Hawaiʻi Island ʻōpeʻapeʻa random stand metrics, 2018–2021

Hawaiian hoary bats ('ōpe'ape'a; Lasiurus semotus) were captured and tracked back to roosting locations on Hawaiʻi Island. Roost stand metrics were observed and collected from 2018 to 2021. We observed a total of 123 roost stands used by 90 bats (29 female; 58 male; 3 unknown). We examined roost preferences at the stand-level with discrete choice analysis. Discrete model choice sets were developed based on distinct selection events and served as the observational units at each level, that is roost tree and roost stand. The number of choice sets was determined both by the number of unique roost sites to which a bat was tracked and the duration of the sampling period over which it was confirmed at one or more roosts. A “basic” choice [...]