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Table 1 Twelve bats tagged with GPS/GSM devices; F-Female, M-Male; SM-Sexually Mature (M-large testes, F- previously had pups), SI- Sexually Immature (M-no visible testes; F- had not produced any pups yet)

From: The movement ecology of the Mauritian flying fox (Pteropus niger): a long-term study using solar-powered GSM/GPS tags

Sex

F

F

F

F

F

F

M

M

M

M

M

M

Body mass (g)

620

610

550

560

600

760

600

680

600

550

800

550

Forearm (mm)

155

153

135

145

145

150

155

150

160

150

160

150

Sexual maturity

SM

SM

SI

SI

SM

SM

SI

SM

SI

SI

SM

SI

Capture location

Blue Bay

Blue Bay

Ferney

Verdun

Queen Victoria

Black River

Calebasses

Beaux Songes

Black River

Arsenal

Black River

Black River

Lat/long

20.4421°S 57.7190°E

 

20.3679°S 57.6978°E

20.2343°S 57.5547°E

20.2195°S 57.7133°E

20.3708°S 57.3949°E

20.1174°S 57.5561°E

20.2774°S 57.4176°E

 

20.1034°S 57.5391°E

  

Tag ID

464

469

470

474

4651

4653

466

468

471

472

4652

473

Period

Feb-May 2015

Dec 2014-Mar 2015

Apr- Oct 2015

Sep 2015-Mar 2016

Apr-Sep 2015

June-Oct 2015

Jan-May 2015

Dec 2014-Apr 2015

Sep 2015-Sep 2016

Jan-Feb 2015

Dec 2015-Jan 2016

Sep 2015-Feb 2016

Days

47

98

75

123

114

98

124

128

359

51

26

147

Fixes

234

1108

342

799

993

387

946

1614

4934

585

134

1174

  1. Latitude and longitude are given once for each capture site