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040 _aDLC
_cDLC
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041 _aeng
090 0 _aLG993.5 2010
_b B4 N38
100 _aNavarro, Alfred Daniel, M.
245 _aRoosting behavior of Rousettusamplexicaudatus (Linn.) in Monfort Bat Cave, Island Garden City of Samal
300 _a48 leaves with CD.
502 _aThesis (BS Biology) -- University of the Philippines Mindanao, 2010
520 _aGeoffrey's rousette (Rousettus amplexicaudatus) is one of the most common flying foxes in South East Asia. Roosting behavior of R. amplexicaudatus was investigated at Monfort Bat Conservation Park in the Isaland Garden City of Samal, where the largest colony of this species of megabats is found. Behavioral units of R. amplexiacudatus were identified, described, and categorized as either general maintenace behavior or social behavior. the activities of these flying foxes were sampled using the Istantaneous Sampling Method. Sleeping had the highest mean percentage, 76.24%, among all behavioral activities observed during the bats' stay in their roost site. Sleeping was followed by resting, with a mean percentage of 11.91%Grooming ranks third having a mean percentage of 3.67%. followed by stretching 1.91%, flight (1.35%), locomotion (0.82%) yawning (0.073% ) defecating (0.021%) and the general maintenace behavior with the least mean percentage was urinating (0.008%). Among social behavior, courting had the highest mean percentage, 0.16%, followed by aggresion, 0.14%.Copulation had the least mean percentage with a value of 0.008%. the duration of sleeping, resting, flight, locomotion yawning, stretching and aggression of R. amplexicaudatus in a day appear to be affected by weatherconditins or difference in temperature between months. with other behavioral activities, like grooming, defecating and urinating, there is no significant difference in duration between different sampling periods as these activities are required at similar amounts of time througout the year and is therefore not affected by season. Courting and copulation are behaviral activities that are highly dependent on the reproductive conditins of individuals.
650 1 7 _aInstantaneous method
650 1 7 _aMonfort Bat Cave
650 1 7 _aRoosting behavior
650 1 7 _aRousettus amplexicaudatus
260 _c2010
905 _aFi
905 _aUP
658 _aUndergraduate Thesis
_cBIO200,
_2BSB
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