Pipistrellus subflavus

Fujita, Marty S.; Kunz, Thomas

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“…Tricolored bats, which had high activity at heliponds (Fig. 2), are known to forage over water and are considered riparian specialists (Kalcounis-Rueppell et al, 2007;Fujita and Kunz, 1984;Ford et al, 2005). We found that tricolored bat activity was also correlated with the abundance of Diptera, a component of the species' diet (Carter et al, 2003).…”

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Use of modified water sources by bats in a managed pine landscape

Vindigni

Morris

Miller

et al. 2009

Forest Ecology and Management

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confidence: 79%

Use of modified water sources by bats in a managed pine landscape

Vindigni

Morris

Miller

et al. 2009

Forest Ecology and Management

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“…This is the only known maternity colony of this species in New England (Fujita & Kunz, 1984). The colony was ®rst reported to us in the spring of 1979, and at that time approximately 40 adult females were present.…”

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Variation in size at birth and post‐natal growth in the insectivorous bat Pipistrellus subflavus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

1998

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We describe the size and developmental state at birth, examine factors which in¯uence intra-and inter-year variation in post-natal growth, and derive age-predictive equations and logistic growth parameters for the eastern pipistrelle bat, Pipistrellus sub¯avus. Ambient and roost temperature and insect abundance were lowest, and precipitation highest, before and during the post-natal growth period in 1982, as compared to 1981. We found no sex differences in the size of pups at birth or in post-natal growth rates in a given year; however, body mass and length of forearm of neonates differed signi®cantly between years, being smaller in 1982 than in 1981. During the ®rst two weeks of post-natal growth in both years, the body mass and length of forearm of pups increased linearly at mean rates of 0.15 g.day 71 and 1.12 mm.day 71 , respectively. Post-natal growth rates for length of forearm and body mass were the same during the early linear phase of growth, but the intercept for body mass was less and growth trajectories were more variable in 1982. Length of forearm was the least variable and thus most reliable character for estimating age of P. sub¯avus pups during the ®rst 14 days of post-natal growth. When length of forearm was used in combination with mean changes in the length of the fourth metacarpal-phalangeal epiphyseal gap, we derived reliable ageestimation equations ranging from 1 to 45 days. Litter size averaged 1.96 and 1.93 at birth, but this was reduced to one by the time pups became volant. At birth, litter mass represented 44, and 54% of the postpartum mass of females in 1981 and 1982, respectively. This maternal effort during pregnancy is among the highest reported for bats. At weaning, the body mass of pups approached 80% of adult post-partum body mass, and the length of forearm exceeded 90% of adult female size. Our results suggest that size at birth and post-natal growth are in¯uenced by ambient and roost temperature, rainfall, and the quantity of insects available to pregnant and lactating females. Thus, energetic constraints on both mothers and pups can lead to inter-year and inter-individual differences in maternal effort and post-natal growth of pups.

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“…Pipistrellus subflavus hibernates singly, and in summer, males and nonreproductive females roost singly in trees. The maternity colonies of reproductive females consist of few individuals, unlike typical colonial species such as E. fuscus (Fujita and Kunz, 1984;Veilleux et al, 2003;Veilleux and Veilleux, 2004). Treating P. subflavus as a colonial species in analysis of solitary versus colonial pooled prevalence would not change the overall result.…”

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Rabies in Bats from Alabama

Hester

Best

Hudson

2007

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

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ABSTRACT:Data on rabies virus infection in bats that were submitted to the Alabama Department of Public Health from 1995-2005 were analyzed. Demographic factors, such as species and sex, and temporal aspects, such as yearly and monthly trends, were investigated. Thirteen species of bats were submitted, and of those, individuals from seven species were rabid; prevalence was highest in Lasiurus borealis and Pipistrellus subflavus and lowest in Eptesicus fuscus and Nycticeius humeralis. There was no difference in prevalence of rabies between sexes or years. Statistically, more rabid bats were submitted in August, September, and November; and fewer were submitted in March, June, and July. Results were similar to those from other regions of North America; these data from Alabama can help to present a more complete view of rabies in bats in North America.

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Pipistrellus subflavus

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Use of modified water sources by bats in a managed pine landscape

Use of modified water sources by bats in a managed pine landscape

Variation in size at birth and post‐natal growth in the insectivorous bat Pipistrellus subflavus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

Rabies in Bats from Alabama

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