Data from: Common noctules exploit low levels of the aerosphere

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dc.contributor.authorO'Mara, M. Teague
dc.contributor.authorWikelski, Martin
dc.contributor.authorKranstauber, Bart
dc.contributor.authorDechmann, Dina K.N.
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-21T17:35:06Z
dc.date.available2019-02-21T17:35:06Z
dc.date.issued2019-02-21
dc.date.submitted2018
dc.description.abstractAerial habitats present a challenge to find food across a large potential search volume, particularly for insectivorous bats that rely on echolocation calls with limited detection range and may forage at heights over 1000 m. To understand how bats use vertical space, we tracked one to five foraging flights of eight common noctules (Nyctalus noctula). Bats were tracked for their full foraging session (87.27 ± 24 mins) using high-resolution atmospheric pressure radio transmitters that allowed us to calculate height and wingbeat frequency. Bats used diverse flight strategies, but generally flew lower than 40 m, with scouting flights to 100 m and a maximum of 300 m. We found no influence of weather on height and high-altitude ascents were not preceded by an increase in foraging effort. Wingbeat frequency was independent from climbing or descending flight, and bats skipped wingbeats or glided in 10% of all observations. Wingbeat frequency was positively related to capture mass, and wingbeat frequency was positively related to time of night, indicating an effect of load increase over a foraging bout. Overall, individuals used a wide range of airspace including altitudes that put them at increased risk from human-made structures. Further work is needed to test the context of these flight decisions, particularly as individuals migrate throughout Europe.
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dc.identifier.urihttps://datarepository.movebank.org/handle/10255/move.797
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relationJournal of Experimental Biology
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dc.rightsCC0 1.0 Universalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
dc.subjectNyctalus noctula
dc.subjectanimal tracking
dc.subjectbat
dc.subjectbio-logging
dc.subjectcommon noctule
dc.subjectflight
dc.subjectmovement ecology
dc.subjectNyctalus noctula
dc.subjectwingbeat frequency
dc.titleData from: Common noctules exploit low levels of the aerosphere
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@misc{001/1_7t4b97qf,
  title = {Data from: Common noctules exploit low levels of the aerosphere},
  author = {O'Mara, MT and Wikelski, M and Kranstauber, B and Dechmann, DKN},
  year = {2019},
  URL = {http://dx.doi.org/10.5441/001/1.7t4b97qf},
  doi = {doi:10.5441/001/1.7t4b97qf},
  publisher = {Movebank data repository}
}
mdr.citation.CSE
O'Mara MT, Wikelski M, Kranstauber B, Dechmann DKN. 2019. Data from: Common noctules exploit low levels of the aerosphere. Movebank Data Repository. https://doi.org/10.5441/001/1.7t4b97qf
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