Bats roost site preferences in wind cave nature reserve, Bau, Sarawak

Roosting site plays a vital role in bats existence as it provides protection from predators and bad weather. Unfortunately, little is known about bats roost preferences in Malaysia. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine roosting preferences of cave dwelling bats in Wind Cave Nature Reserv...

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Main Authors:	Muhd Amsyari, Morni, Faisal Ali, Anwarali Khan, Qhairil Shyamri, Rosli, Julius Willian, Dee, Roberta Chaya, Tawie Tingga, Muhd Ridwan, Abd Rahman
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Language:	English
Published:	Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2018
Subjects:	QL Zoology
Online Access:	http://ir.unimas.my/20199/ http://ir.unimas.my/20199/ http://ir.unimas.my/20199/7/47_01_09%20%28abstrak%29.pdf

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spelling	unimas-201992018-05-07T05:42:18Z http://ir.unimas.my/20199/ Bats roost site preferences in wind cave nature reserve, Bau, Sarawak Muhd Amsyari, Morni Faisal Ali, Anwarali Khan Qhairil Shyamri, Rosli Julius Willian, Dee Roberta Chaya, Tawie Tingga Muhd Ridwan, Abd Rahman QL Zoology Roosting site plays a vital role in bats existence as it provides protection from predators and bad weather. Unfortunately, little is known about bats roost preferences in Malaysia. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine roosting preferences of cave dwelling bats in Wind Cave Nature Reserve (Wind Cave NR). Cave microclimate and physiological parameters that were analysed in this study include roost temperature, humidity, distance of the roosting site from the nearest cave entrance and the sound intensity at bat’s roosting site. HOBO data logger was used for taking temperature and humidity level. Leica Disto D3 range finder was used to measure roost distance whereas sound intensity was recorded using Decibel Meter Version 1.6 application. There were ten species of bats from five families found roosting in Wind Cave NR. The Canonical Corresponding Analysis showed four groupings with p-value<0.0001. We also presented the relationship between bats natural diet with its ability to cope with fluctuations in roost’s microclimate. Cave physical parameters appeared to influence bats roost selection in respect to its body size and echolocation ability. Knowing these parameters helps in better understanding of roosting preferences that is important for conservation of cave bats in Malaysia. Malaysian Society of Applied Biology 2018 Article PeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/20199/7/47_01_09%20%28abstrak%29.pdf Muhd Amsyari, Morni and Faisal Ali, Anwarali Khan and Qhairil Shyamri, Rosli and Julius Willian, Dee and Roberta Chaya, Tawie Tingga and Muhd Ridwan, Abd Rahman (2018) Bats roost site preferences in wind cave nature reserve, Bau, Sarawak. Malaysian Applied Biology, 47 (1). pp. 57-64. ISSN 0126/8643 http://www.mabjournal.com/
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spellingShingle	QL Zoology Muhd Amsyari, Morni Faisal Ali, Anwarali Khan Qhairil Shyamri, Rosli Julius Willian, Dee Roberta Chaya, Tawie Tingga Muhd Ridwan, Abd Rahman Bats roost site preferences in wind cave nature reserve, Bau, Sarawak
description	Roosting site plays a vital role in bats existence as it provides protection from predators and bad weather. Unfortunately, little is known about bats roost preferences in Malaysia. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine roosting preferences of cave dwelling bats in Wind Cave Nature Reserve (Wind Cave NR). Cave microclimate and physiological parameters that were analysed in this study include roost temperature, humidity, distance of the roosting site from the nearest cave entrance and the sound intensity at bat’s roosting site. HOBO data logger was used for taking temperature and humidity level. Leica Disto D3 range finder was used to measure roost distance whereas sound intensity was recorded using Decibel Meter Version 1.6 application. There were ten species of bats from five families found roosting in Wind Cave NR. The Canonical Corresponding Analysis showed four groupings with p-value<0.0001. We also presented the relationship between bats natural diet with its ability to cope with fluctuations in roost’s microclimate. Cave physical parameters appeared to influence bats roost selection in respect to its body size and echolocation ability. Knowing these parameters helps in better understanding of roosting preferences that is important for conservation of cave bats in Malaysia.
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author	Muhd Amsyari, Morni Faisal Ali, Anwarali Khan Qhairil Shyamri, Rosli Julius Willian, Dee Roberta Chaya, Tawie Tingga Muhd Ridwan, Abd Rahman
author_facet	Muhd Amsyari, Morni Faisal Ali, Anwarali Khan Qhairil Shyamri, Rosli Julius Willian, Dee Roberta Chaya, Tawie Tingga Muhd Ridwan, Abd Rahman
author_sort	Muhd Amsyari, Morni
title	Bats roost site preferences in wind cave nature reserve, Bau, Sarawak
title_short	Bats roost site preferences in wind cave nature reserve, Bau, Sarawak
title_full	Bats roost site preferences in wind cave nature reserve, Bau, Sarawak
title_fullStr	Bats roost site preferences in wind cave nature reserve, Bau, Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed	Bats roost site preferences in wind cave nature reserve, Bau, Sarawak
title_sort	bats roost site preferences in wind cave nature reserve, bau, sarawak
publisher	Malaysian Society of Applied Biology
publishDate	2018
url	http://ir.unimas.my/20199/ http://ir.unimas.my/20199/ http://ir.unimas.my/20199/7/47_01_09%20%28abstrak%29.pdf
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Bats roost site preferences in wind cave nature reserve, Bau, Sarawak

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