MOVEMENTS OF FRUIT-BATS IN EASTERN AUSTRALIA, DETERMINED BY USING RADIO-TRACKING

被引：50

作者：

SPENCER, HJ

PALMER, C

PARRYJONES, K

机构：

[1] UNIV WOLLONGONG,DEPT BIOL,WOLLONGONG,NSW 2500,AUSTRALIA

[2] UNIV NEW S WALES,DEPT ZOOL,KENSINGTON,NSW 2033,AUSTRALIA

来源：

WILDLIFE RESEARCH | 1991年 / 18卷 / 04期

基金：

澳大利亚研究理事会;

关键词：

D O I：

10.1071/WR9910463

中图分类号：

Q14 [生态学（生物生态学）];

学科分类号：

071012 ; 0713 ;

摘要：

Results from a long-term-radio-tracking study of pteropodid fruit-bats are reported. Grey-headed fruit bats (Pteropus poliocephalus) captured from seven colonies in eastern New South Wales, Australia, were fitted with collar-mounted radio transmitters to permit their movements to be monitored over the following year. The sheepskin-lined leather collars were well tolerated by the bats over periods of 6-18 months. Bats moved between major colony sites for distances of up to 750 km, with movements occurring in both northerly and southerly directions. One bat from Lismore had a feeding range of 25 km, whereas in Sydney bats flew up to 17 km each night to feeding sites. There was considerable interchange between bats in adjacent colonies.

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页码：463 / 468

页数：6