| BARTONIČKA, Tomáš, Peter KAŇUCH, Barbora BÍMOVÁ and Josef BRYJA. Olfactory discrimination between two cryptic species of bats Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus. Folia Zoologica. Brno: Institute of Vertebrate Biology AS CR, 2010, vol. 59, No 3, p. 175–182. ISSN 0139-7893. |
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@article{895854,
author = {Bartonička, Tomáš and Kaňuch, Peter and Bímová, Barbora and Bryja, Josef},
article_location = {Brno},
article_number = {3},
keywords = {olfactory signal species-specific recognition pipistrelles Vespertilionidae Chiroptera},
language = {eng},
issn = {0139-7893},
journal = {Folia Zoologica},
title = {Olfactory discrimination between two cryptic species of bats Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus},
volume = {59},
year = {2010}
}
TY - JOUR
ID - 895854
AU - Bartonička, Tomáš - Kaňuch, Peter - Bímová, Barbora - Bryja, Josef
PY - 2010
TI - Olfactory discrimination between two cryptic species of bats Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus
JF - Folia Zoologica
VL - 59
IS - 3
SP - 175–182
EP - 175–182
PB - Institute of Vertebrate Biology AS CR
SN - 01397893
KW - olfactory signal species-specific recognition pipistrelles Vespertilionidae Chiroptera
N2 - Absence of accuracy in species recognition can lead to inter-specific mating and hybridization. Aside from acoustic signals, bats can also 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. Both sexes of two sympatric bat species Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus were used as model. Possible 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 conspecifi c 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.
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BARTONIČKA, Tomáš, Peter KAŇUCH, Barbora BÍMOVÁ and Josef BRYJA. Olfactory discrimination between two cryptic species of bats Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus. \textit{Folia Zoologica}. Brno: Institute of Vertebrate Biology AS CR, 2010, vol.~59, No~3, p.~175–182. ISSN~0139-7893.
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