Acoustical Investigation of Bats in Selçuklu District of Konya Province

Mesut Baş; Atilla Arslan

doi:10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.722155

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Acoustical Investigation of Bats in Selçuklu District of Konya Province

Abstract

Based on the shape and model of echolocation calls, the acoustic definition of insectivorous bat species has become a successful tool for revealing the use of different habitats, activity and behaviour patterns. Many researchers have used ultrasonic detectors to identify bat species and assess habitat use. This method has become particularly valuable for species that are difficult to capture. In this study, a total of 3167 bat passages were recorded in the Selçuklu district of Konya province, by using an ultrasonic detector. As a result of the survey, 6 species (Myotis myotis / blythii, Barbastella barbastellus, Pipistrellus pipistrellus, Hypsugo savii, Eptesicus serotinus and Miniopterus schreibersii) were analysed. B. barbastellus and E. serotinus were recorded acoustically for the first time in the study area. ANOVA analysis showed that there were no significant differences in the call parameters between the locations where M. myotis / blythii, B. barbastellus, P. pipistrellus and M. schreibersii species were recorded. Discriminant Function Analysis (DFA) was performed to classify 5 species (M. myotis / blythii, B. barbastellus, P. pipistrellus, H. savii and M. schreibersii). As a result of the DFA, the species were classified as 100%.

Keywords

Konya İli Selçuklu İlçesindeki Yarasaların Akustik Olarak Araştırılması

Öz

Ekolokasyon çağrılarının şekil ve modeline dayalı olarak böcekçil yarasa türlerini akustik yönden tanımlamak, farklı yaşam alanlarının kullanımını, etkinlik ve davranış kalıplarını ortaya çıkarmak için başarılı bir araç haline gelmiştir. Birçok araştırmacı yarasa türlerini tespit etmek ve habitat kullanımını değerlendirmek için ultrasonik detektörleri kullanmış ve bu yöntem özellikle yakalanması zor türler için değerli hale gelmiştir. Konya ili Selçuklu ilçesinde ultrasonik dedektör kullanılarak yapılan çalışmada, toplam 3167 yarasa geçişi kaydedilmiştir. Çalışma sonucunda 6 tür (Myotis myotis / blythii, Barbastella barbastellus, Pipistrellus pipistrellus, Hypsugo savii, Eptesicus serotinus ve Miniopterus schreibersii) analiz edildi. B. barbastellus ve E. serotinus çalışma bölgesinde akustik olarak ilk defa kaydedildi. ANOVA analizi ile M. myotis / blythii, B. barbastellus, P. pipistrellus ve M. schreibersii türlerinin çağrılarının kaydedildiği lokasyonlar arasında çağrı parametreleri yönünden anlamlı bir farklılığın olmadığı tespit edilmiştir. 5 türü (M. myotis / blythii, B. barbastellus, P. pipistrellus, H. savii ve M. schreibersii) sınıflandırmak için Diskriminant Fonksiyon Analizi (DFA) yapılmıştır. DFA sonucunda, türler %100 oranında sınıflandırmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Supporting Institution

Selçuk Üniversitesi

Project Number

18201118

Thanks

Selçuk Üniversitesi BAP

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Structural Biology

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Mesut Baş
0000-0001-5380-3366
Türkiye

Atilla Arslan ^*
0000-0002-4766-4969
Türkiye

Publication Date

February 28, 2021

Submission Date

April 17, 2020

Acceptance Date

July 9, 2020

Published in Issue

Year 2021 Volume: 24 Number: 1

DOI

https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.722155

IZ

https://izlik.org/JA77ZA53UR

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RIS / Bibtex

APA

Baş, M., & Arslan, A. (2021). Acoustical Investigation of Bats in Selçuklu District of Konya Province. Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam Üniversitesi Tarım Ve Doğa Dergisi, 24(1), 186-195. https://doi.org/10.18016/ksutarimdoga.vi.722155

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