Feeding Strategy and Activity Budget of the Frugivorous Bat Carollia perspicillata (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in French Guiana

(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) ABSTRACT. rhefiugivoroupshyllostomibdat(Carollipaerspicillaitsacloselyaissociatedwvitshpecific fiuitswhicharefouncadiid pickedinflightt,henciitenat a feedinirgoost.Ealchfiuitcatencorresponcds to a siniglfelightA. niapparatusdesiginedforthisstudypeirmittshesimiultanieotursackiniogf 10 bats equippedwithdooublerhythmtransmitter(sslow ratecoriesponidintigo restinipgositionanidrapid rateto flyinibgouts). (1) The numberofflights(,2) thepercentagetimespenitflyiigand (3) the raingeof activitywere recordedfordifferencitategoriesof niiimaldsuLinigtwo periodsof fiuit pro(luctionH. eavier malesdisplayedlhigh activityw, hileothelrmi ales,non-breedingfemialeasnlid femalesin earlypregnancydisplayeda similarpatlternof flyinibgehaviour.Full-terimpri egnant femalesand lactatinigfemalesperforimlaeIdlmostas maniyflyiigboutsas non-replroductifveemales, buttheseflightws eremnucshhorter.rhisuniexpectefdeedinisgtraitegcyanibe inlterl)retaesda means ofshiftinegneigytorieprodtictivefforf-itromexlploratorybehaviour(non-breedinfgemiialpeesrformed longerflightws hichcombiniethestiuveyof environmenatnd thc firiitcollectioin)T. his strategy, bascd uLpoitnheoptimizationoif flyinibgouitsi,s in conitraistto thoseof nioni-flyimniagiiimmaalisdi probablyis onilycompatiblewithperiodsofhighfoodproduction.