Adult Vampire Bats Produce Contact Calls When Isolated: Acoustic Variation by Species, Population, Colony, and Individual

Author

Gerald G. Carter
Ryane Logsdon
Bryan D. Arnold
Angelica Menchaca
Rodrigo A. Medellin

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Publication Date

6-14-2012

Publication Title

PLoS ONE

Abstract

Bat pups produce individually distinct isolation calls to facilitate maternal recognition. Increasing evidence suggests that, in group-living bat species, adults often use similar calls to maintain contact. We investigated if isolated adults from all three species of the highly cooperative vampire bats (Phyllostomidae: Desmodontinae) would produce vocally distinct contact calls when physically isolated.

Document Type

Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0038791

Language

English

Recommended Citation

Carter, Gerald G.; Logsdon, Ryane; Arnold, Bryan D.; Menchaca, Angelica; and Medellin, Rodrigo A., "Adult Vampire Bats Produce Contact Calls When Isolated: Acoustic Variation by Species, Population, Colony, and Individual" (2012). KIP Articles. 10698.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/10698