Deeply torpid bats can change position without elevation of
body temperature

J 2017

Deeply torpid bats can change position without elevation of body temperature

BARTONIČKA, Tomáš, Hana BANDOUCHOVA, Hana BERKOVÁ, Ján BLAŽEK, Radek LUČAN et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Deeply torpid bats can change position without elevation of body temperature

Authors

BARTONIČKA, Tomáš (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Hana BANDOUCHOVA (203 Czech Republic), Hana BERKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic), Ján BLAŽEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Radek LUČAN (203 Czech Republic), Ivan HORÁČEK (203 Czech Republic), Natália MARTÍNKOVÁ (703 Slovakia, belonging to the institution), Jiri PIKULA (203 Czech Republic), Zdeněk ŘEHÁK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Jan ZUKAL (203 Czech Republic)

Edition

Journal of Thermal Biology, Oxford, England, PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2017, 0306-4565

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

10600 1.6 Biological sciences

Country of publisher

United States of America

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

Impact factor

Impact factor: 2.093

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14310/17:00094637

Organization unit

Faculty of Science

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2016.12.005

UT WoS

000392686200015

Keywords in English

Body temperature; Hibernation; Locomotor performance; Chiroptera; Flight

Abstract

V originále

Because body temperature is tightly coupled to physiological function, hibernating animals entering deep torpor are typically immobile. We analysed thermal behaviour and locomotory activity of hibernating greater mouse- eared bats Myotis myotis and found two types of movement behaviour related to body temperature, i.e. movement at high fur temperature and at low fur temperatures (Tflow; less than 5 °C). First Tflow movements appeared at the beginning of March and often occurred during long torpor bouts. In most cases, Tflow events represented slow displacements between clusters of bats. In several cases, however, departure or arrivals from and into clusters was also recorded without any elevation in body temperature. Distance travelled, flight duration and speed of locomotion during Tflow events was lower than in high fur temperature events. Such behaviour could allow bats to save energy long-term and prolong torpor bouts. Tflow movement in torpid bats significantly changes our understanding of basic hibernation principles and we strongly recommend further studies on the subject.

Links

GAP506/12/1064, research and development project

Name: Adaptace netopýrů na plísňové onemocnění geomykózu

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

Citovat

BARTONIČKA, Tomáš, Hana BANDOUCHOVA, Hana BERKOVÁ, Ján BLAŽEK, Radek LUČAN, Ivan HORÁČEK, Natália MARTÍNKOVÁ, Jiri PIKULA, Zdeněk ŘEHÁK and Jan ZUKAL. Deeply torpid bats can change position without elevation of body temperature. Journal of Thermal Biology. Oxford, England: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2017, vol. 63, January, p. 119-123. ISSN 0306-4565. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2016.12.005.

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BARTONIČKA, Tomáš, Hana BANDOUCHOVA, Hana BERKOVÁ, Ján BLAŽEK, Radek LUČAN, Ivan HORÁČEK, Natália MARTÍNKOVÁ, Jiri PIKULA, Zdeněk ŘEHÁK and Jan ZUKAL. Deeply torpid bats can change position without elevation of body temperature. \textit{Journal of Thermal Biology}. Oxford, England: PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2017, vol.~63, January, p.~119-123. ISSN~0306-4565. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtherbio.2016.12.005.

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