Long-term individualized monitoring of sympatric bat species reveals distinct species- and demographic differences in hibernation phenology
Abstract Background Hibernation allows species to conserve energy and thereby bridge unfavorable environmental conditions. At the same time, hibernation imposes substantial ecological and physiological costs. Understanding how hibernation timing differs within and between species can provide insight...
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ftdatacite:10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5816553.v1 2023-05-15T17:13:47+02:00 Long-term individualized monitoring of sympatric bat species reveals distinct species- and demographic differences in hibernation phenology Meier, Frauke Grosche, Leo Reusch, Christine Runkel, Volker van Schaik, Jaap Kerth, Gerald 2022 https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5816553.v1 https://springernature.figshare.com/collections/Long-term_individualized_monitoring_of_sympatric_bat_species_reveals_distinct_species-_and_demographic_differences_in_hibernation_phenology/5816553/1 unknown figshare https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12862-022-01962-6 https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5816553 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode cc-by-4.0 CC-BY Ecology FOS Biological sciences article Collection 2022 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5816553.v1 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-022-01962-6 https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.5816553 2022-02-09T14:07:36Z Abstract Background Hibernation allows species to conserve energy and thereby bridge unfavorable environmental conditions. At the same time, hibernation imposes substantial ecological and physiological costs. Understanding how hibernation timing differs within and between species can provide insights into the underlying drivers of this trade-off. However, this requires individualized long-term data that are often unavailable. Here, we used automatic monitoring techniques and a reproducible analysis pipeline to assess the individualized hibernation phenology of two sympatric bat species. Our study is based on data of more than 1100 RFID-tagged Daubenton’s bats (Myotis daubentonii) and Natterer’s bats (Myotis nattereri) collected over seven years at a hibernaculum in Germany. We used linear mixed models to analyze species-, sex- and age-specific differences in entrance, emergence and duration of the longest continuous period spent in the hibernaculum. Results Overall, Daubenton’s bats entered the hibernaculum earlier and emerged later than Natterer’s bats, resulting in a nearly twice as long hibernation duration. In both species, adult females entered earlier and emerged from hibernation later than adult males. Hibernation duration was shorter for juveniles than adults with the exception of adult male Natterer’s bats whose hibernation duration was shortest of all classes. Finally, hibernation timing differed among years, but yearly variations in entrance and emergence timing were not equally shifted in both species. Conclusions Our results suggest that even in sympatric species, and across sex and age classes, hibernation timing may be differentially affected by environmental conditions. This highlights the necessity of using individualized information when studying the impact of changing environments on hibernation phenology. Article in Journal/Newspaper Myotis nattereri DataCite Metadata Store (German National Library of Science and Technology) |
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Abstract Background Hibernation allows species to conserve energy and thereby bridge unfavorable environmental conditions. At the same time, hibernation imposes substantial ecological and physiological costs. Understanding how hibernation timing differs within and between species can provide insights into the underlying drivers of this trade-off. However, this requires individualized long-term data that are often unavailable. Here, we used automatic monitoring techniques and a reproducible analysis pipeline to assess the individualized hibernation phenology of two sympatric bat species. Our study is based on data of more than 1100 RFID-tagged Daubenton’s bats (Myotis daubentonii) and Natterer’s bats (Myotis nattereri) collected over seven years at a hibernaculum in Germany. We used linear mixed models to analyze species-, sex- and age-specific differences in entrance, emergence and duration of the longest continuous period spent in the hibernaculum. Results Overall, Daubenton’s bats entered the hibernaculum earlier and emerged later than Natterer’s bats, resulting in a nearly twice as long hibernation duration. In both species, adult females entered earlier and emerged from hibernation later than adult males. Hibernation duration was shorter for juveniles than adults with the exception of adult male Natterer’s bats whose hibernation duration was shortest of all classes. Finally, hibernation timing differed among years, but yearly variations in entrance and emergence timing were not equally shifted in both species. Conclusions Our results suggest that even in sympatric species, and across sex and age classes, hibernation timing may be differentially affected by environmental conditions. This highlights the necessity of using individualized information when studying the impact of changing environments on hibernation phenology. |
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Meier, Frauke Grosche, Leo Reusch, Christine Runkel, Volker van Schaik, Jaap Kerth, Gerald |
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Meier, Frauke Grosche, Leo Reusch, Christine Runkel, Volker van Schaik, Jaap Kerth, Gerald |
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Long-term individualized monitoring of sympatric bat species reveals distinct species- and demographic differences in hibernation phenology |
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Long-term individualized monitoring of sympatric bat species reveals distinct species- and demographic differences in hibernation phenology |
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Long-term individualized monitoring of sympatric bat species reveals distinct species- and demographic differences in hibernation phenology |
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Long-term individualized monitoring of sympatric bat species reveals distinct species- and demographic differences in hibernation phenology |
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Long-term individualized monitoring of sympatric bat species reveals distinct species- and demographic differences in hibernation phenology |
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long-term individualized monitoring of sympatric bat species reveals distinct species- and demographic differences in hibernation phenology |
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