In situ novel environment assay reveals acoustic exploration as a repeatable behavioral response in migratory bats
Integrating information on species-specific sensory perception with spatial activity provides a high-resolution understanding of how animals explore environments, yet frequently used exploration assays commonly ignore sensory acquisition as a measure for exploration. Echolocation is an active sensin...
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ftuwalesbangcris:oai:research.bangor.ac.uk:publications/f4b3c218-227a-4d2c-bb53-f3ed52575e16 2023-05-15T17:59:45+02:00 In situ novel environment assay reveals acoustic exploration as a repeatable behavioral response in migratory bats Schabacker, Theresa Lindecke, Oliver Rizzi, Sofia Marggraf, Lara Pētersons, Gunārs Voigt, Christian C. Snijders, Lysanne 2021-04-14 application/pdf https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutputs/in-situ-novel-environment-assay-reveals-acoustic-exploration-as-a-repeatable-behavioral-response-in-migratory-bats(f4b3c218-227a-4d2c-bb53-f3ed52575e16).html https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87588-y https://research.bangor.ac.uk/ws/files/39627438/s41598_021_87588_y.pdf eng eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Schabacker , T , Lindecke , O , Rizzi , S , Marggraf , L , Pētersons , G , Voigt , C C & Snijders , L 2021 , ' In situ novel environment assay reveals acoustic exploration as a repeatable behavioral response in migratory bats ' , Scientific Reports , vol. 11 , no. 1 , 8174 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87588-y article 2021 ftuwalesbangcris https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87588-y 2021-12-26T12:07:09Z Integrating information on species-specific sensory perception with spatial activity provides a high-resolution understanding of how animals explore environments, yet frequently used exploration assays commonly ignore sensory acquisition as a measure for exploration. Echolocation is an active sensing system used by hundreds of mammal species, primarily bats. As echolocation call activity can be reliably quantified, bats present an excellent model system to investigate intraspecific variation in environmental cue sampling. Here, we developed an in situ roost-like novel environment assay for tree-roosting bats. We repeatedly tested 52 individuals of the migratory bat species, Pipistrellus nathusii, across 24 h, to examine the role of echolocation when crawling through a maze-type arena and test for consistent intraspecific variation in sensory-based exploration. We reveal a strong correlation between echolocation call activity and spatial activity. Moreover, we show that during the exploration of the maze, individuals consistently differed in spatial activity as well as echolocation call activity, given their spatial activity, a behavioral response we term ’acoustic exploration’. Acoustic exploration was correlated with other exploratory behaviors, but not with emergence latency. We here present a relevant new measure for exploration behavior and provide evidence for consistent (short-term) intra-specific variation in the level at which wild bats collect information from a novel environment. Article in Journal/Newspaper Pipistrellus nathusii Bangor University: Research Portal Scientific Reports 11 1 |
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Integrating information on species-specific sensory perception with spatial activity provides a high-resolution understanding of how animals explore environments, yet frequently used exploration assays commonly ignore sensory acquisition as a measure for exploration. Echolocation is an active sensing system used by hundreds of mammal species, primarily bats. As echolocation call activity can be reliably quantified, bats present an excellent model system to investigate intraspecific variation in environmental cue sampling. Here, we developed an in situ roost-like novel environment assay for tree-roosting bats. We repeatedly tested 52 individuals of the migratory bat species, Pipistrellus nathusii, across 24 h, to examine the role of echolocation when crawling through a maze-type arena and test for consistent intraspecific variation in sensory-based exploration. We reveal a strong correlation between echolocation call activity and spatial activity. Moreover, we show that during the exploration of the maze, individuals consistently differed in spatial activity as well as echolocation call activity, given their spatial activity, a behavioral response we term ’acoustic exploration’. Acoustic exploration was correlated with other exploratory behaviors, but not with emergence latency. We here present a relevant new measure for exploration behavior and provide evidence for consistent (short-term) intra-specific variation in the level at which wild bats collect information from a novel environment. |
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Schabacker, Theresa Lindecke, Oliver Rizzi, Sofia Marggraf, Lara Pētersons, Gunārs Voigt, Christian C. Snijders, Lysanne |
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Schabacker, Theresa Lindecke, Oliver Rizzi, Sofia Marggraf, Lara Pētersons, Gunārs Voigt, Christian C. Snijders, Lysanne In situ novel environment assay reveals acoustic exploration as a repeatable behavioral response in migratory bats |
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Schabacker, Theresa Lindecke, Oliver Rizzi, Sofia Marggraf, Lara Pētersons, Gunārs Voigt, Christian C. Snijders, Lysanne |
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In situ novel environment assay reveals acoustic exploration as a repeatable behavioral response in migratory bats |
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In situ novel environment assay reveals acoustic exploration as a repeatable behavioral response in migratory bats |
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In situ novel environment assay reveals acoustic exploration as a repeatable behavioral response in migratory bats |
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In situ novel environment assay reveals acoustic exploration as a repeatable behavioral response in migratory bats |
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In situ novel environment assay reveals acoustic exploration as a repeatable behavioral response in migratory bats |
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in situ novel environment assay reveals acoustic exploration as a repeatable behavioral response in migratory bats |
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https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutputs/in-situ-novel-environment-assay-reveals-acoustic-exploration-as-a-repeatable-behavioral-response-in-migratory-bats(f4b3c218-227a-4d2c-bb53-f3ed52575e16).html https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87588-y https://research.bangor.ac.uk/ws/files/39627438/s41598_021_87588_y.pdf |
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Schabacker , T , Lindecke , O , Rizzi , S , Marggraf , L , Pētersons , G , Voigt , C C & Snijders , L 2021 , ' In situ novel environment assay reveals acoustic exploration as a repeatable behavioral response in migratory bats ' , Scientific Reports , vol. 11 , no. 1 , 8174 . https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87588-y |
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