Distributional Limits of Bats in Alaska
Bats in temperate regions are relatively well studied, yet little research has focused on the northern limit of their distribution. We document the northwestern extent of bats in North America using museum holdings, literature records, and field research in Alaska. Six bat species are confirmed from...
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ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/64163 2023-05-15T14:19:09+02:00 Distributional Limits of Bats in Alaska Parker, Doreen I. Lawhead, Brian E. Cook, Joseph A. 1997-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64163 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64163/48098 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/64163 ARCTIC; Vol. 50 No. 3 (1997): September: 201–288; 256-265 1923-1245 0004-0843 Alaska latitude bats distribution limiting factors Myotis Lasionycteris Eptesicus chauves-souris facteurs limitants info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1997 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:21:19Z Bats in temperate regions are relatively well studied, yet little research has focused on the northern limit of their distribution. We document the northwestern extent of bats in North America using museum holdings, literature records, and field research in Alaska. Six bat species are confirmed from Alaska: Myotis lucifugus, M. keenii, M. californicus, M. volans, Lasionycteris noctivagans, and Eptesicus fuscus. M. lucifugus occurs throughout much of Alaska south of the Arctic Circle, whereas four other species occur only in Southeast Alaska. Climate, roost availability, extent of forested habitat, geographic barriers, length of night, and prey abundance appear to influence the distribution of bats in Alaska, although the relative contribution of these factors is unknown. Si, dans les régions tempérées, les chauves-souris ont fait l'objet d'études relativement approfondies, on a par contre mené peu de recherches sur la limite septentrionale de leur répartition. Cet article décrit l'extension nord-ouest de l'aire des chauves-souris en Amérique du Nord en faisant appel à des pièces muséologiques, des documents comportant des relevés, et des recherches sur le terrain en Alaska. On confirme que six espèces de chauves-souris se retrouvent en Alaska: Myotis lucifugus, M. keenii, M. californicus, M. volans, Lasionycteris noctivagans et Eptesicus fuscus. M. lucifugus est répandue presque partout en Alaska au sud du cercle polaire, tandis que quatre autres espèces ne se retrouvent que dans le sud-est de l'Alaska. Il semble que le climat, la disponibilité des sites de reproduction, l'étendue de l'habitat forestier, les barrières géographiques, la longueur de la nuit et l'abondance des proies influencent la distribution des chauves-souris en Alaska, bien qu'on ne connaisse pas la contribution relative de ces facteurs. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Alaska University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic ARCTIC 50 3 |
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Bats in temperate regions are relatively well studied, yet little research has focused on the northern limit of their distribution. We document the northwestern extent of bats in North America using museum holdings, literature records, and field research in Alaska. Six bat species are confirmed from Alaska: Myotis lucifugus, M. keenii, M. californicus, M. volans, Lasionycteris noctivagans, and Eptesicus fuscus. M. lucifugus occurs throughout much of Alaska south of the Arctic Circle, whereas four other species occur only in Southeast Alaska. Climate, roost availability, extent of forested habitat, geographic barriers, length of night, and prey abundance appear to influence the distribution of bats in Alaska, although the relative contribution of these factors is unknown. Si, dans les régions tempérées, les chauves-souris ont fait l'objet d'études relativement approfondies, on a par contre mené peu de recherches sur la limite septentrionale de leur répartition. Cet article décrit l'extension nord-ouest de l'aire des chauves-souris en Amérique du Nord en faisant appel à des pièces muséologiques, des documents comportant des relevés, et des recherches sur le terrain en Alaska. On confirme que six espèces de chauves-souris se retrouvent en Alaska: Myotis lucifugus, M. keenii, M. californicus, M. volans, Lasionycteris noctivagans et Eptesicus fuscus. M. lucifugus est répandue presque partout en Alaska au sud du cercle polaire, tandis que quatre autres espèces ne se retrouvent que dans le sud-est de l'Alaska. Il semble que le climat, la disponibilité des sites de reproduction, l'étendue de l'habitat forestier, les barrières géographiques, la longueur de la nuit et l'abondance des proies influencent la distribution des chauves-souris en Alaska, bien qu'on ne connaisse pas la contribution relative de ces facteurs. |
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Distributional Limits of Bats in Alaska |
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