Intraspecific responses to distress calls of the pipistrelle bat,Pipistrellus pipistrellus

1998 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 705-713 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.M RUSS ◽  
P.A RACEY ◽  
G JONES
1972 ◽  
Vol 50 (12) ◽  
pp. 1501-1512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raymond A. Stefanski ◽  
J. Bruce Falls

Distress calls, recorded from birds captured in mist nets, were played to territorial pairs in successive stages of the breeding cycle. Responses included approach, movement about the speaker, alarm calls, and displays. Latent time to response, closeness of approach, and numbers of movements and calls were measured.Males of all three species responded strongly in the nest building and egg-laying stage and weakly in the incubation and early nestling stage, when behavior is generally cryptic. A major peak of response, characterized by close approach and distraction displays, occurred in the late nestling and fledgling stage, when young are capable of emitting distress calls. Responses declined as juveniles became independent.Responses of females were generally weaker and more variable but the major peak was still evident.When a red squirrel or blue jay was exposed during playback to white-throated sparrows in the late nestling and fledgling stage, diving attacks and distraction displays were directed toward the "predator."Distress calls, normally given by a bird seized by a predator, may startle the predator and elicit harassment and distraction behavior from other birds. A responding individual learns the characteristics and location of the predator and may facilitate the escape of its mate or young.


Author(s):  
Dumitru Murariu ◽  
Victor Gheorghiu

Şura Mare cave (Romania) - the most important known hibernating roost for Pipistrellus pygmaeus Leach, 1825 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) The Sura Mare cave from Romania is one of the largest roost for hibernating colonies of bats with more than 40,000 individuals. Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus are prevalent species with more than 34,000 individuals in mixed colonies. Other 6 bat species are less represented (e.g. Rhinolophus ferrumequinum only 500 individuals) but Miniopterus schreibersii's colony counts 3,500 individuals. From the total of 8 identified bat species, 5 are a priority according to the European Union legislation: Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, Myotis myotis, M. oxygnathus, Barbastella barbastellus and Miniopterus schreibersii.


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Katarzyna Seidler-Łożykowska ◽  
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Krisztina Szabó

1998 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 909-917 ◽  
Author(s):  
E.V JENKINS ◽  
T LAINE ◽  
S.E MORGAN ◽  
K.R COLE ◽  
J.R SPEAKMAN

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Claudio Reyes-Olivares ◽  
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