Host ecological factors and external environmental factors are known to influence the
structure of gut microbial communities, but few studies have examined the impacts of …

Abstract Knowledge of species' functional traits is essential for understanding biodiversity
patterns, predicting the impacts of global environmental changes, and assessing the …

Hemotropic mycoplasmas are emerging as a model system for studying bacterial pathogens
in bats, but taxonomic coverage of sampled host species remains biased. We leveraged a …

Understanding roosting behaviour is essential to bat conservation and biomonitoring, often
providing the most accurate methods of assessing bat population size and health. However …

Most emerging pathogens can infect multiple species, underlining the importance of
understanding the ecological and evolutionary factors that allow some hosts to harbour …

DNA metabarcoding assays are powerful tools for delving into the DNA in wildlife feces,
giving unprecedented ability to detect species, understand natural history, and identify …

Contaminants such as mercury are pervasive and can have immunosuppressive effects on
wildlife. Impaired immunity could be important for forecasting pathogen spillover, as many …

In the Neotropics, vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) are the main reservoir host for rabies,
a highly fatal encephalitis caused by viruses in the genus Lyssavirus. Although patterns of …

Monitoring the health of wildlife populations is essential in the face of increased agricultural
expansion and forest fragmentation. Loss of habitat and habitat degradation can negatively …

A challenge in community ecology is the development of ecosystem baselines, allowing the
assessment of the variation in the ecological dynamics through different temporal and …