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Comparative Genomics Provide Insights Into Karyotype Evolution in Vespertilionid Bats (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera). [PDF]

Mol Ecol Resour
ABSTRACT Studies elucidating the molecular basis and evolutionary consequences of karyotypic changes in mammals remain scarce. Here, we investigate chromosomal evolution by focusing on two contrasting lineages within the family Vespertilionidae (Chiroptera): the karyotypically variable tribe Pipistrellini and the highly conserved genus Myotis ...
Lan L, Zhang X, Xie J, Lin X, Hong X, Nie W, Wang J, Su W, Yang F, He G, Mao X.   +10 more
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Comparative Analysis of Mitochondrial Genomes and Phylogeny of Barbastelle Bats Across China. [PDF]

Ecol Evol
Barbastelle bats are characterized by their distinct approximately square‐shaped outer ears, which converge at the forehead. In China, three species have been documented, and we present two mitochondrial genomes for Barbastella beijingensis and B. darjelingensis.
Liu S, Yue X, Li H, Sun Y, Wang X, Guo D, Wang Y.   +6 more
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Geographic and Molecular Insights Into Bat Diversity and Virus Distribution in China: Implications for Public Health. [PDF]

J Med Virol
ABSTRACT Bats are key reservoirs of zoonotic viruses, yet comprehensive data on their diversity and viral carriage across China remain limited. This study compiled national‐level data on bat taxonomy, distribution, and associated viruses by integrating information from peer‐reviewed publications (PubMed), the ZOVER database, and cytochrome oxidase I ...
Xu Y, Luo Y, Huang H, Chen X, Zhu J, Meng P, Wu T, Sun Z, Luo Y, Huang P, Ming Y, Xu Z, Jin Y, Zhang Y, Hu Y, Zhu C, Tan W.   +16 more
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Underrepresentation of bats in Africa's protected areas. [PDF]

Conserv Biol
Abstract Biodiversity is severely threatened globally, with habitat loss and other human pressures accelerating species extinctions. Protected areas (PAs) are a critical conservation tool; however, their effectiveness in safeguarding many taxa, such as bats, remains unclear.
Montauban C, Budinski I, Webala PW, Laverty TM, Tanshi I, Torrent L, Bakwo-Fils E, Taylor PJ, Kane A, Monadjem A.   +9 more
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Neuromeric Organization of the Microbat Brain: Conserved and Distinct Regional Features. [PDF]

J Comp Neurol
The fundamental neuromeric modular plan is remarkably conserved across bats and rodents. However, there are significant regional differences in the size and organization of specific derivatives (A). In addition, both Tadarida brasiliensis and Myotis myotis share similar general patterns of TH‐positive processes and tracts in the basal plate of the ...
Lucero-Arteaga F, Abrego-Alvarez A, Clauzure M, Labegorra S, Heck V, Portu AI, Boeris MA, Mondino MA, Do-Couto BR, Tseng KY, García-Cabezas MÁ, Ferran JL.   +11 more
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Diversity in the organization of elastin bundles and intramembranous muscles in bat wings [PDF]

, 2017
Unlike birds and insects, bats fly with wings composed of thin skin that envelops the bones of the forelimb and spans the area between the limbs, digits, and sometimes the tail.
Fenton MB, Gray P, Holbrook KA, Humphry GM, Maisonneuve P, Meyer W, Schumacher S, Weaver HL, Wilson DE   +8 more
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The published complete mitochondrial genome of Eptesicus serotinus is a chimera of Vespertilio sinensis and Hypsugo alaschanicus (Mammalia: Chiroptera)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2020
The mitogenome of Eptesicus serotinus (Serotine bat) was published in 2013 with GenBank accession number KF111725 and NCBI Reference Sequence number NC_022474.
George Sangster, Jolanda A. Luksenburg
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Three new host species of Plagiorchis micracanthos (Macy, 1931) (Trematodes: Plagorchiidae) among North American bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

Helminthologia, 2015
We report new records of the trematode, Plagiorchis micracanthos from three North American bats. For the first time, the parasite is reported to occur in the hoary bat (Lasiurus cinereus), California myotis (Myotis californicus) and the pallid bat ...
Heddergott M., Steinbach P.
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The In-Flight Social Calls of Insectivorous Bats: Species Specific Behaviors and Contexts of Social Call Production

Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2019
Bats could be a useful study system for studying the evolution of social communication, as they exhibit a high diversity of social group size and complexity.
Brian T. Springall, Brian T. Springall, Han Li, Matina C. Kalcounis-Rueppell, Matina C. Kalcounis-Rueppell   +4 more
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Mitochondrial genome of Murina shuipuensis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Shuifu Village, Guizhou, China (type locality)

Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2019
Murina shuipuensis, a small-sized forest bat with distinct bright orange-yellow ventral fur, is only found from its type locality thus far. In this study, a complete mitochondrial genome of a male individual of M.
Zhenglanyi Huang, Yang Yue, Sanjan Thapa, Yifeng Hu, Yi Wu, Wenhua Yu   +5 more
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