Most empirical and theoretical studies of resource use and population dynamics treat
conspecific individuals as ecologically equivalent. This simplification is only justified if …

Winner, 2010 PROSE Award for Excellence in the Biological Sciences. Professional and
Scholarly Publishing division of the Association of American Publishers In this unique book …

Social foraging is a very common yet extremely complex behavior [1]. Numerous studies
attempted to model it [2–7] with little supporting evidence. Studying it in the wild is difficult …

Given worldwide rapid human population growth resulting in degradation or loss of habitats,
it is important to understand how anthropogenic factors affect species presence and activity …

Social foraging is very common in the animal kingdom. Numerous studies have documented
collective foraging in various species and many reported the attraction of various species to …

In this study we explored quantitatively the relationships between the size of bats, the
frequencies in their echolocation calls, and the incidence of moths and beetles in their diets …

Insectivorous bats are major predators of nocturnal insects and have the potential to act as
biological pest control agents in farmlands. The objective of the present study was to …

Migrating bats are among the most poorly understood of migratory taxa, with relatively little
information available on their behavior and ecology during migration compared to other …

Les chauves-souris qui se nourrissent au vol, donc de proies qui volent (généralement des
insectes), utilisentl écholocation pour détecter, suivre et évaluer leurs cibles. Les cris d …

Thirty-six of the 70 species of bats known from Belize were recorded from the area around
Lamanai, Orange Walk County: two in roosts and 34 in about 680 mist net hours that …