Abstract
Abstract During summer, females of temperate zone bats form maternity colonies consisting almost exclusively of mothers and their offspring. However, in some species the proportion of males in nurseries is relatively high. We explored the presence of these males in Daubenton’s bat, with respect to their age and relatedness to the local maternity colony. Using automatic PIT-tag readers, we recorded individual swarming activity at roosts used for day roosting and discovered that most of the males were yearlings that returned to their nursery roost after hibernation. The elevated occurrence of yearling males in spring could be explained by late mating attempts or toleration in the territory of adults.
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