Bats are an ecologically and taxonomically diverse group accounting for roughly a fifth of
mammalian diversity worldwide. Many of the threats bats face (eg, habitat loss, bushmeat …

The recent introduction of Pseudogymnoascus destructans (the fungal pathogen that causes
white-nose syndrome in bats) from Eurasia to North America has resulted in the collapse of …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

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Large numbers of migratory bats are killed every year at wind energy facilities. However,
population-level impacts are unknown as we lack basic demographic information about …

Aim We investigated the effects of disease on the local abundances and distributions of
species at continental scales by examining the impacts of white‐nose syndrome, an …

Emerging infectious diseases pose an important threat to wildlife. While established
protocols exist for combating outbreaks of human and agricultural pathogens, appropriate …

Ecological niche modeling (ENM) is widely employed in ecology to predict species' potential
geographic distributions in relation to their environmental constraints and is rapidly …

The persistence of populations declining from novel stressors depends, in part, on their
ability to respond by trait change via evolution or plasticity. White‐nose syndrome (WNS) …

Emerging infectious diseases are a key threat to wildlife. Several fungal skin pathogens
have recently emerged and caused widespread mortality in several vertebrate groups …