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Background  The structuring of wild animal populations can influence population dynamics, disease spread, and information transfer. Social network analysis potentially offers insights into these processes but is rarely, if ever, used to investigate more than one species in a community. We therefore compared the social, temporal and spatial networks of sympatric  Myotis  bats ( M. nattereri  (Natterer's bats) and  M. daubentonii  (Daubenton's bats)), and asked: (1) are there long-lasting social associations within species? (2) do the ranges occupied by roosting social groups overlap within or between species? (3) are  M. daubentonii  bachelor colonies excluded from roosting in areas used by maternity groups?    Results  Using data on 490 ringed  M. nattereri  and 978  M. daubentonii  from 379 colonies, we found that both species formed stable social groups encompassing multiple colonies.  M. nattereri  formed 11 mixed-sex social groups with few (4.3%) inter-group associations. Approximately half of all  M. nattereri  were associated with the same individuals when recaptured, with many associations being long-term (>100 days). In contrast,  M. daubentonii  were sexually segregated; only a quarter of pairs were associated at recapture after a few days, and inter-sex associations were not long-lasting. Social groups of  M. nattereri  and female  M. daubentonii  had small roost home ranges (mean 0.2 km 2  in each case). Intra-specific overlap was low, but inter-specific overlap was high, suggesting territoriality within but not between species.  M .  daubentonii  bachelor colonies did not appear to be excluded from roosting areas used by females.    Conclusions  Our data suggest marked species- and sex-specific patterns of disease and information transmission are likely between bats of the same genus despite sharing a common habitat. The clear partitioning of the woodland amongst social groups, and their apparent reliance on small patches of habitat for roosting, means that localised woodland management may be more important to bat conservation than previously recognised.

Sympatric Woodland Myotis Bats Form Tight-Knit Social Groups with Exclusive Roost Home Ranges