Over the past two decades, research on bat-associated microbes such as viruses, bacteria
and fungi has dramatically increased. Here, we synthesize themes from a conference …

Tools for reducing wildlife disease impacts are needed to conserve biodiversity. White-nose
syndrome (WNS), caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, has caused …

Reduced food availability is implicated in declines in avian aerial insectivores, but the effect
of nutritional stress on mammalian aerial insectivores is unclear. Unlike birds, insectivorous …

White‐nose syndrome (WNS) is a disease caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus
destructans which has resulted in the deaths of millions of bats across eastern North …

Body condition is an important concept in behaviour, evolution and conservation, commonly
used as a proxy of an individual's performance, for example in the assessment of …

Novel coronavirus species of public health and veterinary importance have emerged in the
first two decades of the twenty-first century, with bats identified as natural hosts for …

Little is known about how zoonotic virus infections manifest in wildlife reservoirs. However, a
common health consequence of enteric virus infections is gastrointestinal diseases following …

White‐nose syndrome (WNS) has decimated hibernating bat populations across eastern
and central North America for over a decade. Disease severity is driven by the interaction …

Skin acts as a mechanical barrier between the body and its surrounding environment and
plays an important role in resistance to pathogens. However, we still know little regarding …

Insectivorous bats at northern latitudes need to cope with long periods of no food for large
parts of the year. Hence, bats which are resident at northern latitudes throughout the year …