Energy budgets of lactating and non-reproductive Brown Long-Eared Bats (Plecotus auritus) suggest females use compensation in lactation

Earth & Environmental Sciences

• lactation 92%
• bat 75%
• energy budget 70%
• food consumption 29%
• expenditure 24%
• energy 23%
• energy intake 23%
• turnover 21%
• milk 17%
• fat 16%
• mobilization 15%
• suckling 12%
• moth 10%
• water 7%
• respiration 7%
• flight 6%
• food 5%

Agriculture & Biology

• Plecotus 100%
• Chiroptera 61%
• lactation 52%
• energy 38%
• lactating females 31%
• energy costs 26%
• food consumption 24%
• energy intake 15%
• milk consumption 9%
• water 9%
• lipids 8%
• Noctuidae 8%
• suckling 8%
• flight 6%
• breathing 6%
• milk 5%