Assessing roost disturbance of straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) through tri-axial acceleration.

The disturbance of wildlife by humans is a worldwide phenomenon that contributes to the loss of biodiversity. It can impact animals' behaviour and physiology, and this can lead to changes in species distribution and richness. Wildlife disturbance has mostly been assessed through direct observat...

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Main Authors: Tânia Domingues Costa, Carlos D Santos, Ana Rainho, Michael Abedi-Lartey, Jakob Fahr, Martin Wikelski, Dina K N Dechmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0242662