Diet‐Faeces Trophic Discrimination Factor and Gut Passage Time of an Aotearoa New Zealand Insectivorous Bat, <i>Chalinolobus tuberculatus</i>, Determined via Controlled Feeding Experiment

This dataset pertains to a study utilising a rare feeding trial conducted on a rehabilitating <i>Chalinolobus tuberculatus</i>, a threatened Aotearoa New Zealand bat (pekapeka) species. The study aimed to determine the bat's diet-faeces trophic discrimination factor (TDF) for nitrogen and carbon, as well as the dietary turnover time. The dataset includes several components:<b>Table Sd1</b>: Records of room temperature adjustments made to re-acclimatise the bat to wild temperatures prior to its release. This data is crucial for understanding the environmental conditions the bat was exposed to during rehabilitation.<b>Table Sd2</b>: Detailed diet records, including the food items and the amounts consumed by the bat each day during the morning, midday, and afternoon meals. This table provides insights into the dietary patterns and preferences of the bat.<b>Table Sd3</b>: Lists the primers used by Wilderlab, Wellington, in their "basic analysis package". This information is essential for replicating the DNA metabarcoding procedures used in the study.<b>Table Sd4</b>: Complete DNA metabarcoding results of bat faeces collected over 10 different days, produced by Wilderlab, Wellington. This table includes detailed results on the dietary components identified from the faecal samples.<b>Table Sd5</b>: Stable isotope results of pekapeka faeces and matching food items, collected over 19 days, produced by NIWA Wellington. This data is critical for calculating the bat's diet-faeces TDFs.