Results 131 to 140 of about 69,570 (223)
Education to Action: Improving Public Perception of Bats
Animals, 2016 Public perception of bats has historically been largely negative with bats often portrayed as carriers of disease. Bats are commonly associated with vampire lore and thus elicit largely fearful reactions despite the fact that they are a vital and ...
Eric Hoffmaster, Jennifer Vonk, Rob Mies
doaj +1 more source
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2019 Molecular phylogenetic studies have revealed the growing diversity of bat trypanosomes. Here, 14 isolates from blood samples of the vampire bat Desmodus rotundus (Phyllostomidae) from Rio de Janeiro, Southeast Brazil, were cultivated, and morphologically
Juliana H.S. Barros +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Neotropical Nectar-feeding Bats (Family Phyllostomidae) Revisited: Lingual Data Support a Recently-Proposed Molecular Phylogeny [PDF]
, 2001 From the early 1900s to the 1970s, all New World nectar-feeding bats were classified under the subfamily Glossophaginae. During the last few decades of the 20th century, however, several analyses supported the hypothesis that this taxon was an unnatural ...
De La Mar \u2701, Shawn
core +1 more source
A 1200-year record of parrotfish teeth suggests centuries of overfishing in Belize. [PDF]
, 2019 Humans have utilized the Mesoamerican Reef for millennia but the effects of prehistorical and historical fishing on this ecosystem remain understudied. To assess long-term trends in reef fish abundance in the central Belizean portion, we used three reef ...
muraoka, wendy
core
Visualising Discourse Coherence in Non-Linear Documents [PDF]
, 2006 To produce coherent linear documents, Natural Language Generation systems have traditionally exploited the structuring role of textual discourse markers such as relational and referential phrases. These coherence markers of the traditional notion of text,
Buckingham Shum, Simon +2 more
core
Modeling raccoon (Procyon lotor) habitat connectivity to identify potential corridors for rabies spread [PDF]
, 2017 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Wildlife Services National Rabies Management Program has conducted cooperative oral rabies vaccination (ORV) programs since 1997.
Algeo, Timothy P. +7 more
core +1 more source
Critical areas for bat conservation: Latin American conservationists build a grand strategy [PDF]
, 2013 Argentina’s Provincial Park at El Potrero de Yala, seasonal home for several migratory bat species, was designated as an Area of Importance for the Conservation of Bats.Fil: Aguirre, Luis F..
Aguirre, Luis F., Barquez, Ruben Marcos
core
Arquivos de Zoologia, 2012 Out of 167 species of Chiroptera reported for Brazil, only three representatives of Desmodontinae (Phyllostomidae) are hematophagous, a unique feature among the known species of bats.
Dante Martins Teixeira, Nelson Papavero
doaj
Common vampire bat attacks on humans in a village of the Amazon region of Brazil
Cadernos de Saúde Pública, 2001 Many people in Amazonian communities have reported bat bites in the last decade. Bites by vampire bats can potentially transmit rabies to humans. The objective of this study was to analyze factors associated with bat biting in one of these communities. A
Schneider Maria Cristina +4 more
doaj