Tent construction and social organization in Vampyressa nymphaea (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Costa Rica

In this paper the authors report on a harem mating system and tent use by Vampyressa nymphaea Thomas 1009 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in the leaves of Pentagonia donnell-smithii (Rubiaceae). There are no previously published reports of roosting behaviour or social organization in this species or of...

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Published in:Journal of tropical ecology 1987-05, Vol.3 (2), p.171-175
Main Author: Brooke, Anne P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult insects
Animal ethology
Bats
Biological and medical sciences
Chiroptera
Costa Rica
Ecological zones
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Leaves
Mammalia
Mating behavior
Mating systems
Organizational communication
Pentagonia
Phyllostomidae
Plants
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Reproduction
Short Communication
Social organization
tent bats
Vampyressa nymphaea
Vertebrata
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Summary:In this paper the authors report on a harem mating system and tent use by Vampyressa nymphaea Thomas 1009 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in the leaves of Pentagonia donnell-smithii (Rubiaceae). There are no previously published reports of roosting behaviour or social organization in this species or of the social organization of bats which make tents. The eleven species of phyllostomid bats which are known to use tents are all in the subfamily Stenoderminae (reviewed in Kunz 1982l see also Choe & Timm 1985, Koepcke 1984, Timm in press). Each bat species seems to use a specific pattern of cuts to prefer certain plants.
ISSN:0266-4674
1469-7831
DOI:10.1017/S0266467400001954