Urban roost temperatures of large-spotted-genets: The effect of anthropogenic structures |
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| Institution: | 1. Biologische Gutachten Dietz, Balinger Straße 15, 72401 Haigerloch, Germany;2. Yerevan State University, Department of Zoology, Aleq Manooguan 1, Yerevan 0025, Armenia;3. Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, 1 Tsar Osvoboditel, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria;4. Museum für Naturkunde—Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Invalidenstrasse 43, 10115 Berlin, Germany;5. Berlin-Brandenburg Institute of Advanced Biodiversity Research (BBIB), Altensteinstraße 6, 14195 Berlin, Germany;1. Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution, Case Courrier 064, CNRS UMR-5554, Université Montpellier-2, Place E. Bataillon, F-34095 Montpellier, France;2. Department of Migration and Immuno-Ecology, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, 78315 Radolfzell, Germany;3. Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78464 Konstanz, Germany;4. Department of Mammalogy and Ornithology, Natural History Museum of Geneva, BP 6434, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland;5. Laboratoire des Interactions Virus-Hôtes, Institut Pasteur de la Guyane, 23 Avenue Pasteur, BP 6010, 97306 Cayenne, French Guiana;6. Association Kwata, 16 Avenue Pasteur, 97300 Cayenne, French Guiana;1. Institute for Franciscan Environmental Studies, Biology Program, Quincy University, Quincy, IL 62301, USA;2. Department of Biology, Lafayette College, Easton, PA 18042, USA;3. Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY 41099, USA;4. Institute for Franciscan Environmental Studies, Biology Program, Quincy University, Quincy, IL 62301, USA;1. Department of Botany and Zoology, Masaryk University, Kotlá?ská 267/2, 611 37 Brno, Czech Republic;2. Institute of Vertebrate Biology AS CR, Květná 8, 603 65 Brno, Czech Republic;1. S. N. Bose National Center for Basic Sciences, Block-JD, Salt Lake, Kolkata700098, India;2. Variable Energy Cyclotron Centre, 1/AF, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700064, India |
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| Abstract: | Generally, large-spotted genets (Genetta tigrina) use tree hollows and canopies as daytime roosts during their inactive phase. However, there has been an increasing tendency for individuals to make use of anthropogenic structures, such as roofs, within urban landscapes in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. This study investigated the roosting thermal dynamics of large-spotted genets within the urban suburbs of Kloof. Roost temperatures were recorded with i-Button® temperature loggers at known large-spotted genet roosts in anthropogenic structures as well as in natural roost sites. Over the seasons, temperatures varied significantly between months and among different roosts. However, anthropogenic roost temperatures were higher than ambient temperatures throughout the study period. Furthermore, anthropogenic roosts had higher temperatures (with lower variability) than natural roost sites. This study highlighted the importance of anthropogenic structures as daytime roosts for large-spotted genets within an urban mosaic. However, high temperatures experienced during the summer can be detrimental to juvenile large-spotted genets resulting in plasticity of breeding behaviour and a switch to producing young in cooler months. |
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| Keywords: | Urban landscape Roost temperature |
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