Why conservation biology can benefit from sensory ecology

DM Dominoni, W Halfwerk, E Baird… - Nature Ecology & …, 2020 - nature.com
Global expansion of human activities is associated with the introduction of novel stimuli,
such as anthropogenic noise, artificial lights and chemical agents. Progress in documenting …

Novel perspectives on bat insectivory highlight the value of this ecosystem service in farmland: Research frontiers and management implications

D Russo, L Bosso, L Ancillotto - Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Bats are major consumers of arthropods, and there is ever growing evidence that they play a
pivotal role in the fight against agricultural pests. However, relatively little research has …

Renewable energies and biodiversity: Impact of ground‐mounted solar photovoltaic sites on bat activity

E Tinsley, JSP Froidevaux, S Zsebők… - Journal of Applied …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Renewable energy is growing at a rapid pace globally but as yet there has been little
research on the effects of ground‐mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) developments on bats …

Do we need to use bats as bioindicators?

D Russo, VB Salinas-Ramos, L Cistrone, S Smeraldo… - Biology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Bioindicators are organisms that react to the quality or characteristics of
the environment and their changes. They are vitally important to track environmental …

Trait-dependent tolerance of bats to urbanization: a global meta-analysis

K Jung, CG Threlfall - Proceedings of the Royal Society …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Urbanization is a severe threat to global biodiversity, often leading to taxonomic and
functional homogenization. However, current urban ecology research has focused mostly on …

Bats are still not birds in the digital era: echolocation call variation and why it matters for bat species identification

D Russo, L Ancillotto, G Jones - Canadian Journal of Zoology, 2018 - cdnsciencepub.com
The recording and analysis of echolocation calls are fundamental methods used to study bat
distribution, ecology, and behavior. However, the goal of identifying bats in flight from their …

Activity of forest specialist bats decreases towards wind turbines at forest sites

JS Ellerbrok, A Delius, F Peter… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide, wind turbines are increasingly being built at forest sites to meet the goals of
national climate strategies. Yet, the impact on biodiversity is barely understood. Bats may be …

Driving factors for the evolution of species-specific echolocation call design in new world free-tailed bats (Molossidae)

K Jung, J Molinari, EKV Kalko - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Phylogeny, ecology, and sensorial constraints are thought to be the most important factors
influencing echolocation call design in bats. The Molossidae is a diverse bat family with a …

The impact of light pollution on bats varies according to foraging guild and habitat context

CC Voigt, J Dekker, M Fritze, S Gazaryan, F Hölker… - …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract We Review How Different Bat Guilds Respond To Artificial Light At Night (Alan) And
Assess How The Impacts Can Vary According To Ecological Context. All Studied European …

Distance to hedgerows drives local repulsion and attraction of wind turbines on bats: Implications for spatial siting

C Leroux, C Kerbiriou, I Le Viol… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The exponential development of wind energy raises concerns regarding its impacts on
airborne biodiversity. Evidence of wind turbine attraction and repulsion on bats, and …