Do bats use guano and urine stains to find new roosts? Tests with three group-living bats

Many animals use social cues to find refuges. Bats can find roosts using the echolocation and social calls of conspecifics, but they might also use scent cues, a possibility which is less studied. The entrances of bat roosts are often marked by guano and urine, providing possible scent cues. We cond...

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Main Authors: Bridget K. G. Brown, Lauren Leffer, Yesenia Valverde, Nia Toshkova, Jessica Nystrom, Rachel A. Page, Gerald G. Carter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2020-09-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.201055