Echolocation calls of Euderma maculatum (Vespertilionidae): use in orientation and communication

Publication Type:

Journal Article

Authors:

Leonard, M. L.; Fenton, M. B.

Source:

Journal of Mammalogy, American Society of Mammalogists, Volume 65, Issue 1, p.122-126 (1984)

Call Number:

A84LEO01IDUS

Keywords:

Euderma maculatum, Myotis lucifugus, Spotted Bat

Abstract:

Microchiropteran bats use echolocation to detect objects in their paths, and they also produce 'social' vocalizations in a range of circumstances from mother-young interactions to mating and roosting. Barclay demonstrated that Myotis lucifugus uses the echolocation calls of conspecifics to locate resources such as patches of food and roosts, showing an important communication role for echolocation calls. The purpose of this study was to describe the echolocation calls of the spotted bat, Euderma maculatum, and to assess the role of these calls in the spacing of individuals on feeding grounds. This species is ideal for this work because it produces low-frequency echolocation calls and appears to maintain exclusive feeding areas. The present study was conducted from 5 May to 21 August 1981 in the southern Okanagan Valley of British Columbia, Canada.

Notes:

Reference Code: A84LEO01IDUS

Full Citation: Leonard, M. L., and M. B. Fenton. 1984. Echolocation calls of Euderma maculatum (Vespertilionidae): use in orientation and communication. Journal of Mammalogy 65(1): 122-126.

Location: ANIMAL EF: EUDERMA MACULATUM