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Winter climate affects torpor patterns and roost choice in New Zealand lesser short-tailed bats
(Wiley-Blackwell (Zoological Society of London), 2017)Variation in winter conditions differentially impacts thermoregulation of endotherms, with some species using torpor as an energy-saving strategy during periods of negative energy balance. We evaluated how differences ... -
Quantifying Relative Levels of Solar Radiation at Bat Roosts Using Pyranometers
(Wiley - The Wildlife Society, 2017)Although the amount of solar radiation received at roost sites used by bats has been speculated to be a factor driving roost-site selection and roost switching behavior, few studies have scientifically quantified and ... -
Stressful summers? Torpor expression differs between high- and low-latitude populations of bats
(American Society of Mammalogists, 2017)Variation in weather and food availability impacts the energy budgets of endotherms, with some species using torpor as an energy-saving strategy during periods of negative energy balance. We evaluated how latitudinal differences ... -
Home is where you hang your bat: winter roost selection by prairie-living big brown bats
(American Society of Mammalogists, 2017)Information on the roost requirements of small, temperate-zone hibernating bats, which can spend up to 8 months in hibernation, is crucial to their conservation. We studied male big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) in ... -
Thermoregulation by captive and free-ranging Egyptian rousette bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus) in South Africa
(American Society of Mammalogists, 2017)Many bats, including some small-bodied tropical and subtropical Pteropodidae, use torpor to offset energetic constraints. We tested the hypothesis that medium-sized (110–160 g) cave-roosting Egyptian rousette bats (Rousettus ... -
Hung out to dry? Intraspecific variation in water loss in a hibernating bat
(Springer, 2017)Hibernation is a period of water deficit for some small mammals, and humidity strongly influences hibernation patterns. Dry conditions reduce length of torpor bouts, stimulate arousals, and decrease overwinter survival. ... -
Cold and alone? Roost choice and season affect torpor patterns in lesser short‑tailed bats
(Springer, 2017)Seasonal changes in weather and food availability differentially impact energy budgets of small mammals such as bats. While most thermal physiological research has focused on species that experience extreme seasonal ... -
Identification of a Pantoea Biosynthetic Cluster That Directs the Synthesis of an Antimicrobial Natural Product
(PLOS ONE, 2014-05-15)Fire Blight is a destructive disease of apple and pear caused by the enteric bacterial pathogen, Erwinia amylovora. E. amylovora initiates infection by colonizing the stigmata of apple and pear trees, and entering the ...
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