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Lee, Y.-F.; Takaso, T.; Chiang, T.-Y.; Kuo, Y.-M.; Nakanishi, N.; Tzeng, H.-Y.; Yasuda, K.. |
The nocturnal distribution and resource use by Ryukyu flying foxes was studied along 28 transects, covering five types of habitats, on Iriomote Island, Japan, from early June to late September, 2005. Bats were mostly encountered solitarily (66.8%) or in pairs (16.8%), with a mean linear density of 2.5 ± 0.6 bats/km of transect/night. Across the island, however, bat densities were distributed non-randomly among transect-nights, not correlated with transect length, and showed a slightly clumped distribution (variance/mean = 3.3). Outskirt trails contributed higher values to the relative importance of bat abundance, but the highest mean abundances occurred mostly at village sites on the west coast, which on average devoted only a quarter of their land area to... |
Tipo: Article / Letter to the editor |
Palavras-chave: Abundance; Bats; Chiroptera; Diet; Figs; Frugivores; Habitat; 42.84. |
Ano: 2009 |
URL: http://www.repository.naturalis.nl/record/311809 |
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