Bat responses to climate change: a systematic review

F Festa, L Ancillotto, L Santini, M Pacifici… - Biological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding how species respond to climate change is key to informing vulnerability
assessments and designing effective conservation strategies, yet research efforts on wildlife …

[PDF][PDF] Exploitation of bats for bushmeat and medicine

T Mildenstein, I Tanshi, PA Racey - … of bats in a changing world, 2016 - library.oapen.org
Bat hunting for consumption as bushmeat and medicine is widespread and affects at least
167 species of bats (or c. 13% of the world's bat species), in Africa, Asia, across the islands …

A novel SARS-CoV-2 related coronavirus in bats from Cambodia

D Delaune, V Hul, EA Karlsson, A Hassanin… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Knowledge of the origin and reservoir of the coronavirus responsible for the
ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is still fragmentary. To date, the closest relatives to SARS-CoV …

Behavior of bats at wind turbines

PM Cryan, PM Gorresen, CD Hein… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Wind turbines are causing unprecedented numbers of bat fatalities. Many fatalities involve
tree-roosting bats, but reasons for this higher susceptibility remain unknown. To better …

A review of the effectiveness of operational curtailment for reducing bat fatalities at terrestrial wind farms in North America

EM Adams, J Gulka, KA Williams - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Curtailment of turbine operations during low wind conditions has become an operational
minimization tactic to reduce bat mortality at terrestrial wind energy facilities. Site-specific …

A review of conspecific attraction for habitat selection across taxa

VL Buxton, JK Enos, JH Sperry… - Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Many species across taxa select habitat based on conspecific presence, known as
conspecific attraction. Studies that document conspecific attraction typically provide social …

Bats and wind farms: The role and importance of the Baltic Sea countries in the European context of power transition and biodiversity conservation

SP Gaultier, AS Blomberg, A Ijäs… - Environmental …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Although labeled as environmentally friendly, wind power can have negative impacts on the
environment, such as habitat destruction or wildlife fatalities. Considering the distribution …

Physical constraints on thermoregulation and flight drive morphological evolution in bats

JG Rubalcaba, SF Gouveia… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
Body size and shape fundamentally determine organismal energy requirements by
modulating heat and mass exchange with the environment and the costs of locomotion …

Genetic diversity of coronaviruses in bats in Lao PDR and Cambodia

A Lacroix, V Duong, V Hul, S San, H Davun… - Infection, Genetics and …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract South-East Asia is a hot spot for emerging zoonotic diseases, and bats have been
recognized as hosts for a large number of zoonotic viruses such as Severe Acute …

An evaluation of bird and bat mortality at wind turbines in the Northeastern United States

DY Choi, TW Wittig, BM Kluever - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Wind energy offers substantial environmental benefits, but wind facilities can negatively
impact wildlife, including birds and bats. Researchers and managers have made major …