During the season of hibernation, temperate bats alternate between prolonged bouts of
torpor with reduced body temperature and short arousals with a return to normothermy …

Estimating population changes of bats is important for their conservation. Population
estimates of hibernating bats are often calculated by researchers entering hibernacula to …

Emerging infectious diseases may become serious threats to wildlife, a prominent example
being the white-nose disease (WND). In case of WND, the cold-loving fungus …

Reliable estimates of population trends are important for prioritizing and implementing
wildlife management actions. Abundance estimates are the most informative metric of …

All living organisms need energy to live and reproduce. Effective energy management
strategies ensure survival and reproductive success, critically defining evolutionary fitness of …

High bat mortality from white-nose syndrome (WNS) has increased the need to manage
hibernation sites. Management decisions should be based on science, and when sites are …

Das Weißnasen-Syndrom oder auch Weißnasenkrankheit genannt, ist eine für
nordamerikanische Fledermäuse tödliche Pilzkrankheit. Der Erreger, ein psychrophiler Pilz …