Table 1 Biome category and mean (± SD) body mass and RF for each sampled population
From: Sensory trait variation in an echolocating bat suggests roles for both selection and plasticity
Population | Biome category | GPS (decimal degrees) | Population mass (g) (n) (Mean ± SD) | Population RF (kHz) (n) (Mean ± SD) | CV (%) | Male RF (kHz) (n) (Mean ± SD) | Female RF (kHz) (n) (Mean ± SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lekkersing (LS) | Desert | -28.42, 16.88 | (18) 13.2 ± 1.1 | (18) 75.7 ± 0.8 | 1.06 | (10) 75.5 ± 1 | (9) 75.9 ± 0.5 |
Steenkampskraal (SKK) | Succulent Karoo | -30.98, 18.63 | (22) 13.1 ± 0.9 | (22) 80.6 ± 0.5 | 0.62 | (11) 80.5 ± 0.6 | (13) 80.8 ± 0.3 |
Zoutpansklipheuwel (ZPK) | Succulent Karoo/fynbos | -31.63, 18.21 | (25) 12.3 ± 0.6 | (25) 80.8 ± 0.8 | 1.08 | Male only colony |  |
De Hel (DHL) | Fynbos | -33.08, 19.08 | (10) 12 ± 0.45 | (10) 81.5 ± 0.6 | 0.83 | Male only colony |  |
Boskloof (BKL) | Fynbos | -34.39, 19.68 | (15) 11.7 ± 0.5 | (15) 83.4 ± 0.7 | 0.90 | Male only colony |  |
Heidehof (HDH) | Fynbos | -34.62. 19.50 | (12) 11.31 ± 0.5 | (12) 84.5 ± 0.6 | 0.67 | (6) 84.1 ± 0.5 | (11) 84.8 ± 0.6 |
De Hoop (DHC) | Fynbos | -34.42, 20.36 | (46) 10.4 ± 1.1 | (46) 84.6 ± 0.7 | 0.90 | (35) 84.1 ± 0.65 | (23) 85.1 ± 0.6 |
Knysna (KNY) | Forest | -33.88, 23.00 | (4) 11.6 ± 1.5 | (4) 84.7 ± 0.7 | 0.7 | (5) 84.8 ± 0.6 | (2) 85.2 ± 0.7 |
Baviaanskloof (BAV) | Multiple biomes | -33.63, 24.24 | (20) 10.8 ± 1.4 | (20) 86.5 ± 0.7 | 0.90 | (17) 86 ± 0.9 | (10) 87 ± 0.5 |
Sleepy Hollow (SPH) | Multiple biomes | -33.96, 25.28 | (2) 11.5 ± 0 | (2) 85.2 ± 0.7 | 0.82 | (1) 84.7 | (1) 85.7 |
Table Farm (TF) | Multiple biomes | -33.283, 26.42 | (36) 13.9 ± 0.8 | (36) 85.8 ± 0.75 | 0.90 | (19) 85.4 ± 0.65 | (18) 86 ± 0.6 |