Population‐level lateralization of boxing displays enhances fighting success in male Great Himalayan leaf‐nosed bats

Author:

Zhang Chunmian1,Lucas Jeffrey R.2,Feng Jiang34,Jiang Tinglei3ORCID,Sun Congnan1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Key Laboratory of Animal Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of Hebei Province, College of Life Sciences Hebei Normal University Shijiazhuang China

2. Department of Biological Sciences Purdue University West Lafayette Indiana USA

3. Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization Northeast Normal University Changchun China

4. College of Life Science Jilin Agricultural University Changchun China

Abstract

AbstractBehavioral lateralization with left‐ and right‐hand use is common in the Animal Kingdom and can be advantageous for social species. The existence of a preferential use of the hands during agonistic interactions has been described for a number of invertebrate and vertebrate species. Bats compose the second largest order of mammals. They not only use their forelimbs for flight but also agonistic interactions. However, whether bat species show a population‐level lateralized aggressive display has largely been unexplored. Here, we examine the lateralization of boxing displays during agonistic interactions in male Great Himalayan leaf‐nosed bats, Hipposideros armiger, from three different populations. We found a population‐level lateralization of boxing displays: Males from all three populations show a preferential use of the left forearm to attack opponents. In addition, left‐handed boxers have higher fighting success over right‐handed boxers. This study expands our knowledge of the handedness of bats and highlights the role of behavioral lateralization in conflict resolution in nocturnal mammals.

Funder

National Natural Science Foundation of China

Publisher

Wiley

Subject

Nature and Landscape Conservation,Ecology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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