Bats carry viruses that can cause severe disease in other mammals. Asymptomatic
infections in bats suggest limited tissue-damaging inflammation and immunopathology. To …

Bats are the second most diverse order of mammals and key species for ecosystem
functioning, providing a wide range of ecosystem services, from pest control to seed …

Abstract Background The barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) is a migratory bird that has been
the focus of a large number of ecological, behavioral, and genetic studies. To facilitate …

Bats are the longest-lived mammals given their body size with majority of species exhibiting
exceptional longevity. However, there are some short-lived species that do not exhibit …

Increasing amounts of data indicate that bats harbor a higher viral diversity relative to other
mammalian orders, and they have been recognized as potential reservoirs for pathogenic …

Bats are a major “viral reservoir” in nature and there is a great interest in not only the cell
biology of their innate and adaptive immune systems, but also in the expression patterns of …

Background Evolutionary conservation is an invaluable tool for inferring functional
significance in the genome, including regions that are crucial across many species and …

Species differences in the structure and function of the immune system of laboratory animals
are known to exist and have been reviewed extensively. However, the number and diversity …

We present a complete, chromosome scale reference genome for the long-distance
migratory bat Pipistrellus nathusii. The genome encompasses both haplotypic sets of …

Understanding how natural selection shapes unique traits in mammals is a central topic in
evolutionary biology. The mammalian order Chiroptera (bats) is attractive for biologists as …