人工宿舍的设计和放置是否会改变印第安纳蝙蝠的麻木表情?
Reed D Crawford1, Luke E Dodd2, Joy M O'Keefe1
1Program in Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA; Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA.
人造蝙蝠有助于保护,但设计影响温度. 印第安纳蝙蝠 (临灭绝的物种) 使用基于每日温度的,而不是设计,在行为上适应季节性变化.
科学领域:
- 野生动物保护 野生动物保护
- 动物生理学 动物生理学
- 生态生态学 生态生态学
背景情况:
- 人工蝙蝠对于减轻息地丧失至关重要.
- 很少有研究评估蝙蝠对结构的生理反应.
- 的设计和放置影响温度,影响蝙蝠的温度调节,能量消耗和繁殖.
研究的目的:
- 调查人工设计和放置对蝙蝠温度调节行为的影响.
- 为了量化印第安纳蝙蝠雌性体内的表达,使用不同的人工息地.
- 了解的微气候和蝙蝠的生理反应之间的关系.
主要方法:
- 使用温度敏感的无线电遥测来监测的表达.
- 研究了印第安纳蝙蝠的雌性,这是一种危物种.
- 在印第安纳州和肯塔基州的阳光照射和阴影的地点部署了五个人造卧室设计.
主要成果:
- 的表达受到每日最低温度的显著影响,而不是人工设计.
- 观察到三种温度调节行为:持续的内热,早晨昏迷和全天昏迷.
- 蝙蝠季节性地从阴凉的地方转移到阳光照射的地方.
结论:
- 印第安纳蝙蝠对息环境表现出灵活的行为和温度调节反应.
- 季节性休息转换使蝙蝠能够管理的使用,特别是在幼期间.
- 为蝙蝠的能源预算和繁殖成功提供多样化的人工设计和位置至关重要.
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