Bats seek refuge in cluttered environment when exposed to white and red lights at night

Bats seek refuge in cluttered environment when exposed to white and red lights at night

Abstract Background Artificial light at night is recognized as an increasing threat to biodiversity. However, information on the way highly mobile taxa such as bats spatially respond to light is limited. Following the hypothesis of a behavioural adaptation to the perceived risks of predation, we hyp...

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Main Authors: Kévin Barré, Christian Kerbiriou, Ros-Kiri Ing, Yves Bas, Clémentine Azam, Isabelle Le Viol, Kamiel Spoelstra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Movement Ecology
Subjects:
Acoustic localization
Artificial light
Flight behaviour
Chiroptera
Microphone array
Streetlight
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-020-00238-2

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s40462-020-00238-2

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