Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for time and frequency parameters [start frequency (SF), end frequency (EF), peak frequency (PF) and call duration (CD)] of the isolation calls of single-syllable (classic) and double-syllable including FM and FM (the first syllable, [I] and the second syllable, [II]) and UP-tail-FM and FM (the first syllable, [I] and the second syllable, [II]) in Myotis emarginatus pup with mean ± SE. n, number of bat pups which were recorded
Isolation calls | Age | ||||||||
1st week old | 2nd week old | 3rd week old | 4th week old | ||||||
1 day | 4 days | 8 days | 12 days | 16 days | 20 days | 27 days | |||
Classic | SF | 32.19 ± 1.18 | 38.71 ± 1.00 | 66.25 ± 0.85 | 90.50 ± 1.32 | 111.40 ± 2.36 | 131.33 ± 2.40 | 135.00 ± 3.51 | |
n = 5 | n = 15 | n = 4 | n = 4 | n = 5 | n = 3 | n = 3 | |||
EF | 17.12 ± 0.83 | 18.79 ± 0.87 | 26.75 ± 0.85 | 32.00 ± 2.68 | 37.40 ± 2.16 | 36.33 ± 1.20 | 41.33 ± 1.20 | ||
n = 5 | n = 15 | n = 4 | n = 4 | n = 5 | n = 3 | n = 3 | |||
PF | 27.58 ± 1.27 | 29.42 ± 1.04 | 35.66 ± 0.70 | 42.65 ± 0.71 | 58.62 ± 1.77 | 89.00 ± 1.53 | 87.67 ± 4.05 | ||
n = 5 | n = 15 | n = 4 | n = 4 | n = 5 | n = 3 | n = 3 | |||
CD | 19.34 ± 2.67 | 19.03 ± 0.85 | 12.10 ± 1.05 | 10.56 ± 1.50 | 4.08 ± 0.25 | 3.37 ± 0.22 | 3.40 ± 0.20 | ||
n = 5 | n = 15 | n = 4 | n = 4 | n = 5 | n = 3 | n = 3 | |||
FM and FM |
I | SF | - | - | 67.50 ± 0.35 | 89.20 ± 1.47 | 74.33 ± 1.86 | 103.00 ± 3.00 | 131.00 ± 5.69 |
n = 2 | n = 4 | n = 3 | n = 2 | n = 3 | |||||
II | - | - | 62.50 ± 1.00 | 96.75 ± 2.10 | 99.00 ± 6.81 | 105.00 ± 0.00 | 134.33 ± 3.48 | ||
n = 2 | n = 4 | n = 3 | n = 2 | n = 3 | |||||
I | EF | - | - | 29.50 ± 0.50 | 27.00 ± 0.40 | 32.67 ± 0.88 | 39.50 ± 2.50 | 39.67 ± 1.20 | |
n = 2 | n = 4 | n = 3 | n = 2 | n = 3 | |||||
II | - | - | 30.50 ± 2.50 | 36.00 ± 0.71 | 31.67 ± 2.73 | 38.50 ± 1.50 | 40.00 ± 1.53 | ||
n = 2 | n = 4 | n = 3 | n = 2 | n = 3 | |||||
I | PF | - | - | 36.70 ± 0.80 | 50.55 ± 1.82 | 51.23 ± 0.46 | 86.05 ± 0.95 | 86.00 ± 4.04 | |
n = 2 | n = 4 | n = 3 | n = 2 | n = 3 | |||||
II | - | - | 46.00 ± 3.00 | 49.50 ± 1.80 | 51.93 ± 0.33 | 88.00 ± 2.00 | 93.33 ± 3.28 | ||
n = 2 | n = 4 | n = 3 | n = 2 | n = 3 | |||||
I | CD | - | - | 14.55 ± 0.75 | 11.75 ± 0.84 | 6.33 ± 0.35 | 4.15 ± 0.05 | 3.90 ± 0.15 | |
n = 2 | n = 4 | n = 3 | n = 2 | n = 3 | |||||
II |
- |
- |
5.25 ± 0.25 | 5.62 ± 0.33 | 4.20 ± 0.11 | 4.30 ± 0.30 | 3.20 ± 0.21 | ||
n = 2 |
n = 4 |
n = 3 |
n = 2 |
n = 3 |
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UP-tail-FM and FM | I | SF | - | - | 67.33 ± 1.26 | 83.80 ± 0.10 | 89.00 ± 1.38 | 86.00 ± 2.52 | 88.50 ± 0.50 |
n=6 | n = 10 | n = 5 | n = 3 | n = 2 | |||||
II | - | - | 62.50 ± 1.65 | 91.70 ± 0.60 | 108.00 ± 4.67 | 113.67 ± 3.28 | 116.00 ± 4.00 | ||
n=6 | n = 10 | n = 5 | n = 3 | n = 2 | |||||
I | EF | - | - | 30.17 ± 1.96 | 38.70 ± 1.30 | 58.60 ± 4.92 | 50.33 ± 1.85 | 53.00 ± 1.00 | |
n = 6 | n = 10 | n = 5 | n = 3 | n = 2 | |||||
II | - | - | 27.33 ± 1.78 | 30.00 ± 1.50 | 35.60 ± 1.60 | 38.33 ± 033 | 42.50 ± 0.50 | ||
n = 6 | n = 10 | n = 5 | n = 3 | n = 2 | |||||
I | PF | - | - | 34.80 ± 0.77 | 46.78 ± 1.77 | 48.76 ± 1.05 | 51.43 ± 3.61 | 71.00 ± 3.00 | |
n = 6 | n = 10 | n = 5 | n = 3 | n = 2 | |||||
II | - | - | 42.27 ± 1.77 | 48.78 ± 1.37 | 53.26 ± 2.08 | 56.00 ± 2.00 | 80.00 ± 2.00 | ||
n = 6 | n = 10 | n = 5 | n = 3 | n = 2 | |||||
I | CD | - | - | 23.70 ± 1.25 | 19.92 ± 0.64 | 24.24 ± 1.59 | 17.33 ± 0.54 | 9.50 ± 2.00 | |
n = 6 | n = 10 | n = 5 | n = 3 | n = 2 | |||||
II | - | - | 5.42 ± 0.40 | 6.08 ± 0.17 | 4.84 ± 0.72 | 6.23 ± 0.37 | 3.95 ± 0.05 | ||
n = 6 | n = 10 | n = 5 | n = 3 | n = 2 |