A possible defensive function for calls given by bats (Myotis lucifugus) arousing from torpor
- 1 June 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Zoology
- Vol. 56 (6) , 1430-1432
- https://doi.org/10.1139/z78-196
Abstract
Presentation of stimuli in a Y maze showed that Peromyscus maniculatus which inhabit hibernacula used by bats may use auditory stimuli to locate bats which have fallen from their hibernation perches. However, the intense calls (95 dB sound pressure level, linear at 10 cm) given by bats (mainly Myotis lucifugus) as they arouse from torpor may serve a defensive function by repelling the mice.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Auditory sensitivity in mice: Peromyscus and Mus musculusAnimal Behaviour, 1967
- Ability of Mice of the Genus Peromyscus to Hear Ultrasonic SoundsScience, 1952