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DNA Retention in Sea Lamprey Digestive Tracts: Insights From Controlled Feeding Experiments

Environmental DNA, Volume 8, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
Host DNA from a single species was detected via DNA metabarcoding from sea lamprey digestive tracts up to 30 days post‐feeding at 5°C, 10°C, and 15°C. Multiple previous host species could be detected from a single lamprey up to 30 days after fasting at 10°C.
Conor O'Kane, Nicholas S. Johnson, Kim T. Scribner, Jeannette Kanefsky, Weiming Li, Tyler Bruning, John D. Robinson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The spermatogenic process of the common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus under a histomorphometric view. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2017
Among all bat species, Desmodus rotundus stands out as one of the most intriguing due to its exclusively haematophagous feeding habits. However, little is known about their spermatogenic cycle.
Danielle Barbosa Morais, Luciano Carlos Heringer Porcaro Puga, Tarcízio Antônio Rêgo de Paula, Mariella Bontempo Duca Freitas, Sérgio Luis Pinto da Matta   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

When Calves Get Vulnerable, Ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) Get Bold: A Camera Trap Record of Opportunistic Foraging in a Fragmented Landscape

Biotropica, Volume 58, Issue 2, March 2026.
We report the first confirmed record of an ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) dragging a newborn calf in a degraded forest fragment of southeastern Brazil. Using camera trap records, we reveal an opportunistic foraging event involving a vulnerable domestic prey within a highly fragmented landscape.
Álvaro Augusto Naves Silva, Vinícius da Fontoura Sperandei, Cássio Cardoso Pereira   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Equine trypanosomiasis, a systematic review and meta‐analyses: Prevalence, morbidity and mortality

Equine Veterinary Journal, Volume 58, Issue 2, Page 291-319, March 2026.
Abstract Background Equine trypanosomiasis is a neglected protozoal disease. Objectives To perform a systematic search of literature to explore: (1) In equines what is the global geographical distribution and prevalence of trypanosomiasis? In low and middle‐income countries (LMICs) is trypanosomiasis more prevalent than in higher‐income countries (HICs)
Alexandra G. Raftery, Lauren Gummery, Karelhia Garcia, Dinesh Mohite, Paul Capewell, David G. M. Sutton   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Leptospira spp. and Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) in Botucatu region, SP, Brazil

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2009
The destruction of natural ecosystems has caused several problems to humans and other animals; herein we investigate the close relationship among vampire bats, humans and domestic animals. Toxoplasma gondii and Leptospira spp.
CB Zetun, JL Hoffmann, RC Silva, LC Souza, H Langoni   +4 more
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Epidemiology and biology of a herpesvirus in rabies endemic vampire bat populations

Nature Communications, 2020
Here, Griffiths et al. show infection of 80–100% of sampled vampire bats in Peru with a newly discovered betaherpesvirus (DrBHV) that exhibits specificity within neotropical bats and evidence for superinfection.
Megan E. Griffiths, Laura M. Bergner, Alice Broos, Diana K. Meza, Ana da Silva Filipe, Andrew Davison, Carlos Tello, Daniel J. Becker, Daniel G. Streicker   +8 more
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A general framework for modeling pathogen transmission in co‐roosting host communities

Ecology, Volume 107, Issue 2, February 2026.
Abstract Cross‐species transmission of pathogens can be facilitated by frequent contact among wildlife. Cross‐species transmission is often driven by phylogenetic similarity between host species, but the role this plays when multiple host species co‐roost is unknown.
Molly C. Simonis, Daniel J. Becker
wiley   +1 more source

Rabies surveillance in bats in Northwestern State of São Paulo

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2014
Introduction Rabies is an important zoonosis that occurs in mammals, with bats acting as Lyssavirus reservoirs in urban, rural and natural areas.
Daiene Karina Azevedo Casagrande, Ana Beatriz Botto de Barros da Cruz Favaro, Cristiano de Carvalho, Mileia Ricci Picolo, Janaína Camila Borges Hernandez, Monique Serra Lot, Avelino Albas, Danielle Bastos Araújo, Wagner André Pedro, Luzia Helena Queiroz   +9 more
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Citizen science for bat research and conservation: An international scoping review

Ecological Solutions and Evidence, Volume 7, Issue 1, January–March 2026.
The Christmas Island flying‐fox (Pteropus natalis), a critically endangered island endemic, represents the global conservation importance of bats and the diversity of monitoring approaches used in bat research. A scoping review of 51 studies (2014–2025) found that bat citizen science is growing ‐ while largely using acoustic methods and concentrated in
Kelly Sheldrick, Rochelle Steven, Patricia A. Fleming   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Possible Coevolution of Vampire Bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae: Desmodus) and Large Xenarthrans (Cingulata, Pilosa) in North America and South America During the Quaternary

Quaternary
Vampire bats likely first appeared in South America in the early Miocene (~20 Ma) and evolved to feed upon the blood of native South American mammals of medium to large body size, in particular, xenarthrans–ground sloths, armadillos, pampatheres, and ...
Gary Morgan, H. Gregory McDonald, Nicholas J. Czaplewski   +2 more
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