Amidst nets and typhoons: conservation implications of bat–farmer conflicts on Okinawa Island
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DOI: 10.1017/s0030605322000631
Abstract: Flying foxes are keystone species on islands and are threatened worldwide, particularly by forest degradation, hunting and culling. They are often persecuted if they are perceived as agricultural pests, but the extent of crop damage… read more here.
Keywords: okinawa island; crop; flying foxes; damage ... See more keywords
Time of year, age class and body condition predict Hendra virus infection in Australian black flying foxes (Pteropus alecto)
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DOI: 10.1017/s0950268819001237
Abstract: Abstract Hendra virus (HeV) continues to cause fatal infection in horses and threaten infection in close-contact humans in eastern Australia. Species of Pteropus bats (flying-foxes) are the natural reservoir of the virus. We caught and… read more here.
Keywords: status; hev; age class; infection ... See more keywords
Using weather radar to monitor the number, timing and directions of flying-foxes emerging from their roosts
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-46549-2
Abstract: Knowledge of species’ population trends is crucial when planning for conservation and management; however, this information can be difficult to obtain for extremely mobile species such as flying-foxes (Pteropus spp.; Chiroptera, Pteropodidae). In mainland Australia, flying-foxes are… read more here.
Keywords: weather radar; monitor; flying foxes; foxes emerging ... See more keywords
Going it alone: observations of solitary roosting in two Australian flying-foxes (Pteropus alecto and P. poliocephalus)
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DOI: 10.1071/am24016
Abstract: Unlike some flying-fox species that exhibit solitary roosting, all flying-fox species of the Australian mainland are strongly colonial, though some extent of solitary roosting in these species is anecdotally known. This note reports on five… read more here.
Keywords: flying foxes; pteropus alecto; solitary roosting; australian flying ... See more keywords
Recent roosting of little red flying-foxes (Pteropus scapulatus, Pteropodidae) at two sites in the South Coast region of New South Wales, Australia
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DOI: 10.1071/am24047
Abstract: We report observations of temporary colonies of little red flying-foxes (Pteropus scapulatus) occurring at two roost sites on the South Coast of New South Wales, a region in which roosting by this species is rarely… read more here.
Keywords: flying foxes; sites south; south coast; red flying ... See more keywords
Purpose-driven approaches to age estimation in Australian flying-foxes (Pteropus)
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DOI: 10.1071/wr24107
Abstract: ABSTRACT Aging is a ubiquitous component of the life history and biological function of all species. In wildlife studies, estimates of age are critical in order to understand how a species’ ecology, biology and behaviour… read more here.
Keywords: flying foxes; age; history; age classifications ... See more keywords
Occupancy of urban roosts by spectacled flying‐foxes (Pteropus conspicillatus) is not affected by diurnal microclimate
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DOI: 10.1111/aec.13487
Abstract: One of the most significant changes to Earth's climate in recent decades has been an increase in the frequency, intensity and duration of heatwaves. During heatwaves, animal's thermal window can be exceeded, and in extreme… read more here.
Keywords: flying foxes; urban roosts; pteropus conspicillatus; long term ... See more keywords
Co-circulation of alpha- and beta- coronaviruses in Pteropus vampyrus flying foxes from Indonesia.
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DOI: 10.1111/tbed.14762
Abstract: Bats are important reservoirs for alpha- and beta-coronaviruses. Coronaviruses (CoV) have been detected in pteropodid bats from several Southeast Asian countries, but little is known about coronaviruses in the Indonesian archipelago in proportion to its… read more here.
Keywords: alpha beta; vampyrus; beta coronaviruses; flying foxes ... See more keywords
Flying foxes in peril.
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DOI: 10.1126/science.355.6332.1386-q
Abstract: Conservation Island flying foxes, a group of fruit bats found on many tropical islands, are increasingly under threat from hunting and habitat destruction. In a Perspective, Vincenot et al. draw attention to the important ecological… read more here.
Keywords: fruit; science; foxes peril; flying foxes ... See more keywords
The ecology and distribution of Flying Foxes (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae: Pteropus ) in Tanintharyi Region, Myanmar with a first mainland record of Pteropus hypomelanus geminorum from Myeik
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DOI: 10.11609/jott.3517.9.8.10528-10537
Abstract: Roosting colonies of Pteropus spp. at Myeik and Nyaung-zin in Myanmar’s Tanintharyi Region were surveyed between March and October 2016. Flying Foxes from 12 roost sites in Myeik town are considered to represent the taxon… read more here.
Keywords: flying foxes; pteropus hypomelanus; tanintharyi region; hypomelanus geminorum ... See more keywords
A new Hendra virus genotype found in Australian flying foxes
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DOI: 10.1186/s12985-021-01652-7
Abstract: Background Hendra virus (HeV) has caused lethal disease outbreaks in humans and horses in Australia. Flying foxes are the wildlife reservoir from which the virus was first isolated in 1996. Following a heat stress mortality… read more here.
Keywords: flying foxes; hendra virus; genotype; hev ... See more keywords