Contrasting with several theories of ageing, bats are mammals with remarkable longevity
despite their high metabolic rate, living on average three times more than other mammals of …

Bats and birds live substantially longer on average than non-flying mammals of similar body
size. The combination of small body size, high metabolic rates, and long lifespan in bats and …

Bat biologists have long known about the exceptional longevity of bats (Order: Chiroptera),
which is unusual for mammals of such a small size and a high metabolic rate. Yet relatively …

The evolutionary theory of aging predicts that life span should decrease in response to the
amount of mortality caused by extrinsic sources. Using this prediction, we selected six life …

Vespertilionid bats (Mammalia: Order Chiroptera) live 3–10 times longer than other
mammals of an equivalent body size. At present, nothing is known of how bat fecal …

Whether species can cope with environmental change depends considerably on their life
history. Bats have long lifespans and low reproductive rates which make them vulnerable to …

Bats are the longest-lived mammals given their body size with majority of species exhibiting
exceptional longevity. However, there are some short-lived species that do not exhibit …

As impressive as the accomplishments of modern molecular biologists have been in finding
genetic alterations that lengthen life in short-lived model organisms, they pale in comparison …

Understanding aging is a grand challenge in biology. Exceptionally long-lived animals have
mechanisms that underpin extreme longevity. Telomeres are protective nucleotide repeats …

Bats account for one-fifth of mammalian species, are the only mammals with powered flight,
and are among the few animals that echolocate. The insect-eating Brandt's bat (Myotis …