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Revista de Investigaciones Altoandinas

On-line version ISSN 2313-2957

Abstract

ARIAS, Sandra; DIAZ, Darwin R.  and  MEDINA, César E.. Temperature preference by bats in the montane forests of Machu Picchu, Peru. Rev. investig. Altoandin. [online]. 2020, vol.22, n.4, pp.347-351. ISSN 2313-2957.  http://dx.doi.org/10.18271/ria.2020.198.

Information about the thermal preference in bats goes back to studies carried out since the middle of the 20th century, mainly in North America and Europe. Here we present information on the thermal preference of six bat species in the cloud forests of the Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu (Cusco, Peru). The data were obtained in field using a thermo-camera and an infrared thermometer. Our results show the intervals and averages of the selected temperatures, as well as the differences between sexes of each species. This information constitutes the first effort in Peru to understand the temperature ranges that the natural and artificial bat refuges should have.

Keywords : Thermal preference; bats; temperature.

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