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KMID : 1024520150240020261
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Journal of the Environmental Sciences
2015 Volume.24 No. 2 p.261 ~ p.266
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External Morphology and Environment of Foraging Site in Asian parti-coloured Bat Vespertilio sinensis in Naejangsan National Park
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Chung Chul-Un
Kim Tae-Geun
Kim Sung-Chul
Lim Choon-Woo
Han Sang-Hoon
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Abstract
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We have analyzed the external morphology and the environment of the foraging site of Vespertilio sinensis. The external morphology was analyzed by twelve parameters and the environment characteristics of the foraging site was analyzed using GIS 10.1 program. The wing membrane was inserted into the ankle of the hind foot and the wing ratio was 1.42, the middle type between broad-short wing type and long-narrow wing type. The fur color was blackish brown but the guard hair color was whitish. The shape of the ear was a rounded triangle and tragus was a fan shape. This study showed that V. sinensis preferred the deciduous forest of the upper forest zone, where human interference was less. We believed that abundance of insects, depending on water system, was closely related to the use of the foraging site. This result showed that the environment characteristics was very similar to the nature preservation zone including Baekyang valley and Keumsun valley in Naejangsan National Park.
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KEYWORD
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Foraging activity, Habitat preference, Insectivorous bat, Morphological characteristic
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