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J Anim Ecol November 2020 PMID 32895967

Individual specialization in the use of space by frugivorous bats.

Patricia Kerches-Rogeri, Bernardo Brandão Niebuhr, Renata Lara Muylaert, Marco Aurelio Ribeiro Mello

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Discussions highlight interest in how individual bats specialize in space use based on food preferences, with some posts celebrating the research team's work and others sharing the publication’s title and citations. The tone varies from pride to casual mentions, reflecting a general positive but moderately engaged perception of the article's significance.

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Abstract in brief

  • This study examines how individual yellow-shouldered bats (Sturnira lilium) specialize in their use of space based on their food preferences, highlighting that different bats in the same population tend to forage in distinct locations and habitats.
  • Researchers tracked ten bats using radiotracking in a Brazilian savanna, analyzing their movement patterns and developing new metrics (SpatIS and SpatICS) to measure how much individual bats focus on specific areas and plant types, independent of factors like sex or weight.
  • Findings suggest that differences in space use among individual bats are mostly driven by the distribution of food plants, which influences how they move and forage, impacting seed dispersal and landscape connectivity.]
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Patricia
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Com muito orgulho, apresentamos nosso trabalho "Especializacão individual no uso do espaço por morcegos frugívoros" "Individual specialization in the use of space by frugivorous bats" https://t.co/Sz3M6GhzFn https://t.co/vqkwfvnHlc

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Lizzie Platt
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Individual specialization in the use of space by frugivorous bats - Kerches‐Rogeri - - Journal of Animal Ecology - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/M77hc2qfco

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Patricia
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Com muito orgulho, apresentamos nosso trabalho "Especializacão individual no uso do espaço por morcegos frugívoros" "Individual specialization in the use of space by frugivorous bats" https://t.co/Sz3M6GhzFn https://t.co/vqkwfvnHlc

Oct 27, 2020 · 3 likes · 45 followers View post →
Lizzie Platt
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Individual specialization in the use of space by frugivorous bats - Kerches‐Rogeri - - Journal of Animal Ecology - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/M77hc2qfco

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Lizzie Platt
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Individual specialization in the use of space by frugivorous bats - Kerches‐Rogeri - - Journal of Animal Ecology - Wiley Online Library https://t.co/yyevRFLJv8

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