Do little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) use conspecific calls and odours to find new roosts?
50 leaves : ill. 29 cm. Includes abstract and appendix. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 34-43). I tested the hypothesis that conspecific calls and odours would attract little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) to new roosts. I predicted bats would discover and use treatment boxes before contr...
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ftstmarysunivca:oai:library2:01/26511 2023-05-15T17:22:19+02:00 Do little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) use conspecific calls and odours to find new roosts? Appleby, Karissa Broders, Hugh G. (Hugh Gerard), 1972- 2016 application/pdf http://library2.smu.ca/handle/01/26511 en eng Halifax, N.S. : Saint Mary's University QL737 C595 A67 2016 http://library2.smu.ca/handle/01/26511 QL737.C595 Little brown bat Bats -- Behavior Animal communication Text 2016 ftstmarysunivca 2022-05-13T05:44:28Z 50 leaves : ill. 29 cm. Includes abstract and appendix. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 34-43). I tested the hypothesis that conspecific calls and odours would attract little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) to new roosts. I predicted bats would discover and use treatment boxes before control boxes. I built six new bat boxes and placed them near pre-existing roost boxes on the Hubley property, Newfoundland, Canada. Conspecific calls were broadcasted from one box and a cloth scented with conspecific odours placed in another. The other four boxes were controls. I compared the discovery date and number of bat visits between box types. Contrary to my hypothesis, bats did not first discover or prefer treatment boxes, thus these cues did not attract them to new roosts. The highest number of bat visits were made by juveniles to one control box towards the end of the study. Perhaps juvenile bats become more exploratory at the end of the summer when they are self-sufficient and leaving their summer roosts. Text Newfoundland Saint Mary's University, Halifax: Institutional Repository Canada Hubley ENVELOPE(-86.783,-86.783,-78.083,-78.083) |
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50 leaves : ill. 29 cm. Includes abstract and appendix. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 34-43). I tested the hypothesis that conspecific calls and odours would attract little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) to new roosts. I predicted bats would discover and use treatment boxes before control boxes. I built six new bat boxes and placed them near pre-existing roost boxes on the Hubley property, Newfoundland, Canada. Conspecific calls were broadcasted from one box and a cloth scented with conspecific odours placed in another. The other four boxes were controls. I compared the discovery date and number of bat visits between box types. Contrary to my hypothesis, bats did not first discover or prefer treatment boxes, thus these cues did not attract them to new roosts. The highest number of bat visits were made by juveniles to one control box towards the end of the study. Perhaps juvenile bats become more exploratory at the end of the summer when they are self-sufficient and leaving their summer roosts. |
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Do little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) use conspecific calls and odours to find new roosts? |
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Do little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) use conspecific calls and odours to find new roosts? |
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Do little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) use conspecific calls and odours to find new roosts? |
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Do little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) use conspecific calls and odours to find new roosts? |
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Do little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus) use conspecific calls and odours to find new roosts? |
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