Roost use by African bats is poorly known, particularly for those using cavities in trees. Two sympatric species of Scotophilus were fitted with transmitters and tracked to their respective roosts in a natural savanna site in Swaziland. Both species roosted exclusively in trees, apparently preferring Combretum imberbe trees with large girths. The conservation of such roosting trees may be critical to the continued persistence of cavity-nesting insectivorous bats in African savannas.
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1 April 2010
Roost use by Two Sympatric Species of Scotophilus in A Natural Environment
Ara Monadjem,
Tara Raabe,
Brian Dickerson,
Nova Silvy,
Robert McCleery
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South African Journal of Wildlife Research
Vol. 40 • No. 1
April 2010
Vol. 40 • No. 1
April 2010
Combretum imberbe
radio-tracking
roosts
Scotophilus