Sex differences in body color (ie, sexual dichromatism) are rare in bats and, more broadly, in
mammals. The eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis) is a common tree‐roosting bat that …

In contrast to birds, the relationship between migration and immunity has been scarcely
studied in bats. We examined how the expression of the humoral portion of the constitutive …

Olfactory cues provide detailed information to mammals regarding conspecifics. Bats may
identify species, colony membership, and individuals using olfaction. Big brown bats …

Comparative studies of aging are a promising approach to identifying general properties of
and processes leading to aging. While to date, many comparative studies of aging in …

Abstract The St. Lawrence River in Eastern Ontario, Canada, has been a designated an
area of concern due to past industrial contamination of sediment in some areas and …

The formation, inheritance, and removal of DNA methylation in the genome of mammalian
cells is directly regulated by two families of enzymes–DNA methyltransferases (DNMTs) and …

As bones age in most mammals, they typically become more fragile. This state of bone
fragility is often associated with more homogenous collagen fiber orientations (CFO). Unlike …

Sexually dimorphic traits are common in sexually reproducing organisms and can be
encoded by differential gene regulation between males and females. Although alternative …

DNA methylation clocks estimate biological age based on DNA methylation profiles. This
study developed a mathematical model to describe DNA methylation aging and the …

The role of DNA methylation in mollusks is just beginning to be understood. This review
synthesizes current knowledge on this potent molecular hallmark of epigenetic control in …