Thermoregulatory Requirements Shape Mating Opportunities of Male Proboscis Bats

The spatiotemporal distribution of females is a major factor affecting animal social systems. Predation risk and the distribution of feeding resources often determine where females are found, but abiotic factors (e.g., temperature) can also shape the distribution of females and therefore variation i...

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Main Authors: Luke R. Wilde, Linus Günther, Frieder Mayer, Mirjam Knörnschild, Martina Nagy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2018.00199/full