Sexual segregation occurs in bats within fragmented remnant woodlands in an agricultural landscape.

ABSTRACT: Species-specific responses to landscape configuration and landscape composition have been studied extensively. However, little work has been done to compare intraspecific differences in habitat preferences. Bats have potential as good bioindicator taxa in woodland habitats. Therefore, studying sex differences in responses to woodland and the wider landscape can allow us to gain insight into the relative importance of these habitats for both bats and other taxa. In this study, we aimed to test the predictions that (i) habitat type and connectivity will influence the probability of recording female bats in woodlands and (ii) sex differences in response to habitat type and connectivity will be species-specific. Bat capture data was collected in 206 woodlands over 3 years in England. The proba

SUBMITTER: Fialas PC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9526024 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature