Extended bouts of fasting are ingrained in the ecology of many organisms, characterizing
aspects of reproduction, development, hibernation, estivation, migration, and infrequent …

Rabies transmitted by common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) has been known since
the early 1900s but continues to expand geographically and in the range of species and …

Vampire bats are the only mammals that feed exclusively on blood. To uncover genomic
changes associated with this dietary adaptation, we generated a haplotype-resolved …

Morphological identification of prey fragments in vampire bat feces is impossible because of
an exclusively blood-based diet. Therefore, studies of their foraging ecology require …

We examined the host selection of common vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) with stable
carbon isotopes in an area that offered 2 isotopically contrasting food sources, either …

Reciprocity is probably one of the most debated theories in evolutionary research. After
more than 40 years of research, some scientists conclude that reciprocity is an almost …

The common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) maintains a diverse, sanguivorous diet,
utilizing a broad range of prey taxa. As anthropogenic change alters the distribution of this …

Whether there is a relationship between bats' dietary patterns and evolutionary endocrine
pancreas adaptation is not clearly understood. Aiming to contribute to this topic, we …

Background Rabies is a major zoonotic disease affecting humans, domestic and wildlife
mammals. Cattle are the most important domestic animals impacted by rabies virus in the …

Fasting-induced changes in fatty acid composition have been reported to occur within the
body lipids of several types of animals; however, little is known about the changes in fatty …