Sociality and insect abundance affect duration of nocturnal activity of male parti-colored bats

Patterns of activity in all animal taxa are selected to optimize time and energy spent foraging under varying conditions of food availability and predation risk. Social behaviors may play an important role in shaping these patterns. For example, animals can increase foraging efficiency via information transfer or reduce energy budgets by roosting in groups. Sociality in male temperate zone bats is rare and remains poorly understood. We...