Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 4, April 2026.This study evaluates whether diversification in Malagasy and African Miniopterus is associated with divergence in linear wing morphology. Principal component and morphospace analyses indicate that wing morphology is highly conserved across species, with most variation reflecting differences in size rather than shape.
Stefania Briones +5 more
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Nutrition or detoxification: why bats visit mineral licks of the Amazonian rainforest.
PLoS ONE, 2008 Many animals in the tropics of Africa, Asia and South America regularly visit so-called salt or mineral licks to consume clay or drink clay-saturated water. Whether this behavior is used to supplement diets with locally limited nutrients or to buffer the
Christian C Voigt +4 more
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Bat lung epithelial cells show greater host species-specific innate resistance than MDCK cells to human and avian influenza viruses [PDF]
, 2018 Background With the recent discovery of novel H17N10 and H18N11 influenza viral RNA in bats and report on high frequency of avian H9 seroconversion in a species of free ranging bats, an important issue to address is the extent bats are susceptible to ...
AC Banyard +32 more
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Second-growth and small forest clearings have little effect on the temporal activity patterns of Amazonian phyllostomid bats [PDF]
, 2020 Secondary forests and human-made forest gaps are conspicuous features of tropical landscapes. Yet, behavioural responses to these aspects of anthropogenically-modified forests remain poorly investigated.
Avila-Cabadilla +70 more
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Question the Mark: A Review and Assessment of Bat Marking Practices
Mammal Review, Volume 56, Issue 1, March 2026.We reviewed a decade of research on bats and conducted a broader systematic review to assess the nature of bat marking practices and the effects and efficacy of marks. Effects of marks on bats, mark details and marking procedures are rarely reported and further research on the effects of marks on bats and more thorough reporting are needed.
Susan C. Loeb +10 more
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Evidence for guild structure in hyperdiverse mammalian communities. [PDF]
, 2016 43 pages : 1 map ; 26 cm.The ecological mechanisms that sustain high species richness in Neotropical bat communities have attracted research attention for several decades.
Fleck, David W. (David William), 1969- +4 more
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A general framework for modeling pathogen transmission in co‐roosting host communities
Ecology, Volume 107, Issue 2, February 2026.Abstract Cross‐species transmission of pathogens can be facilitated by frequent contact among wildlife. Cross‐species transmission is often driven by phylogenetic similarity between host species, but the role this plays when multiple host species co‐roost is unknown.
Molly C. Simonis, Daniel J. Becker
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Avaliação fisiológica de morcegos frugívoros neotropicais e estruturação da assembleia causado pela alteração de habitat no cerrado [PDF]
, 2015 Tese (doutorado)—Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, 2015.A fragmentação de habitat pode ser uma ameaça a quase todos remanescentes de vegetação nativa do planeta.
Amaral, Thales Simioni
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Acta Zoológica Lilloana, 2023 Describimos la riqueza y abundancia de las especies de murciélagos de la Reserva del Valle Mamoní ubicada en el Corregimiento de Las Margaritas, Distrito de Chepo, la cual se ubica en el punto más estrecho del Istmo de Panamá.
Nelson Guevara, Melissa López
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O uso do habitat por morcegos em sistemas naturais e agroflorestais na savana brasileira [PDF]
, 2011 Tese de mestrado. Biologia (Ecologia e Gestão Ambiental). Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências, 2011O processo de conversão de sistemas naturais em áreas para pastagens, agricultura e silvicultura no Brasil tem sido cada vez mais acelerado e são
Meyer, Christoph +2 more
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