Journal article
Wing morphology, echolocation calls, diet and emergence time of black-bearded tomb bats (Taphozous melanopogon, Emballonuridae) from southwest China
Acta Chiropterologica, Vol.10(1), pp.51-59
2008
Abstract
We studied the wing morphology, echolocation calls, diet and emergence time of the black-bearded tomb bat (Taphozous melanopogon) from May to October 2006 in Guangxi Province, southwest China. Taphozous melanopogon has wings with high aspect ratio, high loading and pointed wing-tip shape-characteristics associated with fast flight in open space. This species usually produces low-intensity, low frequency, and frequency-modulated (FM) calls usually containing up to four harmonics, with most energy in the second (or sometimes third) harmonic. The diet of this species consists mostly of Lepidoptera and Hemiptera. Timing of evening emergence is correlated with the time of sunset. This is the first study to describe the flight and echolocation behavior of this species in China, and opens the way for future studies of its biology.
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- Title
- Wing morphology, echolocation calls, diet and emergence time of black-bearded tomb bats (Taphozous melanopogon, Emballonuridae) from southwest China
- Authors
- Li Wei (Author) - East China Normal UniversityNaijian Han (Author) - Chinese Academy of SciencesLibiao Zhang (Author) - Chinese Academy of SciencesKristofer M Helgen (Author) - Smithsonian InstitutionStuart Parsons (Author) - University of AucklandShanyi Zhou (Author) - Guangxi Normal UniversityShuyi Zhang (Author) - East China Normal University
- Publication details
- Acta Chiropterologica, Vol.10(1), pp.51-59; 9
- Publisher
- Polish Academy of Sciences
- DOI
- 10.3161/150811008X331081
- ISSN
- 1733-5329
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99576208002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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