The calls of Vietnamese bats: a major step toward the acoustic characterization of Asian bats
Southeast Asia includes several global biodiversity hotspots and bats account for nearly one-third of mammal species currently known in the region. While acoustic methods have become widespread in bat research, basic information is often lacking on the echolocation calls produced by Asian bat species. Since such information can aid a wide variety of research and conservation initiatives, descriptions of the calls emitted by Asian bats are fundamental. The aim of our study was to provide a standardized analysis and description of the Vietnamese bat echolocation calls. We analyzed call recordings of 87 species arranged in eight families. This constitutes 74% of the echolocating bats presently known in Vietnam and includes the first call descriptions for five taxa. Our use of an open-source software and the deposition of recordings in the ChiroVox repository will facilitate comparative studies in Asia and the information we provide represents one of the most comprehensive bioacoustic databases for Asian bats to date.
Authors
- Dorottya Győrössy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3219-3559)
- Sándor Zsebők (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4463-4753)
- Vu Dinh Thong (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9273-8085)
- Péter Estók (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5303-0340)
- Kriszta Lilla Szabadi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4236-4211)
- Neil M. Furey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0439-2446)
- Tamás Görföl (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1910-4024)
- Dai Fukui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5449-4283)
- Mao‐Ning Tuanmu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8233-2935)
- Vương Tân Tú (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5915-865X)
- Joe Chun‐Chia Huang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5081-5900)
- Gábor Csorba
Institutions
- Eszterhazy Karoly Catholic University (HU)
- Magyar Agrár- és Élettudományi Egyetem (HU)
- National Taiwan Normal University (TW)
- Hungarian Natural History Museum (HU)
- Institute of Ecology and Botany (HU)
- HUN-REN Centre for Ecological Research (HU)
- Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica (TW)
- Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology (VN)
- The University of Tokyo (JP)
- University of Pecs (HU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Scientific Reports
- Published
- 2024-10-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-72436-6
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.06
Funders
- Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology
- Academia Sinica
- Magyar Tudományos Akadémia
- Nemzeti Kutatási Fejlesztési és Innovációs Hivatal
- Innovációs és Technológiai Minisztérium
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
- Nemzeti Kutatási, Fejlesztési és Innovaciós Alap