B.R. Ansil

But abbreviating after expanding once would be fine, I believe.

close-up image of bat (Molossus nigricans) head area. Credit: Brock Fenton and Sherri Fenton.

just in time for #batweek --Phylogenetic and ML analyses show that viral epidemic potential is not uniform among bats: virulence, transmissibility, and death burden cluster within distinct clades.🦇@carolinecummings.bsky.social @colincarlson.bsky.social @viralemergence.org go.sn.pub/acnbg1

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An illustration of a woman standing behind the U.S. flag, with text: As an immigrant scientist in the U.S., travel bans and visa uncertainty are taking a toll.

"I kept asking myself whether choosing a career in science, so far from home, had been the right decision. I felt a little like the species I study … the spotted lanternfly, an invasive insect that threatens U.S. ecosystems. I, too, was unwelcome and out of place." https://scim.ag/473iB5G

Greater noctule bats prey on and consume passerines in flight Despite billions of passerines seasonally migrating during the night at high altitudes, only three bat species have been found to consistently tap into this rich prey resource. However, it remains unk...

Greater noctule bats prey on and consume passerines in flight | Science www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Diversity and seasonality of ectoparasite burden on two species of Madagascar fruit bat, Eidolon dupreanum and Rousettus madagascariensis - Parasites & Vectors Background Bats are important reservoir hosts for a variety of pathogens, some of which are transmitted by ectoparasite vectors including mites, fleas, lice, ticks, and bat flies (families Nycteribiid...

Out today in Parasites & Vectors, Angelo Andrianiaina led a paper in which we described the seasonal diversity and effect of climate on ectoparasites on two species of Madagascar fruit bat, Eidolon dupreanum and Rousettus madagascariensis doi.org/10.1186/s130... 🧪🦇

Cool opportunity for a PhD student to work on avian influenza and avian viromes in Sweden. Should be a super fun project working on an amazing 20 year sample set from Mallards.
👉 lnu.se/mot-linneuni...

NYAS Publications Bats are recognized to have distinct immune systems from other vertebrates that may allow them to host virulent pathogens without showing disease. However, these flying mammals are also incredibly di...

🚨 New publication out today. Bats are over 1480 species. In this latest article, we discuss the diversity within bats and their immune systems. Elegantly led by the Becker and Frank laboratories.

nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

@danjbecker.bsky.social @bat-lady.bsky.social

We are hiring a technician in the Simonis Lab at Auburn U! This is a two-year position with responsibilities for scouting and performing bat capture surveys at field sites (e.g. private and public lands, highway culverts).

Check out more details and submit materials here: forms.gle/tEUNyRc1hG3f...