Second-growth and small forest clearings have little effect on the temporal activity patterns of Amazonian phyllostomid bats.

ABSTRACT: Secondary forests and human-made forest gaps are conspicuous features of tropical landscapes. Yet, behavioral responses to these aspects of anthropogenically modified forests remain poorly investigated. Here, we analyze the effects of small human-made clearings and secondary forests on tropical bats by examining the guild- and species-level activity patterns of phyllostomids sampled in the Central Amazon, Brazil. Specifically, we contrast the temporal activity patterns and degree of temporal overlap of 6 frugivorous and 4 gleaning animalivorous species in old-growth forest and second-growth forest and of 4 frugivores in old-growth forest and forest clearings. The activity patterns of frugivores and gleaning animalivores did not change between old-growth forest and second-growth, nor did th

SUBMITTER: Rocha R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7233614 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature