Tracking post-hibernation behavior and early migration does not reveal the expected sex-differences in a "female-migrating" bat.

Tracking post-hibernation behavior and early migration does not reveal the expected sex-differences in a "female-migrating" bat.

Long-distance migration is a rare phenomenon in European bats. Genetic analyses and banding studies show that females can cover distances of up to 1,600 km, whereas males are sedentary or migrate only short distances. The onset of this sex-biased migration is supposed to occur shortly after rousing...

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Main Authors: Dina K N Dechmann, Martin Wikelski, Katarina Varga, Elisabeth Yohannes, Wolfgang Fiedler, Kamran Safi, Wolf-Dieter Burkhard, M Teague O'Mara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4269398?pdf=render

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