Title
Analysis of vocalizations of Long-snouted Bat Platalina genovensium Thomas, 1928 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)
Other title
Análisis de las vocalizaciones del murciélago longirrostro peruano Platalina genovensium Thomas, 1928 (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)
Date Issued
2011
Access level
metadata only access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Publisher(s)
Facultad de Ciencias Biologicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
This paper presents the first data on vocalizations of the Long-snouted Bat Platalina genovensium. It is also the first published study on ultrasound analysis of any bat from Peru. The recordings of vocalizations were obtained from flying bats while in their roosts. These roosts were found in two locations near the city of Lima. Each echolocation call was composed of FM fast pulses of 1.30 ms of extremely low intensity (-10 to -35 dB one m away from the recording device), in sequences of 12.90 pulses per second, with 28.58 kHz bandwidth in average, discontinuous, average interpulse of 67.56 ms, and an energy peak in 89.21 kHz. The pulses present a harmonic above 190 kHz. Both, Discrete Fourier Transform and Analysis of the Energy Distribution in frequency bands were used to obtain a predictive equation. This equation is able to predict duration call for 70-80 kHz, 90-100 kHz, and 110-120 kHz energy frequency bands. So, if 110-120 kHz frequency band increases 4%, then duration call decreases 0.2 ms, whereas if 70-80 y 90-100 kHz frequency band increases, then duration call also does it in 0.1 ms. This equation can be used to identify and monitor this species. It also allows us to determine how P. genovensium adapts its energy frequency bands in order to avoid overlap between pulse and echoes.
Start page
311
End page
318
Volume
18
Issue
3
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia animal, Ciencia de productos lácteos
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85016232894
Source
Revista Peruana de Biologia
ISSN of the container
15610837
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