Population size and survival in the Indian false vampire bat Megaderma lyra

• Autorzy: Sripathi K. , Raghuram H. , Rajasekar R. , Karuppudurai T. , Abraham S. G.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

We used the Jolly-Seber method to analyze mark-recapture data and estimate both survival and population size in the Indian false vampire bat Megaderma lyra in Madurai (South India). Population size of bats from 2001 to 2003 varied from 379 to 476, and showed fluctuation in numbers for both sexes. The mean (plusmn;SE) survival rate of females (1.26 ± 0.33) exceeded that of males (1.02 ± 0.16) although the differences were not statistically significant. We observed a gradual decline in reproduction as indicated by the number of pups born in each year. This was consistent with a declining trend in population size from 1995 to 2003. We hypothesize a few reasons for this fall in population size, including habitat destruction and human poaching of bats.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Chiropterologica
• Rocznik: 2004
• Tom: 06
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.145-154,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Sripathi K.

• Department of Animal Behaviour and Physiology, School of Biological Sciences, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai 625 021, India

autor

Raghuram H.

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Rajasekar R.

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Karuppudurai T.

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Abraham S. G.

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