The virome of the white-winged vampire bat Diaemus youngi is rich in circular DNA viruses. [PDF]
Virus Genes, 2022 In the Neotropical region, the white-winged vampire bat (Diaemus youngi) is the rarest of the three species of vampire bats. This bat species feeds preferentially on bird blood, and there is limited information on the viruses infecting D. youngi.
Witt AA +12 more
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Validating Wing Biopsies for Blood-Borne Pathogen Characterization in Bats. [PDF]
Mol EcolABSTRACT Wildlife surveillance is critical for tracking disease emergence, characterizing pathogen diversity, and assessing spillover risks. Blood‐borne pathogens are of particular interest for such efforts due to their global distribution, broad host taxa, and zoonotic potential.
Simonis MC +9 more
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The complete mitochondrial genome of the Australian ghost bat Macroderma gigas
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 The Ghost bat Macroderma gigas is a monotypic bat species that is endemic to northern Australia and named on the basis of the large size of its partially conjoined ears.
Jaco D. Zandberg +2 more
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Using DNA metabarcoding for simultaneous inference of common vampire bat diet and population structure. [PDF]
Mol Ecol Resour, 2018 Metabarcoding diet analysis has become a valuable tool in animal ecology; however, co-amplified predator sequences are not generally used for anything other than to validate predator identity. Exemplified by the common vampire bat, we demonstrate the use
Bohmann K +6 more
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Audition in vampire bats, Desmodus rotundus [PDF]
, 1990 1. Within the tonotopic organization of the inferior colliculus two frequency ranges are well represented: a frequency range within that of the echolocation signals from 50 to 100 kHz, and a frequency band below that of the echolocation sounds, from 10 ...
J Comp Physiol A +8 more
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Longitudinal Impacts of Forest Loss on Bartonella and Hemotropic Mycoplasma Dynamics in Vampire Bats Within a Fragmented Habitat. [PDF]
Mol EcolABSTRACT Habitat fragmentation can negatively impact wildlife, including increasing infectious disease risk. We assessed spatiotemporal changes in pathogen dynamics in vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) in response to habitat fragmentation using general linear mixed models to investigate the influence of site, year, and tree cover on Bartonella spp.
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A vampire bat seems to be making a bite on the neck of a cow.
, 2021 A second vampire bat joins and both engage in fight and fly away. (MP4)
Simon P. Ripperger (7251800) +1 more
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Genetic diversity, infection prevalence, and possible transmission routes of Bartonella spp. in vampire bats. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018 Bartonella spp. are globally distributed bacteria that cause endocarditis in humans and domestic animals. Recent work has suggested bats as zoonotic reservoirs of some human Bartonella infections; however, the ecological and spatiotemporal patterns of ...
Daniel J Becker +5 more
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Bats that walk: a new evolutionary hypothesis for the terrestrial behaviour of New Zealand's endemic mystacinids [PDF]
, 2009 Background: New Zealand's lesser short-tailed bat Mystacina tuberculata is one of only two of c.1100 extant bat species to use a true walking gait when manoeuvring on the ground (the other being the American common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus ...
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Younger vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) are more likely than adults to explore novel objects. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 The effects of age on neophobia and exploration are best described in birds and primates, and broader comparisons require reports from other taxa. Here we present data showing age-dependent exploration in a long-lived social species, the common vampire ...
Gerald G Carter +3 more
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