Community bioacoustics: studying acoustic community structure for ecological and conservation insights

V Chhaya, S Lahiri, MA Jagan, R Mohan… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The diversity of animal acoustic signals has evolved due to multiple ecological processes,
both biotic and abiotic. At the level of communities of signaling animals, these processes …

Move to nocturnality not a universal trend in carnivore species on disturbed landscapes

S Frey, JP Volpe, NA Heim, J Paczkowski, JT Fisher - Oikos, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic landscape change is a leading driver of biodiversity loss. Preceding dramatic
changes such as wildlife population declines and range shifts, more subtle responses may …

Bat ecology and conservation in semi‐arid and arid landscapes: A global systematic review

F Lison, MV Jiménez‐Franco, A Altamirano… - Mammal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Semi‐arid and arid landscapes (dry‐lands) cover 41% of the Earth's land surface over five
continents. These areas are home to 55% of mammal species. Bats have the second highest …

Water availability and successful lactation by bats as related to climate change in arid regions of western North America

RA Adams, MA Hayes - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2008 - JSTOR
1. Climate change in North America is happening at an accelerated rate, reducing
availability of water resources for bats and other wildlife that require it for successful …

Bat reproduction declines when conditions mimic climate change projections for western North America

RA Adams - Ecology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change models predict that much of western North America is becoming
significantly warmer and drier, resulting in overall reductions in availability of water for …

[PDF][PDF] Bats and water: anthropogenic alterations threaten global bat populations

C Korine, R Adams, D Russo… - Bats in the …, 2016 - library.oapen.org
Natural bodies of open water in desert landscapes, such as springs and ephemeral pools,
and the plant-life they support, are important resources for the survival of animals in hyper …

Insectivorous bats selectively source moths and eat mostly pest insects on dryland and irrigated cotton farms

H Kolkert, R Andrew, R Smith, R Rader… - Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Insectivorous bats are efficient predators of pest arthropods in agroecosystems. This pest
control service has been estimated to be worth billions of dollars to agriculture globally …

Movements and Resource Selection of the Northern Long-Eared Myotis (Myotis septentrionalis) in a Forest—Agriculture Landscape

LE Henderson, HG Broders - Journal of Mammalogy, 2008 - academic.oup.com
The fragmentation of forests by the expansion of agriculture is recognized as an important
factor influencing worldwide declines of forest-dependent species. Species that are forest …

Patterns of acoustical activity of bats prior to and following white-nose syndrome occurrence

WM Ford, ER Britzke, CA Dobony… - Journal of Fish and …, 2011 - meridian.allenpress.com
Abstract White-nose Syndrome (WNS), a wildlife health concern that has decimated cave-
hibernating bat populations in eastern North America since 2006, began affecting source …

Resource partitioning by insectivorous bats in J amaica

MA Emrich, EL Clare, WOC Symondson… - Molecular …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In this investigation, we use variation in wing morphology, echolocation behaviour, patterns
of habitat use and molecular diet analysis to demonstrate that six species of sympatric …