Publications
Page RA, von Merten S, Siemers BM: Associative memory or algorithmic search: a comparative study on learning strategies of bats and shrews . Animal Cognition, doi 10.1007/s10071-012-0474-1 (2012)
Alem, S., Koselj, K., Siemers, B.M., Greenfield, M.D.: Bat predation and the evolution of leks in acoustic moths. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, in press (2011)
Siemers, B.M.; Wiegrebe, L.; Grothe, B.: Ecology and neuroethology of abt echolocation: a tribute to Gerhard Neuweiler. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 197, 399-402 (2011)
Grothe, B. Siemers, B.M., Wiegrebe, L.: Special issue: current topics in bat echolocation - a tribute to Gerhard Neuweiler. Journal of Comparative Physioogy A 197, 399-640 (2011)
Ruczynski I., Siemers B.M.: Hibernation does not affect memory retention in bats. Biology Letters 7, 153-155 (2011)
Jones PL, Page RA, Hartbauer M, Siemers BM: Behavioral evidence for eavesdropping on prey song in two Palearctic sibling bat species. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 6, 333-340 (2011)
Jones, G. and Siemers, B.M.: The communicative potential of bat echolocation pulses. Journal of Comparative Physiology A 197, 447-457 (2011)
Koselj, K., Schnitzler, H.U., Siemers, B.M.: Horseshoe bats make adaptive prey selection decisions, informed by echo cues. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, doi:10.1098/rspb.2010.2793, in press
Siemers, B.M., Schaub, A.: Hunting at the highway: traffic noise reduces foraging efficiency in acoustic predators. Proceedings of the Royal Society B, doi: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2262, in press
Siemers, B.M., Greif, S., Borissov, I., Voigt-Heucke, S.L., Voigt, C.C.: Divergent trophic levels in two cryptic sibling bat species. Oecologia, doi 10.1007/s00442-011-1940-1, in press
Driessens T. and Siemers, B. M.: Cave-dwelling bats do not avoid TMT and 2-PT - components of predator odour that induce fear in other small mammals. Journal of Experimental Biology 213, 2453-2460 (2010)
Estok P, Zsebok S, Siemers BM: Great tits search for, catch, kill and eat hibernating bats. Biology Letters 6, 59-62 (2010)
Greif S, Siemers BM: Innate recognition of water bodies in echolocating bats. Nature Communications, doi: 10.1038/ncomms1110 (2010)
Hartbauer M, Ofner E, Grossauer V, Siemers BM: The cercal organ may provide singing tettigoniids a backup sensory system for the detection of eavesdropping bats. PLoS ONE, , 5(9): e12698. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012698 (2010)
Holland RA, Borissov I, Siemers BM: A nocturnal mammal, the greater mouse-eared bat, calibrates a magnetic compass by the sun. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the USA (PNAS), 107: 6941-6945 (2010)
Safi K, Siemers BM: Implications of sensory ecology for species coexistence: Biased perception links predator diversity to prey size distribution. Evolutionary Ecology 24: 703-713 (2010)
Schmieder D, Kingston T, Hashim R, Siemers BM: Breaking the trade-off: rainforest bats maximise bandwidth and repetition rate of echolocation calls as they approach prey. Biology Letters, 6: 604-609 (2010)
Schuchmann M and Siemers BM: Behavioral evidence for community-wide species discrimination from echolocation calls in bats. American Naturalist 176, 72-82 (2010)
Schuchmann M and Siemers BM: Variability in echolocation call intensity in a community of horseshoe bats: a role for resource partitioning or communication? PLoS ONE 5, e12842. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0012842 (2010)
Voigt CC, Schuller BM, Greif S, Siemers BM: Perch-hunting in insectivorous Rhinolophus bats is related to high energy costs of manoeuvring flights. Journal of Comparative Physiology B, 180: 1079-1088 (2010)
