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Home-range Analysis of Pipistrelle Bat (Pipistrellus abramus) in Non-Reproductive Season by Using Radio-tracking  

Chung, Chul-Un (Department of Life Science, Dongguk Univ)
Han, Sang-Hoon (National Institute of Biological Resource)
Lee, Chong-Il (Department of Life Science, Dongguk Univ)
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Korean Journal of Environment and Ecology / v.24, no.4, 2010 , pp. 487-492 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to analyze the home range size of Pipistrellus abramus in non-reproductive season. The survey was conducted in the day-roosting site of Pipistrellus abramus located in Gyeongju City(North Gyeongsang Province). We radio-tracked six Pipistrellus abramus(male 3, female 3) and LTM single stage radio transmitter(0.38g), R2000 ATS receiver, three element yagi antenna, roof mounted antenna and ArcGIS 3.3(ESRI, Animal Movement Extension 2.0) were used to locate bats and home range analyze. The home range sizes of the 6 radio-tracked Pipistrellus abramus ranged from 8.97 to 19.07ha(Maen $14.46{\pm}3.44ha$). Mean home range size of female($16.83{\pm}1.96ha$) was larger than that of male($12.08{\pm}2.96ha$) but there were no significant differences in home range sizes between male and female(t=2.32, p>0.05). Also, mean maximum distances from the roost was $468.73{\pm}94.38m$ but there were no significant differences between sexes(female, $422.73{\pm}10.38m$; male, $514.74{\pm}125.74m$; t=-1.26, p>0.05).
Keywords
RADIO TRACKING; RECEIVER; ROOSING SITE; TRANSMITTER;
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