations based on wing morphology and echolocation call characteristics that constrain foraging ecology.  Additionally, bats can be classified into different guilds based on their foraging strategy (aerial hawking or gleaning) and foraging habitat (clutter, edge, or open).

My thesis examines how prey abundance, cranial morphology, and interspecific competition affect predictions made by echolocation and wing morphology.

I am also interested in the conservation of bat species, especially the eastern small-footed bat.

My field research occurs at the Queens University Biological Station under the supervision of Dr. J. Fullard where I study the five residential bat species in the area.

 

 

Contact information:

Reese Arh

SB 2014

3359 Mississauga Rd N

Mississauga, Ontario L5L 1C6

 

Phone: 905-828-3891

Fax: 905-828-3792

E-mail: reese.arh@utoronto.ca