Climatic correlates of migrant Natal long-fingered bat (Miniopterus natalensis) phenology in north-eastern South Africa
Mariëtte Pretorius A , Hugh Broders B , Ernest Seamark C and Mark Keith
A D
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- Author Affiliations
A Mammal Research Institute, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, Hatfield 0028, Private Bag x20, South Africa.
B Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, N2 L 3G1, Canada.
C AfricanBats NPC, 357 Botha Avenue, Kloofsig, 0157, South Africa.
D Corresponding author. Email: mark.keith@up.ac.za
Wildlife Research 47(5) 404-414 https://doi.org/10.1071/WR19165
Submitted: 12 September 2019 Accepted: 25 February 2020 Published: 12 June 2020
Abstract
Context: For migratory animals, particularly those with long generation times, changing weather patterns may cause a mismatch between periods of expected and actual resource availability, termed phenological mismatch. The cave-dwelling Natal long-fingered bat (Miniopterus natalensis) is a regional migrant within South Africa for which the (hitherto unknown) phenology of migration may be affected by climate.
Aims: To investigate the migration phenology of the Natal long-fingered bat in relation to climate at a maternity cave in South Africa.
Methods: Five years (2014–18) of echolocation data from a maternity cave site in Limpopo, South Africa, were studied. Separate stepwise General Linear Models (GLMs) were constructed for each season using photoperiod, minimum temperature, dew point, rainfall, barometric pressure, humidity and maximum wind speed. Arrival and departure dates among years were also compared.
Key results: Photoperiod had the greatest effect on the magnitude of Natal long-fingered bat phenological patterns in activity across all seasons. Although spring (September - November) arrival at the maternity site was variable across years, summer departure dates did not differ, resulting in a shorter breeding period in the 2017–18 sample year. During the 2016–17 sample year, the magnitude of Natal long-fingered bat activity was significantly lower than in other years, which coincided with El Niño-induced drought conditions and likely impacted resources and led to a reduction in activity and population size.
Conclusions: Photoperiod is a strong predictive cue of the phenology of migration of the Natal long-fingered bat and likely cues migration for this species. The narrow departure dates of these bats from the maternity site supports these results.
Implications: The present study indicates that Natal long-fingered bats use photoperiod as a migration cue and do not appear to shift their spring–summer breeding season, likely making them vulnerable to phenological mismatch and population decline. The research highlights the need for systematic population monitoring for the Natal long-fingered bat.
Additional keywords: activity, bat, phenology, photoperiod, reproduction.
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