Roosting, social organization and the annual cycle in a Kenya population of the bat Pipistrellus nanus
Ethology
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Abstract
The tiny (3.1–3.8 g) vespcrtilionid bat Pipistrellus nanus was studied in Kenya palm-thatched roofs from May 1973 to July 1974. Roosting social organization and related activities and behavior are described. ♂♂ held diurnal roosting territories where ♀♀ gathered in small and compositionally labile groups, attracted to the most vocal ♂♂. Annual variation in population-wide aspects of social organization follows predictable seasonal changes in climate and predator abundance. Variability between individuals follows a common mammalian pattern: high male competition for ♀, variance in presumed male reproductive success, and a mating system resembling one based on resource defense polygyny. Social organization in this population contrasts with that known from studies of other P. nanus populations.
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O'Shea, T., 1980, Roosting, social organization and the annual cycle in a Kenya population of the bat Pipistrellus nanus: Ethology, v. 53, no. 2, p. 171-195, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0310.1980.tb01048.x.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Roosting, social organization and the annual cycle in a Kenya population of the bat Pipistrellus nanus |
| Series title | Ethology |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1980.tb01048.x |
| Volume | 53 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Publication Date | April 26, 2010 |
| Year Published | 1980 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Blackwell Wissenschafts-Verlag |
| Publisher location | Berlin |
| Description | 25 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Ethology |
| First page | 171 |
| Last page | 195 |
| Country | Kenya |