Ecological observations on an East African bat community
Mammalia
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Abstract
The structure and ecology of bat faunas is a subject of interest to mammalogists (Findley, 1976; Wilson, 1973). Syntopic African bat communities, however, have received little study in comparison with neotropical faunas (cf. Fleming et al., 1972; LaVal and Fitch, 1977; McNab, 1971). Verschuren (1957) presented natural history information and species accounts for a localized central African bat fauna. Foraging related characteristics of a Rhodesian community have also been analyzed (Fenton, 1975; Fenton et al., 1977), but not on a seasonal basis. Other reports on African bat faunas are restricted to regional summaries (cf. Koopman, 1975 or Rosevear, 1965) and do not consider ecological aspects of a single localized community. The purpose of our study was to follow species composition, reproduction, and foraging related characteristics of an East African bat fauna over a full annual cycle.
Suggested Citation
O'Shea, T., Vaughan, T.A., 1980, Ecological observations on an East African bat community: Mammalia, v. 44, no. 4, p. 485-496, https://doi.org/10.1515/mamm.1980.44.4.485.
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| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | Ecological observations on an East African bat community |
| Series title | Mammalia |
| DOI | 10.1515/mamm.1980.44.4.485 |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Year Published | 1980 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Muséum national d'histoire naturelle |
| Publisher location | Paris |
| Description | 12 p. |
| Larger Work Type | Article |
| Larger Work Subtype | Journal Article |
| Larger Work Title | Mammalia |
| First page | 485 |
| Last page | 496 |
| Other Geospatial | Africa |