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Olfactory discrimination between two cryptic species of bats Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus

SYSNO ASEP	0348465
Document Type	J - Journal Article
R&D Document Type	Journal Article
Subsidiary J	Článek ve WOS
Title	Olfactory discrimination between two cryptic species of bats Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus
Author(s)	Bartonička, T. (CZ) Kaňuch, Peter (UBO-W) Bímová, Barbora (UBO-W)_RID Bryja, Josef (UBO-W)_{RID, SAI, ORCID}
Number of authors	4
Source Title	Folia zoologica. - : Ústav biologie obratlovců AV ČR, v. v. i. - ISSN 0139-7893 Roč. 59, č. 3 (2010), s. 175-182
Number of pages	8 s.
Language	eng - English
Country	CZ - Czech Republic
Keywords	olfactory signal ; species-specific recognition ; pipistrelles ; Vespertilionidae ; Chiroptera
Subject RIV	EG - Zoology
R&D Projects	GA206/06/0954 GA ČR - Czech Science Foundation (CSF)
CEZ	AV0Z60930519 - UBO-W (2005-2011)
UT WOS	000282860400001
EID SCOPUS	77957584754
Annotation	Aside from acoustic signals, bats can use olfactory signals to search for mates. We compared the level of attractiveness of facial glands scents and urinary scents for discrimination in two cryptic bat species (Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus). Sexual preferences using two olfactory signals were studied in a dual choice experiment in a glass Y-maze. Both sexes, without reference to the species, performed lower searching activity in tests with urinary scents than in the case of signals composed of scents of facial glands. Males of both species were able to discriminate and prefer the odour of conspecific females, with small proportion of disassortative choices. Females of both species did not have species-specific preferences. Absence of females’ odour preferences and small proportion of males’ disassortative choices can provide theoretical background for the existence of inter-species hybridization or point at more important role of acoustic signals in pre-mating behaviour.
Workplace	Institute of Vertebrate Biology
Contact	Hana Slabáková, slabakova@ivb.cz, Tel.: 543 422 524
Year of Publishing	2011

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