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Landing manoeuvres predict roost-site preferences in bats
(2022-11-11)
Roosts are vital for the survival of many species, and how individuals
choose one site over another is affected by various factors. In bats,
for example, species may use stiff roosts such as caves or compliant
ones such ...
Ecological Correlates of Range Size in the Tent-Making Bat Artibeus watsoni
(2007-04)
We examined variation in foraging- and roosting-range size in the tent-making bat Artibeus watsoni. We radiotracked 42 individuals at 2 sites in the Golfito Wildlife Refuge and 6 sites at Corcovado National Park, southwestern ...
Evaluación del papel del sexo y las etapas reproductivas en los procesos de comunicación acústica en el murciélago de ventosas thyroptera tricolor (Chiroptera: thyropteridae)
(2022)
El comportamiento es uno de los rasgos más variables dentro del reino animal. Sin embargo, aún hay poca claridad sobre cuáles son los factores que inciden en su variabilidad. En muchas especies se sabe que con el inicio ...
Response of a Specialist Bat to the Loss of a Critical Resource
(2011-12)
Human activities have negatively impacted many species, particularly those with unique traits that restrict their use of resources and conditions to specific habitats. Unfortunately, few studies have been able to isolate ...
Seasonality in the emission of contact calls in Spix’s disc-winged bats(Thyroptera tricolor) suggests a potential role in mate attraction
(2022)
Multiple studies show that animals exhibit consistent individual differences in behavior, but they also experience short-term changes
in their behavioral responses associated with seasonal events, most notably reproduction. ...
Reproduction and Growth in a Neotropical Insectivorous Bat
(2011)
Even though there is an abundance of data regarding the reproductive biology and postnatal growth of bats, comprehensive data on life history is still lacking for most species, particularly for rare families that have ...
Diversity and Conservation of Cave-Dwelling Bats in the Brunca Region of Costa Rica
(2018-06-02)
The Brunca region in Costa Rica contains the largest number of caves in the country, yet the diversity and distribution of bat species within those caves is currently unknown. Without this information, it is not possible ...
Reproductive biology and postnatal development in the tent-making bat Artibeus watsoni (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)
(2006)
In this study we investigated the reproductive patterns and postnatal development in the tent‐making bat Artibeus watsoni. We sampled two populations in the Golfito Wildlife Refuge and Corcovado National Park, south‐western ...
All-offspring natal philopatry in a Neotropical bat
(2011-11)
Natal dispersal is a strategy employed by individuals to avoid reproducing with close relatives. In most
bats, incestuous matings are prevented by the departure of one sex; thus, all-offspring philopatry has
rarely been ...