Intraspecific responses to distress calls of the pipistrelle bat, Pipistrellus pipistrellus
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Research was conducted to test whether P. pipistrellus responds to distress calls of conspecifics and whether distress calls function in attracting kin and warning them about potential predators. Vocalizations were recorded from three roosts and eight pregnant females using a Racal Store 4DS instrumentation recorder. Captive bats produced a wide call repertoire, some of which were similar to calls from wild animals. Results showed that the calls are utilized for long-distance communication to warn about possible dangers.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1998
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Responses of soprano pipistrelles, Pipistrellus pygmaeus, to their experimentally modified distress calls
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A series of experiments involving modifying the frequency and changing temporal parameters of a synthesized 'base call' resembling an atypical natural distress call of the bat species Soprano pipistrelles were conducted to observe their behavioral responses. The results showed that the distress call recognition was not dependent on the interelevent interval, element duration and consecutive element frequency.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 2005
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Temporal patterns in the emergence behavior of pipistrelle bats, Pipistrellus pipistrellus, from maternity colonies are consistent with an anti-predator response
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The clustered emergence pattern of pipistrelle bats from maternity colonies is directly related to the levels of light, indicating an anti-predation function. There is an absence of any relationship between the ambient temperature and the clustering behavior. An empirical method was used to overcome the analytical difficulties with the previous studies.
Publication Name: Animal Behaviour
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0003-3472
Year: 1995
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