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dc.contributor.advisorHale, Amanda M.
dc.contributor.authorMcAlexander, Aaron Michaelen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-07-22T18:48:58Z
dc.date.available2014-07-22T18:48:58Z
dc.date.created2013en_US
dc.date.issued2013en_US
dc.identifierUMI thesisen_US
dc.identifieretd-12192013-123904en_US
dc.identifierumi-10451en_US
dc.identifiercat-002100038en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/4482
dc.description.abstractLarge numbers of migratory tree bats are being killed at wind energy facilities across North America, and this rapidly growing source of renewable energy may pose a threat to bat populations. In 2012 and 2013 we conducted an ultrasound playback experiment, night vision surveys, and acoustic monitoring to determine if bats could be attracted to the smooth wind turbines surfaces because they perceive them to be water. Our playback experiment revealed little or no differences in the physical characteristics of echoes reflected from water and turbine surfaces. Our video and acoustic surveys indicated that bats behave at wind turbines as they do around water sources. Moreover, we observed bats attempting to drink from turbine towers at rates similar to water sources. Our data suggest that bats may be attracted to wind turbines because the surfaces produce an acoustic signature that is indistinguishable from water.en_US
dc.format.mediumFormat: Onlineen_US
dc.publisher[Fort Worth, Tex.] : Texas Christian University,en_US
dc.relation.ispartofTCU Master Thesisen_US
dc.relation.requiresMode of access: World Wide Web.en_US
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dc.titleEvidence that bats perceive wind turbine surfaces to be wateren_US
dc.typeTexten_US
etd.degree.departmentDepartment of Biology
etd.degree.levelMaster
local.collegeCollege of Science and Engineering
local.departmentBiology
local.academicunitDepartment of Biology
dc.type.genreThesis
local.subjectareaBiology
etd.degree.nameMaster of Science


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