Bats play crucial ecosystem services as seed dispersers, pollinators, controllers of insects,
and nutrient recyclers. However, there has not been a thorough global review evaluating …

Despite extensive documentation of the ecological and economic importance of Old World
fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) and the many threats they face from humans, negative …

In recent decades, there has been an intensification of the socioeconomic and
environmental drivers of pandemics, including ecosystem conversion, meat consumption …

DNA metabarcoding is a rapidly growing technique for obtaining detailed dietary
information. Current metabarcoding methods for herbivory, using a single locus, can lack …

Durian (Durio zibethinus) brings in princely revenue for the fruit economy in Southeast Asia,
ushering the current trend of clearing forests for durian plantations. Despite the thorny fruit's …

Nectarivorous bats are essential to the functioning to both agricultural and natural
ecosystems in the tropics, yet these pollinator communities are declining as a result of …

Background Bats are increasingly being recognized as important hosts for viruses, some of
which are zoonotic and carry the potential for spillover within human and livestock …

As molecular tools for assessing trophic interactions become common, research is
increasingly focused on the construction of interaction networks. Here, we demonstrate three …

Urbanisation is happening at an unprecedented pace, affecting ecological interactions
between frugivores and plants by altering the species composition of plant communities …

Background Intense landscaping often alters the plant composition in urban areas. Knowing
which plant species that pollinators are visiting in urban areas is necessary for …