Sympatric woodland Myotis bats form tight-knit social groups with exclusive roost home ranges (article)
August, Thomas A.; Nunn, Miles A; Fensome, Amy G; et al.Linton, Danielle M; Mathews, Fiona
Date: 30 October 2014
Journal
PLoS One
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Public Library of Science
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Abstract
The structuring of wild animal populations can influence population dynamics, disease spread, and information transfer. Social network analysis potentially offers insights into these processes but is rarely, if ever, used to investigate more than one species in a community. We therefore compared the social, temporal and spatial networks ...
The structuring of wild animal populations can influence population dynamics, disease spread, and information transfer. Social network analysis potentially offers insights into these processes but is rarely, if ever, used to investigate more than one species in a community. We therefore compared the social, temporal and spatial networks of sympatric Myotis bats (M. nattereri (Natterer's bats) and M. daubentonii (Daubenton's bats)), and asked: (1) are there long-lasting social associations within species? (2) do the ranges occupied by roosting social groups overlap within or between species? (3) are M. daubentonii bachelor colonies excluded from roosting in areas used by maternity groups?
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