Factors affecting the emergence times of seven sympatric insectivorous bat species

The onset of activity in animals restricted to being active for only part of the day, is one of the most fundamental aspects of their biology. Onset of activity is likely subject to several factors including presence/absence of predators and the vagaries of environmental conditions at the time of emergence. The aim of my study was to test several hypotheses accounting for differing emergence times amongst sympatric insectivorous bat species.

Grantor dc:publisher.institution

Department of Biological Sciences

Year dc:date.issued

2011

Author dc:creator

• Thomas, Alicia Jessica

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Jacobs, David S

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/11427/12672

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/12672