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Investigation of the social system and population dynamics of Murina ussuriensis using acoustic lure

Research Project

Project/Area Number 25440236
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Ecology/Environment
Research InstitutionKyoto University

Principal Investigator

HILL David  京都大学, 野生動物研究センター, 教授 (90594250)

Project Period (FY) 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
Budget Amount *help
¥5,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥4,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥390,000 (Direct Cost: ¥300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥90,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,430,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥330,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥3,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥780,000)
KeywordsSocial system / Forest bat / Fission-fusion society / Vocal communication / Sex-biased dispersal / Playback experiment / Murina ussuriensis / Roosting behaviour / social system / forest bats / vocal communication / roosting behaviour / dietary composition / regional variation / playback experiment / 社会システム / 森林コウモリ / 離合集散社会 / 口頭伝達 / 偏性的分散 / 再生実験 / コテングコウモリ / ねぐら行動
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Bats show are highly social animals, but little is known about most species because of their elusive nature. We investigated the social system of the Ussuri tube-nosed bat (Murina ussuriensis) in Yakushima and Hokkaido. Using DNA analysis to study the fine-grained population genetics we showed that social groups consist of kin-related females. Males showed more evidence of dispersal, but most seemed to stay quite close to their natal areas. Aspects of vocal communication were also investigated. Social calls were produced most frequently around the times that females left their roosts, and when they found new roosts before dawn. In playback experiments call rate was enhanced, showing that bats respond actively to the calls of others. Bats of this species switch to a new roost almost every day and vocal communication is probably used to coordinate roost-finding. Comparative data was collected on vocal communication of forest bats in Australia that seem to have similar a social system.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2015 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2014 Research-status Report
  • 2013 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (12 results)

All 2016 2015 2014 2013

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 2 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (8 results) (of which Invited: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Female philopatry and limited male-biased dispersal in the Ussuri tube-nosed bat, Murina ussuriensis2016

    • Author(s)
      Jon Flanders, Miho Inoue-Murayama, Stephen J. Rossiter, David A. Hill
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Mammalogy

      Volume: 97(2) Issue: 2 Pages: 545-553

    • DOI

      10.1093/jmammal/gyv200

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Preliminary assessment suggests that acoustic lures can increase capture rates of Australian echolocating bats.2014

    • Author(s)
      Hill, D.A., Armstrong, K.N. & Barden, P.A.
    • Journal Title

      Australian Mammalogy

      Volume: 37(1) Issue: 1 Pages: 104-106

    • DOI

      10.1071/am14019

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Influence of trap environment on the effectiveness of an acoustic lure for capturing vespertilionid bats in two temperate forest zones in Japan2014

    • Author(s)
      Hill DA, Fukui D, Agetsuma N, MacIntosh AJJ
    • Journal Title

      Mammal Study

      Volume: 39 Issue: 4 Pages: 229-236

    • DOI

      10.3106/041.039.0406

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Do Aussie bats speak Autobat?2014

    • Author(s)
      Hill, D.A.
    • Journal Title

      The Australasian Bat Society Newsletter

      Volume: 41 Pages: 27-28

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Playing ultrasound in the outback: Australian bats’ responses to the Autobat acoustic lure.2015

    • Author(s)
      David A. Hill, Kyle N. Armstrong and Paul A. Barden
    • Organizer
      4th International Workshop on Conservation of Tropical Biodiversity
    • Place of Presentation
      Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-07
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Acoustic lure enhances capture rates of echolocating bats in forest and open habitats in Australasia.2015

    • Author(s)
      David A. Hill, Paul A. Barden and Kyle N. Armstrong
    • Organizer
      3rd South-East Asian Bat Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Grand Margherita, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
    • Year and Date
      2015-08-17
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Chatting to bats: Applications of acoustic lures for surveying and studying microchiroptera.2014

    • Author(s)
      Hill, D.A., & Sharul Anuar, M.S.
    • Organizer
      3rd International Workshop on Tropical Biodiversity and Conservation
    • Place of Presentation
      Arusha, Tanzania
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-22 – 2014-09-24
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Acoustic lure gives increased efficiency for short-term surveys of bat diversity in tropical rainforest.2014

    • Author(s)
      Hill, D.A., Sharul Anuar, M.S., MacIntosh, A.J.J. & Ghazali, A.
    • Organizer
      13th European Bat Research Symposium
    • Place of Presentation
      Sibenik, Croatia
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-01 – 2014-09-05
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Acoustic lure enhances survey and research capacity for microbats in forest habitats.2014

    • Author(s)
      Hill, D.A., Flanders, J. & Sharul Anuar, M.S.
    • Organizer
      16th Australasian Bat Society Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
    • Year and Date
      2014-04-22 – 2014-04-25
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Whispering bats that shout out in the night: Social calls of the Ussuri tube-nosed bat Murina ussuriensis.2014

    • Author(s)
      Hill, D.A. & Flanders, J.
    • Organizer
      16th Australasian Bat Society Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      James Cook University, Townsville, Australia
    • Year and Date
      2014-04-22 – 2014-04-25
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Patterns of Philopatry and Dispersal in the Foliage-roosting Bat, Murina ussuriensis2013

    • Author(s)
      Dr Jon Flanders (Research Assistant) & Dr David Hill
    • Organizer
      16th International Bat Research Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      San Juan, Costa Rica
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Why bats should be a major focus for biodiversity conservation2013

    • Author(s)
      Dr David Hill
    • Organizer
      International Meeting on Tropical Biodiversity & Conservation
    • Place of Presentation
      Indian Institute for Science, Bangalore, India
    • Related Report
      2013 Research-status Report
    • Invited

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Published: 2014-07-25   Modified: 2019-07-29  

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