[HTML][HTML] Lessons from the host defences of bats, a unique viral reservoir
There have been several major outbreaks of emerging viral diseases, including Hendra,
Nipah, Marburg and Ebola virus diseases, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and …
Nipah, Marburg and Ebola virus diseases, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and …
Spatial cognition in bats and rats: from sensory acquisition to multiscale maps and navigation
M Geva-Sagiv, L Las, Y Yovel… - Nature Reviews …, 2015 - nature.com
Spatial orientation and navigation rely on the acquisition of several types of sensory
information. This information is then transformed into a neural code for space in the …
information. This information is then transformed into a neural code for space in the …
A magnetic protein biocompass
The notion that animals can detect the Earth's magnetic field was once ridiculed, but is now
well established. Yet the biological nature of such magnetosensing phenomenon remains …
well established. Yet the biological nature of such magnetosensing phenomenon remains …
[HTML][HTML] Bat guilds, a concept to classify the highly diverse foraging and echolocation behaviors of microchiropteran bats
A Denzinger, HU Schnitzler - Frontiers in physiology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Throughout evolution the foraging and echolocation behaviors as well as the motor systems
of bats have been adapted to the tasks they have to perform while searching and acquiring …
of bats have been adapted to the tasks they have to perform while searching and acquiring …
Magnetoreception in birds
R Wiltschko, W Wiltschko - Journal of the Royal Society …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Birds can use two kinds of information from the geomagnetic field for navigation: the
direction of the field lines as a compass and probably magnetic intensity as a component of …
direction of the field lines as a compass and probably magnetic intensity as a component of …
[HTML][HTML] Magnetic compass of birds is based on a molecule with optimal directional sensitivity
The avian magnetic compass has been well characterized in behavioral tests: it is an"
inclination compass" based on the inclination of the field lines rather than on the polarity …
inclination compass" based on the inclination of the field lines rather than on the polarity …
Directional orientation of birds by the magnetic field under different light conditions
R Wiltschko, K Stapput, P Thalau… - Journal of the Royal …, 2010 - royalsocietypublishing.org
This paper reviews the directional orientation of birds with the help of the geomagnetic field
under various light conditions. Two fundamentally different types of response can be …
under various light conditions. Two fundamentally different types of response can be …
Barriers and benefits: implications of artificial night-lighting for the distribution of common bats in Britain and Ireland
F Mathews, N Roche, T Aughney… - … of the Royal …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Artificial lighting is a particular problem for animals active at night. Approximately 69% of
mammal species are nocturnal, and one-third of these are bats. Due to their extensive …
mammal species are nocturnal, and one-third of these are bats. Due to their extensive …
[HTML][HTML] Bats use magnetite to detect the earth's magnetic field
While the role of magnetic cues for compass orientation has been confirmed in numerous
animals, the mechanism of detection is still debated. Two hypotheses have been proposed …
animals, the mechanism of detection is still debated. Two hypotheses have been proposed …
Bats on the move
AG Popa-Lisseanu, CC Voigt - Journal of Mammalogy, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Recent years have seen an increase in the number of publications on bat migration and an
overall growing interest among bat researchers that culminated in the 1st International …
overall growing interest among bat researchers that culminated in the 1st International …