Contribution of acoustic methods to the study of insectivorous bat diversity in protected areas from northern Venezuela

• Autorzy: Ochoa J.G. , Farrell M. J. O. , Miller B. W.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We present the results of an acoustic survey of aerial insectivorous bats conducted in four protected areas in northern Venezuela. These areas represent localities where the taxonomic composition of the bat communities was relatively well known. We conducted field surveys using the Anabat II detector and analysis system. We compared acoustic inventories with previous lists obtained with conventional sampling methods (principally mist nets). We identified 30 species acoustically (representing 15 genera of the families Emballonuridae, Noctilionidae, Mormoopidae, Vespertilionidae, and Molossidae) on the basis of vocal signatures. Nineteen of these were verified by capture and subsequent recording of released animals; the remainder were identified by comparison with verified vocalizations from other localities. An additional 11 unidentified but distinct taxa were recorded and are referred to here as ‘sonotypes’ (based on similarities in call structure to known species) representing eight genera of the families Emballonuridae, Vespertilionidae, and Molossidae. The short-term acoustic surveys nearly equaled or exceeded the known species richness at three of the four localities, and added two to nine species to previous lists from all locations; many of these bats correspond to taxa difficult to detect with conventional capture methods.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Chiropterologica
• Rocznik: 2000
• Tom: 02
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.171-183,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Ochoa J.G.

• Asociacion Venezolana para la Conservacion de Areas Naturales (ACOANA) / Wildlife Conservation Society, Apartado 69520, caracas 1063A, Venezuela

autor

Farrell M. J. O.

autor

Miller B. W.

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