Wolf M., Schuchmann M. and Wiegrebe L.: Localization dominance and the effect of frequency in the Mongolian Gerbil, Meriones unguiculatus. JCP A, in press (2010)
Estok P, Siemers BM: Calls of a bird-eater: the echolocation behaviour in of the enigmatic greater noctule, Nyctalus lasiopterus. Acta Chiropterologica 11, 405-414 (2009)
Kindermann T, Siemers BM, Fendt M: Innate or learned acoustic recognition of avian predators in rodents? Journal of Experimental Biology, 212: 506-513 (2009)
Ruczynski I, Kalko EKV, Siemers BM: Calls in the forest: a comparative approach to how bats find tree cavities. Ethology, 115: 167-177 (2009)
Siemers BM and Page R: Behavioral studies of bats in captivity: methodology, training, and experimental design. In: Kunz T, Parsons S (Eds.) Ecological and behavioral methods for the study of bats. Johns Hopkins University Press, pp 373-392 (2009)
Siemers, B.M., Schauermann, G., Turni, H., von Merten, S.: Why do shrews twitter? Communication or simple echo-based orientation. Biology Letters 5: 593-596 (2009)
Whitaker JO Jr., McCracken G and Siemers BM: Food habits analysis of insectivorous bats. In: Kunz T, Parsons S (Eds.) Ecological and behavioral methods for the study of bats. Johns Hopkins University Press, pp 567-592 (2009)
Czech NU, Klauer G, Dehnhardt G, Siemers BM: Fringe for foraging? Histology of the bristle-like hairs on the tail membrane of the gleaning bats, Myotis nattereri. Acta Chiropterologica, 10 (2): 303-311 (2008)
Firzlaff U., M. Schuchmann, G. Schuller and L. Wiegrebe: Object-oriented Echo Perception and Cortical Representation in Echolocating Bats. PLOS Biology (in press)
Goerlitz HR, Greif S, Siemers BM: Cues for acoustic detection of prey: Insect rustling sounds and the influence of walking substrate. Journal of Experimental Biology, 211: 2799-2806 (2008)
Hoffmann S., L. Baier, F. Borina, G. Schuller, L. Wiegrebe and Firzlaff, U.: Psychophysical and Neurophysiological Hearing Thresholds in the Bat Phyllostomus discolor. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 194: 39-47 (2008)
Jenkins RKB, Kofoky AF, Russ JM, Andriafidison D, Siemers BM, Randrianandrianina F, Mbohoahy T, Rahaingondrahety VN, Racey PA: Ecology and conservation of bats in the southern Anosy region. In: Vincelette M, Ganzhorn JU, Goodman SM (eds.) Biodiversity, ecology, and conservation of littoral ecosystems in the region of Tolagnaro (Fort Dauphin), Southeastern Madagascar. SI/MAB Series #11. Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, pp 209-222 (2008)
Page, R.A. and M.J. Ryan: The effect of signal complexity on localization performance in bats that localize frog calls. Animal Behaviour 76: 761-769 (2008)
Piep M, Radespiel U, Zimmermann E, Schmidt S and Siemers BM: The sensory basis of prey detection in captive-born grey mouse lemurs (Microcebus murinus). Animal Behaviour 75, 3: 871-878 (2008)
Schaub A, Ostwald J, Siemers BM: Foraging bats avoid noise. Journal of Experimental Biology, 211: 3174-3180 (2008)
Voigt CC, Baier L, Speakman JR, Siemers BM: Stable carbon isotopes in exhaled breath as tracers for dietary information in birds and mammals. Journal of Experimental Biology, 211: 2233-2238 (2008)
Bernal, X.E., Page, R.A., Rand, A.S., and Ryan, M.J.: Cues for eavesdroppers: do frog calls indicate prey density and quality? American Naturalist 169: 409-415 (2007)
Dietz C, Dietz I and Siemers BM: Growth of horseshoe bats (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) in temperate continental conditions and the influence of climate. Mammalian Biology, 72 (3): 129-144 (2007)
Goerlitz HR and Siemers BM: Sensory ecology of prey rustling sounds: acoustical features and their classification by wild Grey Mouse Lemurs. Functional Ecology, 21: 143-153 (2007)![]()
Guilbert J.M., M. M. Walker, S. Greif, and S. Parsons: Evidence of homing following translocation of long-tailed bats (Chalinolobus tuberculatus) at Grand Canyon Cave, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 34: 239-246 (2007)
