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Social structure and relatedness in the fringe-lipped bat (Trachops cirrhosus)
General insights into the causes and effects of social structure can be gained from comparative analyses across socially and ecologically diverse taxa, such as bats, but long-term data are lacking for most species. In the neotropical fringe-lipped bat, Trachops cirrhosus, social transmission of fora...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7211832/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32431896 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.192256 |
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author | Flores, Victoria Carter, Gerald G. Halczok, Tanja K. Kerth, Gerald Page, Rachel A. |
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description | General insights into the causes and effects of social structure can be gained from comparative analyses across socially and ecologically diverse taxa, such as bats, but long-term data are lacking for most species. In the neotropical fringe-lipped bat, Trachops cirrhosus, social transmission of foraging behaviour is clearly demonstrated in captivity, yet its social structure in the wild remains unclear. Here, we used microsatellite-based estimates of relatedness and records of 157 individually marked adults from 106 roost captures over 6 years, to infer whether male and female T. cirrhosus have preferred co-roosting associations and whether such associations were influenced by relatedness. Using a null model that controlled for year and roosting location, we found that both male and female T. cirrhosus have preferred roosting partners, but that only females demonstrate kin-biased association. Most roosting groups (67%) contained multiple females with one or two reproductive males. Relatedness patterns and recapture records corroborate genetic evidence for female philopatry and male dispersal. Our study adds to growing evidence that many bats demonstrate preferred roosting associations, which has the potential to influence social information transfer. |
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spelling | pubmed-72118322020-05-19 Social structure and relatedness in the fringe-lipped bat (Trachops cirrhosus) Flores, Victoria Carter, Gerald G. Halczok, Tanja K. Kerth, Gerald Page, Rachel A. R Soc Open Sci Organismal and Evolutionary Biology General insights into the causes and effects of social structure can be gained from comparative analyses across socially and ecologically diverse taxa, such as bats, but long-term data are lacking for most species. In the neotropical fringe-lipped bat, Trachops cirrhosus, social transmission of foraging behaviour is clearly demonstrated in captivity, yet its social structure in the wild remains unclear. Here, we used microsatellite-based estimates of relatedness and records of 157 individually marked adults from 106 roost captures over 6 years, to infer whether male and female T. cirrhosus have preferred co-roosting associations and whether such associations were influenced by relatedness. Using a null model that controlled for year and roosting location, we found that both male and female T. cirrhosus have preferred roosting partners, but that only females demonstrate kin-biased association. Most roosting groups (67%) contained multiple females with one or two reproductive males. Relatedness patterns and recapture records corroborate genetic evidence for female philopatry and male dispersal. Our study adds to growing evidence that many bats demonstrate preferred roosting associations, which has the potential to influence social information transfer. The Royal Society 2020-04-15 /pmc/articles/PMC7211832/ /pubmed/32431896 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.192256 Text en © 2020 The Authors. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Published by the Royal Society under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/, which permits unrestricted use, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Organismal and Evolutionary Biology Flores, Victoria Carter, Gerald G. Halczok, Tanja K. Kerth, Gerald Page, Rachel A. Social structure and relatedness in the fringe-lipped bat (Trachops cirrhosus) |
title | Social structure and relatedness in the fringe-lipped bat (Trachops cirrhosus) |
title_full | Social structure and relatedness in the fringe-lipped bat (Trachops cirrhosus) |
title_fullStr | Social structure and relatedness in the fringe-lipped bat (Trachops cirrhosus) |
title_full_unstemmed | Social structure and relatedness in the fringe-lipped bat (Trachops cirrhosus) |
title_short | Social structure and relatedness in the fringe-lipped bat (Trachops cirrhosus) |
title_sort | social structure and relatedness in the fringe-lipped bat (trachops cirrhosus) |
topic | Organismal and Evolutionary Biology |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7211832/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32431896 http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.192256 |
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