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Gut microbiome–diet interactions in wild birds
Journal of Avian Biology, Volume 2025, Issue 5, September 2025.Birds show global declines, and understanding the relationship between avian diet and fitness can both answer basic questions in physiological ecology and inform conservation efforts. Diet‐induced changes to the gut microbiome, the collection of microorganisms and their functional genes and metabolites inside the gut, may be of particular importance to
Jennifer J. Uehling, Jennifer L. Houtz
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The Strange and Spooky Battle over Bats and Black Dresses: The Commodification of Whitby Goth Weekend and the Loss of a Subculture [PDF]
, 2014 From counterculture to subculture to the ubiquity of every black-clad wannabe vampire hanging around the centre of Western cities, Goth has transcended a musical style to become a part of everyday leisure and popular culture. The music’s cultural terrain
Bennett A. +17 more
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First Evidence of Fallen Fruit Feeding by Bats Revealed by Camera Traps in a Tropical Dry Forest
Biotropica, Volume 57, Issue 5, September 2025.Ground foraging among volant frugivores is an underappreciated aspect of behavioral flexibility. Here we report the first evidence of fruit bats feeding on fallen fruit, captured by camera traps in a Costa Rican tropical dry forest. These observations provide insight into the flexibility and mechanisms of coexistence among frugivores.
Allegra N. DePasquale +5 more
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Descriptive ecology of bat flies (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea) associated with vampire bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in the cerrado of central Brazil [PDF]
, 2011 We studied the ectoparasitic bat flies of three phyllostomid vampire bat species. Bats were collected monthly from April 2004-March 2005 in caves within the Cafuringa Environmental Protection Area in the Federal District of Brazil.
Aguiar, Ludmilla Moura de Souza +1 more
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Bio‐Inspired Strategy for Radiation‐Based Thermal Management and Utilization
Advanced Science, Volume 12, Issue 32, August 28, 2025.Biological organisms have evolved remarkable strategies to manage and exploit thermal radiation. This review explores bio‐inspired systems that mimic these adaptations—such as radiative cooling, thermal regulation, thermal insulation, water harvesting, infrared camouflage, and infrared detection—and highlights their application in thermal management ...
Hyung Rae Kim +5 more
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Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2008 The chiropterans constitute 25% of the world's mammal fauna. Due to the destruction of their natural ecosystem, the vampire bats have moved from nature to artificial roosts closer to man and domestic animals.
H Langoni +5 more
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EPI Update, October 7 2005 [PDF]
, 2005 Weekly newsletter for Center For Acute Disease Epidemiology of Iowa Department of Public ...
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Molecular Ecology Resources, Volume 25, Issue 6, August 2025.ABSTRACT Environmental DNA (eDNA) metabarcoding technologies promise significant advances in biodiversity monitoring, yet their application requires extensive optimisation and standardisation. Recent research demonstrated that increased sampling and analytical efforts are needed to improve biodiversity estimates, though fully optimising study designs ...
Joana Veríssimo +8 more
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Social Microbial Transmission in a Solitary Mammal
Ecology Letters, Volume 28, Issue 8, August 2025.The socially‐mediated transfer of microbiota is thought to be a major benefit of sociality in group‐living animals with strong social bonds and affiliative interactions. Here, we tested the hypothesis that social microbial transmission can occur in solitary, non‐social red squirrels through naturally occurring fluctuations in population density and ...
Lauren Petrullo +6 more
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