The effect of group size, reproductive condition and time period on sexual segregation patterns in three vespertilionid bat species ...
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Sexual segregation is widespread across the animal kingdom, yet there is limited consensus on the factors that shape this behavioural phenomenon. Many of the existing theories are based on study species with high levels of sexual size dimorphism. In...
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Zenodo
2021
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13449773 https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.13449773 |
| Summary: | (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Sexual segregation is widespread across the animal kingdom, yet there is limited consensus on the factors that shape this behavioural phenomenon. Many of the existing theories are based on study species with high levels of sexual size dimorphism. Insights from studies on species with minimal sexual size dimorphism, such as vespertilionid bats, provide an opportunity to study the factors associated with segregation irrespective of body size effects. Using long-term data pooled from multiple bat box monitoring schemes across the U.K., we investigated segregation patterns in maternity roosts of three vespertilionid bat species, Bechstein's bat, Myotis bechsteinii, Natterer's bat, M. nattereri and brown long-eared bat, Plecotus auritus. We used the Sexual Segregation and Aggregation Statistic (SSAS) to evaluate temporal trends of sexual segregation of roosts over the reproductive period (divided into pre-parturition, lactation and post-lactation periods). ... |
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