LOSS OF A SIGNIFICANT MATERNITY POPULATION OF BRAZILIAN FREE-TAILED BATS (TADARIDA BRASILIENSIS) IN OKLAHOMA

被引:2
|
作者
Caire, William [1 ]
Ganow, Kyle B. [2 ]
Matlack, Raymond S. [2 ]
Caddell, Gloria M. [1 ]
Crawford, Priscilla H. C. [3 ]
机构
[1] Univ Cent Oklahoma, Edmond, OK 73034 USA
[2] West Texas A&M Univ Canyon, Canyon, TX 79016 USA
[3] Oklahoma Biol Survey, Norman, OK 73019 USA
关键词
D O I
10.1894/N02-TAL-64.1
中图分类号
X176 [生物多样性保护];
学科分类号
090705 ;
摘要
Based on site-visits over the past several years to Conner Cave in Major County, Oklahoma, it appears that the large population of Brazilian free-tailed bats that historically used the cave as a maternity site has abandoned the cave. This was one of the northernmost maternity caves in the Great Plains. Previous estimates of the size of the population were several hundred thousand.
引用
收藏
页码:274 / 277
页数:6
相关论文
共 50 条
  • [1] Ecology of rabies and immunity in Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis).
    Turmelle, Amy S.
    Allen, Louise C.
    Jackson, Felix R.
    Mendoca, Mary T.
    Kunz, Thomas H.
    Rupprecht, Charles E.
    McCracken, Gary F.
    [J]. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY, 2006, 46 : E143 - E143
  • [2] USE OF THERMAL IMAGING TO ESTIMATE THE POPULATION SIZES OF BRAZILIAN FREE-TAILED BAT, TADARIDA BRASILIENSIS, MATERNITY ROOSTS IN OKLAHOMA
    Ganow, Kyle B.
    Caire, William
    Matlack, Raymond S.
    [J]. SOUTHWESTERN NATURALIST, 2015, 60 (01) : 90 - 96
  • [3] Winter activity of Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) at Carlsbad Cavern, Mexico
    Geluso, Keith
    [J]. SOUTHWESTERN NATURALIST, 2008, 53 (02) : 243 - 247
  • [4] Wingbeat synchronization in Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis)
    Fullerton, J. A.
    Weesner, A. T.
    Bentley, I
    Kloepper, L. N.
    [J]. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY, 2021, 61 : E282 - E282
  • [5] Ecological effects of innate and adaptive immune function in Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis)
    Turmelle, AS
    Allen, LC
    Schmaeman, C
    Mendonca, MT
    Kunz, TH
    McCracken, GF
    [J]. INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY, 2005, 45 (06) : 1204 - 1204
  • [6] Foraging activity and food resource use of Brazilian free-tailed bats, Tadarida brasiliensis (Molossidae)
    Lee, YF
    McCracken, GF
    [J]. ECOSCIENCE, 2002, 9 (03): : 306 - 313
  • [7] Parasitic helminths and arthropods from Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis cynocephala) in Florida
    Foster, GW
    Mertins, JW
    [J]. JOURNAL OF THE HELMINTHOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF WASHINGTON, 1996, 63 (02): : 240 - 245
  • [8] Detection of Alphacoronavirus in velvety free-tailed bats (Molossus molossus) and Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) from urban area of Southern Brazil
    Francisco Esmaile de Sales Lima
    Fabrício Souza Campos
    Hiran Castagnino Kunert Filho
    Helena Beatriz de Carvalho Ruthner Batista
    Pedro Carnielli Júnior
    Samuel Paulo Cibulski
    Fernando Rosado Spilki
    Paulo Michel Roehe
    Ana Cláudia Franco
    [J]. Virus Genes, 2013, 47 : 164 - 167
  • [9] Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) adjust foraging behaviour in response to migratory moths
    Krauel, J. J.
    Ratcliffe, J. M.
    Westbrook, J. K.
    McCracken, G. F.
    [J]. CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY, 2018, 96 (06) : 513 - 520
  • [10] Detection of Alphacoronavirus in velvety free-tailed bats (Molossus molossus) and Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) from urban area of Southern Brazil
    de Sales Lima, Francisco Esmaile
    Campos, Fabricio Souza
    Kunert Filho, Hiran Castagnino
    de Carvalho Ruthner Batista, Helena Beatriz
    Carnielli Junior, Pedro
    Cibulski, Samuel Paulo
    Spilki, Fernando Rosado
    Roehe, Paulo Michel
    Franco, Ana Claudia
    [J]. VIRUS GENES, 2013, 47 (01) : 164 - 167