High-Altitude Pursuit of Insects by Echolocating Bats

High-Altitude Pursuit of Insects by Echolocating Bats

Bat detectors on helium-filled kite balloons revealed echolocating bats active at altitudes ≤ 600 m above the ground over Brachystegia woodland in the Sengwa Wildlife Research Area, Zimbabwe. Feeding buzzes indicated that bats were actively foraging to 600 m. At least seven species of bats were dete...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:
Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:Journal of mammalogy 1997-02, Vol.78 (1), p.247-250
Hauptverfasser: Fenton, M. B., Griffin, D. R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Acoustic echoes
Altitude
Animal communication
Animal ethology
Animal vocalization
Bats
Biological and medical sciences
Chiroptera
Foraging
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Insect flight
Kite flying
Mammalia
Mammalogy
Navigation
Predation
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Research universities
Sound
Tethered balloons
Vertebrata
Wildlife
Online-Zugang:Volltext
Tags: Tag hinzufügen
Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!
Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:Bat detectors on helium-filled kite balloons revealed echolocating bats active at altitudes ≤ 600 m above the ground over Brachystegia woodland in the Sengwa Wildlife Research Area, Zimbabwe. Feeding buzzes indicated that bats were actively foraging to 600 m. At least seven species of bats were detected, including six molossids and one emballonurid.
ISSN:0022-2372
1545-1542
1545-1542
0022-2372
DOI:10.2307/1382658