Roosting Ecology and Behaviour of Small-footed Bats (Myotis ciliolabrum) and Presence of Bats in Winter in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta

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dc.contributor.advisorBarclay, Robert
dc.contributor.authorFindlay, Stephanie
dc.contributor.committeememberCartar, Ralph
dc.contributor.committeememberGalpern, Paul
dc.contributor.committeememberTheodor, Jessica
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-31T21:45:28Z
dc.date.available2017-01-31T21:45:28Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.date.submitted2017en
dc.description.abstractI studied roosting behaviours of western small-footed bats (Myotis ciliolabrum) in Dinosaur Provincial Park, a semi-arid badland region in Alberta. Individuals roosted solely in the prevalent erosion-holes within the park. Regardless of sex or reproductive condition, M. ciliolabrum exhibited low roost fidelity but high fidelity to coulees. Individuals selected roosts which were high off the ground with an internal microclimate significantly buffered from external conditions, with depth not affecting roost buffering capacity. I also measured the effect of habitat on the echolocation calls for three Myotis species within the coulees and along tree edges. Myotis lucifugus and Myotis ciliolabrum significantly alter their calls between the two habitat types. Using local calls to construct a call library allowed me to determine that both M. ciliolabrum and M. evotis were present over winter. The higher proportion of M. evotis activity may be explained by gleaning insects during warmer periods.en_US
dc.identifier.citationFindlay, S. (2017). Roosting Ecology and Behaviour of Small-footed Bats (Myotis ciliolabrum) and Presence of Bats in Winter in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/27693en_US
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/27693
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11023/3618
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgaryen
dc.publisher.placeCalgaryen
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectEcology
dc.subject.otherBats
dc.subject.otherRoosting behaviour
dc.subject.otherAcoustic species idendification
dc.titleRoosting Ecology and Behaviour of Small-footed Bats (Myotis ciliolabrum) and Presence of Bats in Winter in Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineBiological Sciences
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (MSc)
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