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Observations on the Neotropical Disk-Winged Bat, Thyroptera tricolor Spix

1974/08/20 by James S. Findley, Don E. Wilson · 2 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Bat Biology and Ecology Studies #Species Distribution and Climate Change #Fire effects on ecosystems #Genus #Geography #Biology #Zoology #Ecology

paper · doi:10.2307/1379546

openalex publication_date 1974/08/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04

Abstract

Study of 42 marked Thyroptera tricolor in Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica, revealed that the animals live in groups of six to seven individuals. The members of each group always roost together in a rolled leaf of a plant, usually of the genus Heliconia. Each roost is occupied for one day. Each group seems to occupy an exclusive roosting area that averages 3000 square meters.

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