Bat Ecology

The subject of my thesis is the roosting ecology of Indiana bats in Arkansas.  Much of northern Arkansas is covered by hilly and forested terrain, known as the Ozark Mountains.  In this hilly terrain, there are many caves which the Indiana bat uses to hibernate in over the winter and also as a gathering place for mating in the fall.  During the mating season, Indiana bats use trees as daytime roosts.  Which trees the bats prefer to roost in is what I am focusing on.  To find these trees I am trapping the bats at the cave entrance as they gather to mate, placing radio transmitters on the bats, and radio tracking them to their daytime roost.

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