Mercury Concentrations in Big Brown Bats (Eptesicus fuscus) of the Finger Lakes Region, New York
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DOI: 10.1007/s00244-021-00839-x
Abstract: The northeastern United States receives elevated mercury (Hg) deposition from United States and global emissions, making it critical to understand the fate of Hg in watersheds with a variety of aquatic habitats and land use… read more here.
Keywords: big brown; lakes region; bat; finger lakes ... See more keywords
DDT poisoning of big brown bats, Eptesicus fuscus, in Hamilton, Montana.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2018.02.152
Abstract: Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is an insecticidal organochlorine pesticide with; known potential for neurotoxic effects in wildlife. The United States Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) registration for this pesticide has been cancelled and there are currently no… read more here.
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Big brown bats are challenged by acoustically-guided flights through a circular tunnel of hoops
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-57632-4
Abstract: Mines and caves provide essential roosting places for bats, but often they are obstructed to prevent entry by humans. To allow bats to access their roosts, metal corrugated culvert pipes are sometimes installed. Wildlife surveys… read more here.
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Big brown bats experience slower epigenetic ageing during hibernation
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DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2022.0635
Abstract: Comparative analyses of bats indicate that hibernation is associated with increased longevity among species. However, it is not yet known if hibernation affects biological ageing of individuals. Here, we use DNA methylation (DNAm) as an… read more here.
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Evaluating odour and urinary sex preferences in the big brown bat (Eptesicus fuscus)
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DOI: 10.1139/cjz-2021-0067
Abstract: Olfactory cues provide detailed information to mammals regarding conspecifics. Bats may identify species, colony membership, and individual’s using olfaction. Big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus (Palisot de Beauvois, 1976)) live in mixed-sex colonies and must differentiate… read more here.
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