Order Chiroptera is the second most diverse and abundant order of mammals with great
physiological and ecological diversity. They play important ecological roles as prey and …

Structural biological materials are multiphase composite materials in nature. Their
mechanical properties are extraordinary despite their weak constituents. This review aims to …

Background The physiological effects of white-nose syndrome (WNS) in hibernating bats
and ultimate causes of mortality from infection with Pseudogymnoascus (formerly …

White-nose syndrome (WNS) is causing unprecedented declines in several species of North
American bats. The characteristic lesions of WNS are caused by the fungus Geomyces …

White-nose syndrome (WNS) is a cutaneous fungal disease of hibernating bats associated
with a novel Geomyces sp. fungus. Currently, confirmation of WNS requires histopathologic …

White-nose syndrome is an emerging disease in North America that has caused substantial
declines in hibernating bats. A recently identified fungus (Geomyces destructans) causes …

White-nose syndrome (WNS) is an emerging disease causing massive mortality of
hibernating bats in the northeastern United States. At hibernacula, bats affected with WNS …

Millions of hibernating bats across North America have died from white-nose syndrome
(WNS), an emerging disease caused by a psychrophilic (cold-loving) fungus …

White-nose syndrome (WNS) has caused alarming declines of North American bat
populations in the 5 years since its discovery. Affected bats appear to starve during …

White-nose syndrome (WNS) is having an unprecedented impact on hibernating bat
populations in the eastern United States. While most studies have focused on widespread …