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On the distribution of the Egyptian Fruit Bat Rousettus aegyptiacus in Saudi Arabia (Mammalia: Chiroptera)

open access: yes, 2023
New records of the Egyptian Fruit Bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) from 14 sites situated in the north-western part of Saudi Arabia interconnect the previously known parts of the distributon range of this bat in Arabia and suggest its continuous occurrence in
Petr Benda (87505)   +2 more
core   +1 more source

A viral metagenomic survey identifies known and novel mammalian viruses in bats from Saudi Arabia.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2019
Bats are implicated as natural reservoirs for a wide range of zoonotic viruses including SARS and MERS coronaviruses, Ebola, Marburg, Nipah, Hendra, Rabies and other lyssaviruses.
Nischay Mishra   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Anesthesia, pain management and surgical approach of ovariectomy or orchiectomy in six Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus): A case report

open access: yesFrontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
The purpose of this report is to describe the anesthetic and analgesic management and the surgical procedures of gonadectomy in six (four females and two males) healthy adult Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus).
Smadar Tal   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Size constancy in bat biosonar? [PDF]

open access: yes, 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
core   +2 more sources

Additional file 1 of Urban bat pups take after their mothers and are bolder and faster learners than rural pups

open access: yes, 2021
Additional file 1: Figure S1. Adult urban bats are more prone to risk-taking than rural bats. Figure S2. Pups are temporally consistent in their risk-taking and exploratory tendencies. Figure S3.
Yossi Yovel (10982800)   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Ethanol and Methanol as Possible Odor Cues for Egyptian Fruit Bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Chemical Ecology, 2006
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) Frugivorous bats from the Old and New World use odor cues to locate and assess fruit condition. We hypothesized that Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) use as odor cues those volatile compounds that increase in emission rate as fruit ripens.
Sanchez, F.   +7 more
openaire   +4 more sources

Isolation of Candidatus Bartonella rousetti and Other Bat-associated Bartonellae from Bats and Their Flies in Zambia

open access: yesPathogens, 2020
Bat-associated bartonellae, including Bartonella mayotimonensis and Candidatus Bartonella rousetti, were recently identified as emerging and potential zoonotic agents, respectively.
Yongjin Qiu   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Human Exposure to Novel Bartonella Species from Contact with Fruit Bats

open access: yesEmerging Infectious Diseases, 2018
Twice a year in southwestern Nigeria, during a traditional bat festival, community participants enter designated caves to capture bats, which are then consumed for food or traded. We investigated the presence of Bartonella species in Egyptian fruit bats (
Ying Bai   +17 more
doaj   +1 more source

Marburg Virus Disease Outbreak in Guinea, August 2021

open access: yesGlobal Biosecurity, 2022
Marburg Virus Disease (MVD) formerly known as Marburg Virus Haemorrhagic Fever is a zoonotic disease which can lead to a severe form of haemorrhagic fever, causing multi-organ failure and death.
Jessica Yang
doaj   +1 more source

Bat power-metabolic profiling of the Egyptian fruit bat Rousettus aegyptiacus reveals distinctive cardiac adaptations

open access: yes
ABSTRACT Aim The present study aimed to elucidate which pathways contribute to cardiometabolic adaptation in Egyptian fruit bats. Methods Utilising cardiac tissues from Egyptian fruit bats (
Karlstaedt A   +6 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

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