Tricolored bats at a southern range edge exhibit partial migration northward in autumn.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Animal migration is a widespread global adaptation by which individuals move in response to environmental conditions to reach more favorable conditions. For bats in temperate climates, migration and hibernation are often associated with each other when these bats must migrate to reach suitable overwintering sites. However, differences in movement across the geographical range of a species and the degree to which hibernation drives migratory behavior of bats in subtropical climates, where conditions may remain warm with available prey year-round, remains incomplete. Understanding the migratory strategies of subtropical bats during winter is of increasing importance as they are threatened by stressors such as disease and environmental change.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Smith LM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9717247 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature