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Current Biology, 2010 (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) No abstract provided.
Fenton, Brock, Ratcliffe, John
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Instrumented transducer for study of the bat echolocation process [PDF]
, 2009 Evolution has enabled the bat to echolocate with ease and efficiency, to the extent that the bats capabilities far exceed the most technologically advanced manmade systems. Such capabilities reinforce mans intrigue in the animal kingdom. In studying bats
McGuire, M. +3 more
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Viruses, 2019 Bats are speculated to be reservoirs of several emerging viruses including coronaviruses (CoVs) that cause serious disease in humans and agricultural animals. These include CoVs that cause severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS), porcine epidemic diarrhea (PED) and severe acute diarrhea syndrome (SADS).
Arinjay Banerjee +4 more
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Nature, 1883 DR. ROMANES, in criticising a book (“Zoological Sketches”), in NATURE, vol. xxvii. p. 333, says: “The writer speaks of vampire bats as those which suck the blood of sleeping persons, whereas the truth is, as Belt has remarked, ‘the vampire is the most harmless of bats.’”
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Size constancy in bat biosonar? [PDF]
, 2013 Perception and encoding of object size is an important feature of sensory systems. In the visual system object size is encoded by the visual angle (visual aperture) on the retina, but the aperture depends on the distance of the object. As object distance
Heinrich, Melina +7 more
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Experimental Evidence for the Effect of Small Wind Turbine Proximity and Operation on Bird and Bat Activity [PDF]
, 2012 The development of renewable energy technologies such as wind turbines forms a vital part of strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide.
Pendlebury, C.J. +19 more
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Bat Coronaviruses and Experimental Infection of Bats, the Philippines [PDF]
Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2010 (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Fifty-two bats captured during July 2008 in the Philippines were tested by reverse transcription-PCR to detect bat coronavirus (CoV) RNA. The overall prevalence of virus RNA was 55.8%. We found 2 groups of sequences that belonged to group 1 (genus Alphacoronavirus) and group 2 (genus Betacoronavirus ...
Shumpei Watanabe +18 more
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Lab Animal, 2010 Though not as common as small rodents in laboratory settings, bats are being increasingly used in research studies. Knowledge of proper blood sampling techniques is essential for care and management of bats.
Eshar, David, Weinberg, Maya
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