Display song of parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus Linnaeus, 1758 (Chiroptera, Mammalia) in southern Slovenia and preliminary study of its variability

In September 2000, display song of parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus Linnaeus, 1758, was recorded for the first time in Slovenia. Bats emitted the song at four localities near Goteniška gora Mountain in southern Slovenia while flying above the canopy or above open land surrounded by forests. I...

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Main Author: Maja Zagmajster
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Published: University of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani) 2003-06-01
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Online Access:https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/16896
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description In September 2000, display song of parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus Linnaeus, 1758, was recorded for the first time in Slovenia. Bats emitted the song at four localities near Goteniška gora Mountain in southern Slovenia while flying above the canopy or above open land surrounded by forests. In the area of Medvedjak, the display song consisted of 8 frequency modulated sweeps on average and a final frequency modulated – quasi-constant frequency call (average frequency of maximum energy in quasi-constant frequency part of the final call was 14.69 kHz). Final calls of the display song from three localities were significantly different in four measured parameters. Possible causes for this are discussed.
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spelling doaj-art-425cee5fba6a435d8f8a17e2c1bf54ad2025-01-29T20:49:39ZengUniversity of Ljubljana Press (Založba Univerze v Ljubljani)Natura Sloveniae1580-08141854-30812003-06-015110.14720/ns.5.1.27-41Display song of parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus Linnaeus, 1758 (Chiroptera, Mammalia) in southern Slovenia and preliminary study of its variabilityMaja Zagmajster0Oddelek za biologijo, Biotehniška fakulteta, Večna pot 111, SI-1000 Ljubljana In September 2000, display song of parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus Linnaeus, 1758, was recorded for the first time in Slovenia. Bats emitted the song at four localities near Goteniška gora Mountain in southern Slovenia while flying above the canopy or above open land surrounded by forests. In the area of Medvedjak, the display song consisted of 8 frequency modulated sweeps on average and a final frequency modulated – quasi-constant frequency call (average frequency of maximum energy in quasi-constant frequency part of the final call was 14.69 kHz). Final calls of the display song from three localities were significantly different in four measured parameters. Possible causes for this are discussed. https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/16896Vespertilio murinusdisplay songdistributionKočevskaSloveniabats
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Display song of parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus Linnaeus, 1758 (Chiroptera, Mammalia) in southern Slovenia and preliminary study of its variability
Natura Sloveniae
Vespertilio murinus
display song
distribution
Kočevska
Slovenia
bats
title Display song of parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus Linnaeus, 1758 (Chiroptera, Mammalia) in southern Slovenia and preliminary study of its variability
title_full Display song of parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus Linnaeus, 1758 (Chiroptera, Mammalia) in southern Slovenia and preliminary study of its variability
title_fullStr Display song of parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus Linnaeus, 1758 (Chiroptera, Mammalia) in southern Slovenia and preliminary study of its variability
title_full_unstemmed Display song of parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus Linnaeus, 1758 (Chiroptera, Mammalia) in southern Slovenia and preliminary study of its variability
title_short Display song of parti-coloured bat Vespertilio murinus Linnaeus, 1758 (Chiroptera, Mammalia) in southern Slovenia and preliminary study of its variability
title_sort display song of parti coloured bat vespertilio murinus linnaeus 1758 chiroptera mammalia in southern slovenia and preliminary study of its variability
topic Vespertilio murinus
display song
distribution
Kočevska
Slovenia
bats
url https://journals.uni-lj.si/NaturaSloveniae/article/view/16896
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