Hoffmann FF, Hejduk J, Caspers B, Siemers BM and Voigt CC: In the mating system of the bat Saccopteryx bilineata (Chiroptera; Emballonuridae) bioacoustic constraints impede male eavesdropping on female echolocation calls for their surveillance. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 85: 863-872 (2007)
Page, R.A.: Prey-predator communication: for your sensors only. Dispatch for Current Biology 17: R965-R966 (2007)
Ruczynski I, Kalko EKV and Siemers BM: The sensory basis of roost finding in a forest bat, Nyctalus noctula. Journal of Experimental Biology, 210: 3607-3615 (2007)
Siemers BM, Goerlitz HR, Robsomanitrandrasana E, Piep M, Ramanamanjato JB, Rakotondravony D, Ramilijaona O and Ganzhorn JU: Sensory basis of food detection in wild Microcebus murinus. International Journal of Primatology, 28: 291-304 (2007)
Dietz C, Dietz I and Siemers BM: Wing measurement variations in the five European horseshoe bat species (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae). Journal of Mammalogy, 87 (6): 1241-1251 (2006)
Dietz C, Dietz I, Ivanova T and Siemers BM: Effects of forearm bands on horseshoe bats (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae). Acta Chiropterologica, 8 (2): 523-535 (2006)
Page, R.A. and Bernal X.E.: Túngara frogs. Quick guide for Current Biology 16: R979-980 (2006)
Page, R.A. and Ryan M.J.: Social transmission of novel foraging behavior in bats: frog calls and their referents. Current Biology, 16: 1201-1205 (2006)
Schuchmann M., M. Hübner and L. Wiegrebe: The Absence of Spatial Echo Suppression in the Echolocating Bats Megaderma lyra and Phyllostomus discolor. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 209: 152-157 (2006)
Siemers BM and Güttinger R: Prey conspicuousness can explain apparent prey selectivity. Current Biology, 16: R157-R159 (2006)
Siemers BM and Kerth G: Do echolocation calls of the colony-living Bechstein’s bats (Myotis bechsteinii) provide individual-specific signatures? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 59: 443-454 (2006)
Siemers BM and Page R: Behavioral studies of bats in captivity: methodology, training, and experimental design. In: Kunz T, Parsons S (Eds.) Ecological and behavioral methods for the study of bats. Johns Hopkins University Press, in press (2006)
Siemers BM and Swift SM: Differences in sensory ecology contribute to resource partitioning in the bats Myotis bechsteinii and Myotis nattereri (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 59: 373-380 (2006)
Siemers BM: Bats: communication by ultrasound. In: Brown K (Ed.) The Encyclopedia of Language and Linguistics. Elsevier, pp 699-704 (2006)
Whitaker JO Jr., McCracken G and Siemers BM: Food habits analysis of insectivorous bats. In: Kunz T, Parsons S (Eds.) Ecological and behavioral methods for the study of bats. Johns Hopkins University Press, in press (2006)
Kolar B, Nerz R, Ivanova T and Siemers BM: Long distance vocalizations of golden jackals (Canis aureus, L. 1758, Mammalia: Carnivora, Canidae) in Bulgaria. Acta zoologica bulgarica 57: 313-320 (2005)
Page, R.A. and Ryan, M.J.: Flexibility in assessment of prey cues: frog-eating bats and frog calls. Proceedings of the Royal Society Series B 272: 841-847 (2005)
Siemers BM, Baur E and Schnitzler HU: Acoustical mirror effect increases prey detection distance in trawling bats. Naturwissenschaften, 92: 272-276 (2005)
Siemers BM, Beedholm K, Dietz C, Dietz I and Ivanova T: Is species identity, sex, age or individual quality conveyed by echolocation call frequency in European horseshoe bats? Acta Chiropterologica, 7: 259-274 (2005)
Siemers BM and Ivanova T: Ground gleaning in horseshoe bats: comparative evidence from Rhinolophus blasii, R. euryale and R. mehelyi. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 56: 464-471 (2004)
