Serologic Evidence of Fruit Bat Exposure to Filoviruses, Singapore, 2011–2016
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DOI: 10.3201/eid2401.170401
Abstract: To determine whether fruit bats in Singapore have been exposed to filoviruses, we screened 409 serum samples from bats of 3 species by using a multiplex assay that detects antibodies against filoviruses. Positive samples reacted… read more here.
Keywords: fruit bat; serologic evidence; fruit; bat exposure ... See more keywords
Earliest evidence for fruit consumption and potential seed dispersal by birds
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DOI: 10.7554/elife.74751
Abstract: The Early Cretaceous diversification of birds was a major event in the history of terrestrial ecosystems, occurring during the earliest phase of the Cretaceous Terrestrial Revolution, long before the origin of the bird crown-group. Frugivorous… read more here.
Keywords: dispersal; seed dispersal; fruit consumption; evidence fruit ... See more keywords