Evaluating bat boxes: design and placement alter bioenergetic costs and overheating risk
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DOI: 10.1093/conphys/coac027
Abstract: We assess bioenergetic costs and overheating risk of five artificial roost designs. For endothermic bats, energy expenditure was lower for solar-exposed locations and our enhanced thermal mass box design. Shaded landscape placements reduced energy expenditure… read more here.
Keywords: evaluating bat; costs overheating; overheating risk; design ... See more keywords