Siemers BM and Schnitzler HU: Echolocation signals reflect niche differentiation in five sympatric congeneric bat species. Nature, 429: 657-661 (2004)
Siemers BM: Bats in the field and in a flight cage: recording and analysis of their echolocation calls and behavior. In: Brigham RM et al. (Eds.) Bat Echolocation Research: tools, techniques and analysis. Bat Conservation International. Austin, Texas, pp 107-113 (2004)
Siemers BM: Review of Echolocation in bats and dolphins. By Thomas JA, Moss CF, Vater M. Acta Zoologica 85: 263 (2004)
Winter Y., S. von Merten and H.U. Kleindienst: Visual landmark orientation by flying bats at a large-scale touch and walk screen for bats, birds and rodents. Journal of Neuroscience Methods, 141 (2): 283-290 (2004)
Gabor, C.R. and Page, R.A.: Female preference for large males in sailfin mollies, Poecilia latipinna: the importance of predation pressure and reproductive status. Acta Ethologica 6: 7-12 (2003)
Dietz C, Schunger I, Nill D, Siemers BM and Ivanova T: First record of Pipistrellus pygmaeus (Leach, 1825) (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) for Bulgaria. Historia naturalis bulgarica, 14: 117-121 (2002)
Apfelbach R, Fendt M, Krämer S and Siemers BM: Advances in Ethology 36: Contributions to the XXVII Ethological Conference. Supplements to Ethology, Blackwell, Berlin, Vienna (2001)
Denzinger A, Siemers BM, Schaub A and Schnitzler HU: Echolocation by the barbastelle bat, Barbastella barbastellus. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 187: 521-528 (2001)
Denzinger A., B.M. Siemers, A. Schaub and H.U. Schnitzler: Echolocation by the barbastelle bat, Barbastella barbastellus. Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 187: 521-528 (2001)
Nill D and Siemers B: Fledermäuse – eine Bildreise in die Nacht. 160 pp., BLV, München (2001) (french translation 2003: Grand guide encyclopédique des cauves-souris, Artémis, Chamalières)
Schaub A. and H.U. Schnitzler: Echolocation behavior of the bat Vespertilio murinus reveals the border between the habitat types "edge" and "open space". Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, DOI 10.1007/s00265-006-0279-9
Siemers BM, Dietz C, Nill D and Schnitzler HU: Myotis daubentonii is able to catch small fish. Acta Chiropterologica, 3: 71-75 (2001)
Siemers BM, Kalko EKV and Schnitzler HU: Echolocation behavior and signal plasticity in the Neotropical bat Myotis nigricans (Schinz, 1821) (Vespertilionidae): a convergent case with European species of Pipistrellus? Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 50: 317-328 (2001)
Siemers BM, Stilz P and Schnitzler HU: The acoustic advantage of hunting at low heights above water: behavioural experiments on the European 'trawling' bats Myotis capaccinii, M. dasycneme and M. daubentonii. The Journal of Experimental Biology, 204: 3843-3854 (2001)
Siemers BM: Finding prey by associative learning in gleaning bats: experiments with a Natterer’s bat Myotis nattereri. Acta Chiropterologica, 3: 211-215 (2001)
Siemers B and Nill D: Fledermäuse – das Praxisbuch. 128 pp., BLV, München (2. edition 2002) (2000)
Siemers BM and Schnitzler HU: Natterer’s bat (Myotis nattereri Kuhl, 1818) hawks for prey close to vegetation using echolocation signals of very broad bandwidth. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 47: 400-412 (2000)
Siemers BM: Seasonal variation in food resource and forest strata use by brown capuchin monkeys (Cebus apella) in a disturbed forest fragment. Folia Primatologica, 71: 181-184 (2000)
Siemers BM, Kaipf I and Schnitzler HU: The use of day roosts and foraging grounds by Natterer’s bats (Myotis nattereri Kuhl, 1818) from a colony in Southern Germany. Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde, 64: 241-245 (1999)