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Non‐Native Rodents Dominate Understory Frugivory in the Eastern Caribbean Islands

Ecology and Evolution, Volume 16, Issue 8, August 2026.
We investigated how non‐native mammals have disrupted frugivory by using artificial fruits and camera traps to measure native and non‐native frugivory interactions on 13 islands in the eastern Caribbean. We found that non‐native Rattus sp. were responsible for nearly 80% of all frugivorous activity and that increased non‐native mammal activity was ...
Seokmin Kim, Fabio L. Tarazona‐Tubens, Maximilian G. R. Vollstädt, Fernando Gonçalves, Emmeli Agerskov Claré, Andreas Krogh Norrild, Hanna Welzel, Tianying Zhang, Mark Hulme, Christopher Kaiser‐Bunbury, Mauro Galetti, Benno Simmons, Bo Dalsgaard, Christopher Searcy   +13 more
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Fruit Intake and Energy Budgets of Frugivorous Bats

Physiological Zoology, 1984
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) No abstract provided.
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The role of precipitation and host assemblage composition in shaping bat–bat fly network structure

Ecosphere, Volume 17, Issue 8, August 2026.
Abstract Climatic seasonality plays an important role in shaping ecological interactions, including those between bats and their ectoparasitic bat flies. Although previous studies have acknowledged the influence of climate on the structure of bat–bat fly interaction networks, the existence of biogeographical patterns driven by climatic seasonality ...
Paulo Mejia, William Douglas Carvalho, Wesley Dáttilo, José Júlio De Toledo   +3 more
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Response of phyllostomid bat diversity to tree cover types in North-western Ecuador

Scientific Reports
Agricultural activities affect tropical forest biodiversity; however, some bat species can survive under these anthropogenic changes. We described the characteristics of phyllostomid bat assemblages in tree covers located in 48 plots among four ...
Wilmer E. Pozo-Rivera, Sarah Martin-Solano, Gabriel Carrillo-Bilbao   +2 more
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One Health Insights From Pteropus medius: Nipah Virus Spillover, Microbiota, and Antimicrobial Resistance

MicrobiologyOpen, Volume 15, Issue 4, August 2026.
Environmental and anthropogenic drivers of antibiotic resistance dissemination. The cycle reinforces how anthropogenic inputs, such as sewage, animal dung, hospital effluent, and agricultural runoff bring resistant bacteria and antibiotic residues into soil and water.
Punam Chowdhury, Shah Md Tanvir Khan, Sajal Roy, Md. Shohel Al Faruk   +3 more
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Preferences for Different Sugars in Neotropical Nectarivorous and Frugivorous Bats [PDF]

Journal of Mammalogy, 1999
I tested the hypothesis that New World nectarivorous and frugivorous bats prefer sugars that predominate in fruits and nectars that they ingest. Accordingly, preference for the hexoses glucose and fructose over sucrose was predicted for two frugivorous (Artibeus jamaicensis and Sturnira lilium) and one nectarivorous (Anoura geoffroyi) species.
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Balancing risk and reward—Perceptions of bats and their ecological role in Reunion island

People and Nature, Volume 8, Issue 8, Page 2720-2733, August 2026.
Abstract Context: Bats provide vital ecosystem services but can also generate disservices or sanitary concerns, particularly where human–bat interactions are frequent. Understanding public perceptions of bats is essential for effective conservation and risk communication.
Rachel Leong, Anne Atlan, Camille Lebarbenchon   +2 more
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Foraging Movements of a Frugivorous Bat, Carollia perspicillata (Phyllostomatidae)

Ecological Monographs, 1978
The foraging movements of a Neotropical frugivorous bat (Carollia perspicillata)were studied to better understand its impact on the plants it disperses and the factors influencing its foraging behavior. Radio telemetry was used during 2 wet seasons to monitor the bats' movements in a Costa Rican seasonal tropical forest. We monitored 24 individuals for
Heithaus, E. Raymond, Fleming, Theodore H.   +1 more
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Avian and human influenza virus compatible sialic acid receptors in little brown bats

Scientific Reports, 2017
Influenza A viruses (IAVs) continue to threaten animal and human health globally. Bats are asymptomatic reservoirs for many zoonotic viruses. Recent reports of two novel IAVs in fruit bats and serological evidence of avian influenza virus (AIV) H9 ...
Shubhada K. Chothe, Gitanjali Bhushan, Ruth H. Nissly, Yin-Ting Yeh, Justin Brown, Gregory Turner, Jenny Fisher, Brent J. Sewall, DeeAnn M. Reeder, Mauricio Terrones, Bhushan M. Jayarao, Suresh V. Kuchipudi   +11 more
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Plant Domestication Affects the Oviposition Behavior and Performance of Ganaspis kimorum, a Parasitoid of Drosophila suzukii

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 8, Page 908-921, August 2026.
In this study, we investigated the effects of blueberry domestication on the oviposition behavior and performance of Ganaspis kimorum, a parasitoid of Drosophila suzukii. Domestication of blueberries reduced the oviposition‐searching behavior of the parasitoid but enhanced parasitoid performance, including offspring performance. Additionally, blueberry
Yahel Ben‐Zvi, Cesar Rodriguez‐Saona
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