| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 1992 |
| Authors: | M. B. Fenton |
| Journal: | Koedoe |
| Volume: | 35 |
| Pagination: | 49-55 |
| Date Published: | 1992a |
| Keywords: | camouflage, Chiroptera, crypsis, day roosts, disruptive patterns, ecology, Emballonuridae, Epomophorus gambianus crypturus, Epomophorus wahlbergi, Fledermäuse, habitat preferences, Kruger National Park, Mammalia, pelage colouration, predator avoidance, Pteropodidae, roosting behaviour, South Africa, Taphozous mauritianus, Vegetation |
| Abstract: | The grizzled dorsal pelage of Taphozous mauritianus (Emballonuridae) contributes to the camouflage of these bats when they are roosting on natural surfaces. The white ear spots of Epomophorus spp. (Pteropodidae) represent disruptive patterns contributing to the cryptic appearance of these bats when they are roosting in foliage. |