Overheating turns a bat box into a death trap
Stephen R. Griffiths
A B C
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A Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic. 3086, Australia.
B Research Centre for Future Landscapes, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic. 3086, Australia.
C Corresponding author. Email: s.griffiths@latrobe.edu.au
Pacific Conservation Biology 28(1) 97-98 https://doi.org/10.1071/PC20083
Submitted: 26 October 2020 Accepted: 28 February 2021 Published: 23 March 2021
Abstract
Thirty juvenile large forest bats (Vespadelus darlingtoni) were found dead in a plywood bat box. This is the first example in Australia of an overheating event in a bat box resulting in multiple mortalities. It confirms that extreme heat in poorly insulated bat boxes can result in acute hyperthermia.
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