Urban bat pups take after their mothers and are bolder and faster learners than rural pups

Urban bat pups take after their mothers and are bolder and faster learners than rural pups. Harten, L., Gonceer, N., Handel, M., Dash, O., Fokidis, H. B., & Yovel, Y. BMC Biology, 19(1):190, September, 2021.

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Urbanization is rapidly changing our planet and animals that live in urban environments must quickly adjust their behavior. One of the most prevalent behavioral characteristics of urban dwelling animals is an increased level of risk-taking. Here, we aimed to reveal how urban fruitbats become risk-takers, and how they differ behaviorally from rural bats, studying both genetic and non-genetic factors that might play a role in the process. We assessed the personality of newborn pups from both rural and urban colonies before they acquired experience outdoors, examining risk-taking, exploration, and learning rates.

@article{harten_urban_2021,
	title = {Urban bat pups take after their mothers and are bolder and faster learners than rural pups},
	volume = {19},
	issn = {1741-7007},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01131-z},
	doi = {10.1186/s12915-021-01131-z},
	abstract = {Urbanization is rapidly changing our planet and animals that live in urban environments must quickly adjust their behavior. One of the most prevalent behavioral characteristics of urban dwelling animals is an increased level of risk-taking. Here, we aimed to reveal how urban fruitbats become risk-takers, and how they differ behaviorally from rural bats, studying both genetic and non-genetic factors that might play a role in the process. We assessed the personality of newborn pups from both rural and urban colonies before they acquired experience outdoors, examining risk-taking, exploration, and learning rates.},
	number = {1},
	urldate = {2022-07-27},
	journal = {BMC Biology},
	author = {Harten, Lee and Gonceer, Nesim and Handel, Michal and Dash, Orit and Fokidis, H. Bobby and Yovel, Yossi},
	month = sep,
	year = {2021},
	keywords = {Maternal effects, Personality, Risk-taking, Urbanization},
	pages = {190},
}

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