Publication details
A comparison between emergence and return activity in pipistrelle bats Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus
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| Year of publication | 2006 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Acta Chiropterologica |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Zoology |
| Keywords | emergence; return; predation risk; temoperature; Pipistrellus pipistrellus; P. pygmaeus |
| Description | Six maternity colonies of pipistrelle bats were investigated in NE Scotland and light levels and time of emergence and return of the bats with respect to sunset and sunrise were recorded. Parameters of return activity occurred at lower light intensities than those of emergence. The interval between dawn return and sunrise was longer than that between sunset and dusk emergence. Emergence and return were equal in duration. |
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