Man-made maternity roost selection by Scotophilus kuhlii (Lesser Asiatic yellow bat) in two anthropogenically altered habitats
Scotophilus kuhlii is a highly gregarious bat that thrives in anthropogenically altered habitats readily roosting in man-made structures. Although widespread, information on the ecology of S. kuhlii is very scarce in Southeast Asia. We conducted this study to determine if the females used the same d...
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| author | Abd Rahman, Nuratiqah Md Sharif, Badrul Azhar Yaakop, Salmah Ng, Yong Foo Ting, J. S. Mukhtar Ahmad, Zubaid Akbar |
| author_facet | Abd Rahman, Nuratiqah Md Sharif, Badrul Azhar Yaakop, Salmah Ng, Yong Foo Ting, J. S. Mukhtar Ahmad, Zubaid Akbar |
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| description | Scotophilus kuhlii is a highly gregarious bat that thrives in anthropogenically altered habitats readily roosting in man-made structures. Although widespread, information on the ecology of S. kuhlii is very scarce in Southeast Asia. We conducted this study to determine if the females used the same day roost as a maternity roost in buildings in an agricultural and suburban habitat from July 2013 to April 2015. The females were found to use the same day roost as a maternity roost as the buildings provided a higher temperature and more stable thermal conditions as compared to the ambient temperature. We found that there was a significant positive relationship between roost microclimate and ambient microclimate. Based on the observation of the external body condition, females were found to be seasonally monoestrous. Our findings are useful for conservation and management of these synantrophic bats where natural roost sites are lacking and in managing human-bat conflicts. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-623482020-01-07T04:46:08Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62348/ Man-made maternity roost selection by Scotophilus kuhlii (Lesser Asiatic yellow bat) in two anthropogenically altered habitats Abd Rahman, Nuratiqah Md Sharif, Badrul Azhar Yaakop, Salmah Ng, Yong Foo Ting, J. S. Mukhtar Ahmad, Zubaid Akbar Scotophilus kuhlii is a highly gregarious bat that thrives in anthropogenically altered habitats readily roosting in man-made structures. Although widespread, information on the ecology of S. kuhlii is very scarce in Southeast Asia. We conducted this study to determine if the females used the same day roost as a maternity roost in buildings in an agricultural and suburban habitat from July 2013 to April 2015. The females were found to use the same day roost as a maternity roost as the buildings provided a higher temperature and more stable thermal conditions as compared to the ambient temperature. We found that there was a significant positive relationship between roost microclimate and ambient microclimate. Based on the observation of the external body condition, females were found to be seasonally monoestrous. Our findings are useful for conservation and management of these synantrophic bats where natural roost sites are lacking and in managing human-bat conflicts. Malaysian Nature Society 2017 Article NonPeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62348/1/Man-made%20maternity%20roost%20selection%20by%20Scotophilus%20kuhlii.pdf Abd Rahman, Nuratiqah and Md Sharif, Badrul Azhar and Yaakop, Salmah and Ng, Yong Foo and Ting, J. S. and Mukhtar Ahmad, Zubaid Akbar (2017) Man-made maternity roost selection by Scotophilus kuhlii (Lesser Asiatic yellow bat) in two anthropogenically altered habitats. Malayan Nature Journal, 69 (1). 31 - 39. ISSN 0025-1291 https://ukm.pure.elsevier.com/en/publications/man-made-maternity-roost-selection-by-scotophilus-kuhlii-lesser-a |
| spellingShingle | Abd Rahman, Nuratiqah Md Sharif, Badrul Azhar Yaakop, Salmah Ng, Yong Foo Ting, J. S. Mukhtar Ahmad, Zubaid Akbar Man-made maternity roost selection by Scotophilus kuhlii (Lesser Asiatic yellow bat) in two anthropogenically altered habitats |
| title | Man-made maternity roost selection by Scotophilus kuhlii (Lesser Asiatic yellow bat) in two anthropogenically altered habitats |
| title_full | Man-made maternity roost selection by Scotophilus kuhlii (Lesser Asiatic yellow bat) in two anthropogenically altered habitats |
| title_fullStr | Man-made maternity roost selection by Scotophilus kuhlii (Lesser Asiatic yellow bat) in two anthropogenically altered habitats |
| title_full_unstemmed | Man-made maternity roost selection by Scotophilus kuhlii (Lesser Asiatic yellow bat) in two anthropogenically altered habitats |
| title_short | Man-made maternity roost selection by Scotophilus kuhlii (Lesser Asiatic yellow bat) in two anthropogenically altered habitats |
| title_sort | man made maternity roost selection by scotophilus kuhlii lesser asiatic yellow bat in two anthropogenically altered habitats |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62348/1/Man-made%20maternity%20roost%20selection%20by%20Scotophilus%20kuhlii.pdf |
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