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| Title |
First Direct Evidence of Long-distance Seasonal Movements and Hibernation in a Migratory Bat
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| Published in |
Scientific Reports, October 2016
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| DOI | 10.1038/srep34585 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Theodore J. Weller, Kevin T. Castle, Felix Liechti, Cris D. Hein, Michael R. Schirmacher, Paul M. Cryan |
| Abstract |
Understanding of migration in small bats has been constrained by limitations of techniques that were labor-intensive, provided coarse levels of resolution, or were limited to population-level inferences. Knowledge of movements and behaviors of individual bats have been unknowable because of limitations in size of tracking devices and methods to attach them for long periods. We used sutures to attach miniature global positioning system (GPS) tags and data loggers that recorded light levels, activity, and temperature to male hoary bats (Lasiurus cinereus). Results from recovered GPS tags illustrated profound differences among movement patterns by individuals, including one that completed a >1000 km round-trip journey during October 2014. Data loggers allowed us to record sub-hourly patterns of activity and torpor use, in one case over a period of 224 days that spanned an entire winter. In this latter bat, we documented 5 torpor bouts that lasted ≥16 days and a flightless period that lasted 40 nights. These first uses of miniature tags on small bats allowed us to discover that male hoary bats can make multi-directional movements during the migratory season and sometimes hibernate for an entire winter. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 49 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 16% |
| Canada | 5 | 10% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 4% |
| Belgium | 1 | 2% |
| Spain | 1 | 2% |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 2% |
| Austria | 1 | 2% |
| Comoros | 1 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 5 | 10% |
| Unknown | 23 | 47% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 38 | 78% |
| Scientists | 7 | 14% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 6% |
| Unknown | 1 | 2% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 204 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Switzerland | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 201 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 39 | 19% |
| Researcher | 35 | 17% |
| Other | 26 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 10% |
| Student > Bachelor | 16 | 8% |
| Other | 27 | 13% |
| Unknown | 41 | 20% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 93 | 46% |
| Environmental Science | 45 | 22% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 1% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 3 | 1% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | <1% |
| Other | 13 | 6% |
| Unknown | 45 | 22% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 63. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 15 November 2023.
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