Home Range and Habitat Use of Male Rafinesque's Big-Eared Bats (Corynorhinus rafinesquii)

Journal Article · Mon Mar 13 04:00:00 EST 2000 · American Midland Naturalist

OSTI ID:807806

Menzel, M A ^[1]; Menzel, J M; Ford, W M; Edwards, J W; Carter, T C; Churchill, J B; Kilgo, J C

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1. USDA Forest Service, Savannah River

We examined home range size and habitat use of four reproductively active male Rafinesque Big-eared bats in the upper Coastal Plain of South Carolina during August and September of 1999. Most foraging activity occurred during the first 4 hours after sunset and the first two hours before sunrise. Mean home range size was 93.1 hectares. Most foraging activity occurred in young pines even though large tracks of bottomland hardwood were available. Only 9% of foraging occurred in bottomland hardwoods.

• Research Organization: USDA Forest Service, Savannah River, New Ellenton, SC (US)
• Sponsoring Organization: (US)
• DOE Contract Number: AI09-00SR22188
• OSTI ID: 807806
• Journal Information: American Midland Naturalist, Journal Name: American Midland Naturalist Vol. 145; ISSN 0003-0031; ISSN AMNAAF
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
BATS
BOTTOMLAND HARDWOOD
FORAGE
FORAGING
FORESTS
HABITAT
HOME RANGE
MALES
PINE
SOUTH CAROLINA