Animal sociality: bat colonies are founded by relatives.
Most bat species breed communally, but how their colonies are founded is a mystery. A recent study suggests that the formation of a new colony starts with related females splitting off from an existing colony.
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Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne - Biophore, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland. gerald.kerth@unil.ch
D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D002685:Chiroptera / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D012919:Social Behavior