The recent introduction of Pseudogymnoascus destructans (the fungal pathogen that causes
white-nose syndrome in bats) from Eurasia to North America has resulted in the collapse of …

The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the substantial public health, economic, and societal
consequences of virus spillover from a wildlife reservoir. Widespread human transmission of …

Assessing the scope and severity of threats is necessary for evaluating impacts on
populations to inform conservation planning. Quantitative threat assessment often requires …

The last 'hibernation book'was published in 1982, nearly 40 years ago, so clearly an update
was needed. The options were a book written by a single author or an edited book written by …

The environment plays an important role in disease dynamics and in determining the health
of individuals. Specifically, the built environment has a large impact on the prevention and …

The persistence of populations declining from novel stressors depends, in part, on their
ability to respond by trait change via evolution or plasticity. White‐nose syndrome (WNS) …

Daily torpor and hibernation (multiday torpor) are the most efficient means for energy
conservation in endothermic birds and mammals and are used by many small species to …

Tools for reducing wildlife disease impacts are needed to conserve biodiversity. White-nose
syndrome (WNS), caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, has caused …

Studies examining the overwintering behaviors of North American hibernating bats are
limited to a handful of species. We deployed temperature-sensitive transmitters on four …

Subterranean ecosystems are among the most widespread environments on Earth, yet we
still have poor knowledge of their biodiversity. To raise awareness of subterranean …