Roost Selection of the Short-Nosed Fruit Bat, Cynopterus spp. in Sri Lanka

Digana, P.M.C.B.; Yapa, W.B.; Randeniya, R.V.; Ratnasooriya, W.D.

dc.contributor.author	Digana, P.M.C.B.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Yapa, W.B.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Randeniya, R.V.	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ratnasooriya, W.D.	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2014-11-19T04:54:32Z
dc.date.available	2014-11-19T04:54:32Z
dc.date.issued	2003
dc.identifier.citation	Digana, P.M.C.B., Yapa, W.B., Randeniya, R.V. and Ratnasooriya, W.D. 2003. Roost Selection of the Short-Nosed Fruit Bat, Cynopterus spp. in Sri Lanka. Journal of Science of the University of Kelaniya, 01: 15-21.
dc.identifier.issn	ISSN 1391-9210	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.kln.ac.lk/handle/123456789/4442
dc.identifier.uri	http://www.kln.ac.lk/science/web/journals/vol1.pdf
dc.description.abstract	A total of 160 day roosts of short nosed fruit bats (Cynopterus sp.) were examined during a 3 year study in Sri Lanka. Day roosts were found in five species of trees; Talipot palm (Corypha umbraculiferay), Coconut (Cocos nucifera), Banana(Musa sp.), Habarala (Alocasia sp.) and Kitul (Caryota urens). A11 the day roostsfound in this study can be categorized in to three groups, viz, tents, foliage roosts and seed string roosts. Majority (92%) of day roosts were in the form of tents, all of which were found in the talipot palm. Foliage roosts ( 7%) were found in three species of plants (c. nucifera, Musa sp., Alocasia sp.) while two (1%) of the roosts were found in Kitul palm, inside the seed strings. Our observations indicate that the tents are constructed by male bats and serve as the primary roosts of the Cynopterus.	en_US
dc.publisher	Journal of Science of the University of Kelaniya Sri Lanka	en_US
dc.subject	Cynopterus; Chiroptera; day roosts; tents; Corypha umbraculifera	en_US
dc.title	Roost Selection of the Short-Nosed Fruit Bat, Cynopterus spp. in Sri Lanka
dc.type	article	en_US
dc.identifier.department	Zoology	en_US