Bat motion can be described by leap frogging

Henley, Lucy, Jones, Owen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7300-5510, Mathews, Fiona and Woolley, Thomas ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6225-5365 2024. Bat motion can be described by leap frogging. Bulletin of Mathematical Biology 86 , 16. 10.1007/s11538-023-01233-5

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Abstract

We present models of bat motion derived from radio-tracking data collected over 14 nights. The data presents an initial dispersal period and a return to roost period. Although a simple diffusion model fits the initial dispersal motion we show that simple convection cannot provide a description of the bats returning to their roost. By extending our model to include non-autonomous parameters, or a leap frogging form of motion, where bats on the exterior move back first, we find we are able to accurately capture the bat’s motion. We discuss ways of distinguishing between the two movement descriptions and, finally, consider how the different motion descriptions would impact a bat’s hunting strategy.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	Mathematics
Subjects:	Q Science > QA Mathematics Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology Q Science > QL Zoology
Publisher:	Springer
ISSN:	0092-8240
Funders:	EPSRC
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	2 November 2023
Date of Acceptance:	1 November 2023
Last Modified:	15 Jan 2024 10:48
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/163610

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