Temporal and spatial differences in the emission of calls by pipistrelle bats Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus

• Autorzy: Downs N. C. , Racey P.A.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The number of orientation, feeding and social calls emitted by pipistrelle batsPipistrellus pipistrellus Schreber, 1774 andP. pygmaeus Leach, 1825 was recorded throughout the night at eight different sites. Social calls were unaffected by weather variables, whereas orientation calls and feeding buzzes were both significantly affected by cloud and temperature conditions. The number of emissions of each call type was significantly different between sites, indicating that the bats used different sites for different activities. Significant positive correlations between all three combinations of call types occurred only during the middle of the night, corresponding with the nadir of flying insects. This suggests that bats were engaged in activities other than feeding at this time, such as territory protection or mate attraction.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

call; emission; pipistrelle bat; Pipistrellus pygmaeus; Pipistrellus pipistrellus; echolocation; bat

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Theriologica
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: 52
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.55-64,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Downs N. C.

• University of Aberdeen, School of Biological Sciences, Tillydrone Avenue, AB24 2TZ, U.K.

autor

Racey P.A.

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