The roosting spatial network of a bird-predator bat

The use of roosting sites by animal societies is important in conservation biology, animal behavior, and epidemiology. The giant noctule bat (Nyctalus lasiopterus) constitutes fission–fusion societies whose members spread every day in multiple trees for shelter. To assess how the pattern of roosting...

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Autores: Fortuna, Miguel A., Popa-Lisseanu, Ana G., Ibáñez, Carlos, Bascompte, Jordi
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2009
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/40055
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Palavra-chave:Complex networks
epidemiology
giant noctule bat
information flow
Modularity
Nyctalus lasiopterus
Parasites
spatial patterns
wildlife management
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spelling The roosting spatial network of a bird-predator batFortuna, Miguel A.Popa-Lisseanu, Ana G.Ibáñez, CarlosBascompte, JordiComplex networksepidemiologygiant noctule batinformation flowModularityNyctalus lasiopterusParasitesspatial patternswildlife managementThe use of roosting sites by animal societies is important in conservation biology, animal behavior, and epidemiology. The giant noctule bat (Nyctalus lasiopterus) constitutes fission–fusion societies whose members spread every day in multiple trees for shelter. To assess how the pattern of roosting use determines the potential for information exchange or disease spreading, we applied the framework of complex networks. We found a social and spatial segregation of the population in well-defined modules or compartments, formed by groups of bats sharing the same trees. Inside each module, we revealed an asymmetric use of trees by bats representative of a nested pattern. By applying a simple epidemiological model, we show that there is a strong correlation between network structure and the rate and shape of infection dynamics. This modular structure slows down the spread of diseases and the exchange of information through the entire network. The implication for management is complex, affecting differently the cohesion inside and among colonies and the transmission of parasites and diseases. Network analysis can hence be applied to quantifying the conservation status of individual trees used by species depending on hollows for shelterPeer reviewedEcological Society of America201120112009info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501http://hdl.handle.net/10261/40055reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)Ingléshttp://www.esajournals.org/doi/pdf/10.1890/08-0174.1info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/400552026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv The roosting spatial network of a bird-predator bat
title The roosting spatial network of a bird-predator bat
spellingShingle The roosting spatial network of a bird-predator bat
Fortuna, Miguel A.
Complex networks
epidemiology
giant noctule bat
information flow
Modularity
Nyctalus lasiopterus
Parasites
spatial patterns
wildlife management
title_short The roosting spatial network of a bird-predator bat
title_full The roosting spatial network of a bird-predator bat
title_fullStr The roosting spatial network of a bird-predator bat
title_full_unstemmed The roosting spatial network of a bird-predator bat
title_sort The roosting spatial network of a bird-predator bat
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Fortuna, Miguel A.
Popa-Lisseanu, Ana G.
Ibáñez, Carlos
Bascompte, Jordi
author Fortuna, Miguel A.
author_facet Fortuna, Miguel A.
Popa-Lisseanu, Ana G.
Ibáñez, Carlos
Bascompte, Jordi
author_role author
author2 Popa-Lisseanu, Ana G.
Ibáñez, Carlos
Bascompte, Jordi
author2_role author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Complex networks
epidemiology
giant noctule bat
information flow
Modularity
Nyctalus lasiopterus
Parasites
spatial patterns
wildlife management
topic Complex networks
epidemiology
giant noctule bat
information flow
Modularity
Nyctalus lasiopterus
Parasites
spatial patterns
wildlife management
description The use of roosting sites by animal societies is important in conservation biology, animal behavior, and epidemiology. The giant noctule bat (Nyctalus lasiopterus) constitutes fission–fusion societies whose members spread every day in multiple trees for shelter. To assess how the pattern of roosting use determines the potential for information exchange or disease spreading, we applied the framework of complex networks. We found a social and spatial segregation of the population in well-defined modules or compartments, formed by groups of bats sharing the same trees. Inside each module, we revealed an asymmetric use of trees by bats representative of a nested pattern. By applying a simple epidemiological model, we show that there is a strong correlation between network structure and the rate and shape of infection dynamics. This modular structure slows down the spread of diseases and the exchange of information through the entire network. The implication for management is complex, affecting differently the cohesion inside and among colonies and the transmission of parasites and diseases. Network analysis can hence be applied to quantifying the conservation status of individual trees used by species depending on hollows for shelter
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