[HTML][HTML] To improve or not to improve? The dilemma of “bat-friendly” farmland potentially becoming an ecological trap

D Russo, K Tanalgo, H Rebelo, L Cistrone - Agriculture, Ecosystems & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Conventional agriculture occupies a substantial portion of Earth's terrestrial surface and
adversely affects biodiversity through pesticide spread, mechanisation, and loss of spatial …

Going out for dinner—The consumption of agriculture pests by bats in urban areas

LMS Aguiar, ID Bueno-Rocha, G Oliveira, ES Pires… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Insectivorous bats provide ecosystem services in agricultural and urban landscapes by
consuming arthropods that are considered pests. Bat species inhabiting cities are expected …

Bats and pollution: Genetic approaches in ecotoxicology

DF Sotero, M Benvindo-Souza, RP de Freitas… - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution drives the decline of species and, as flying mammals, bats can be
considered to be excellent indicators of environmental quality, and the analysis of genetic …

Increased bat hunting at polluted streams suggests chemical exposure rather than prey shortage

M Huszarik, AP Roodt, T Wernicke, F Chávez… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Streams and their riparian areas are important habitats and foraging sites for bats feeding on
emergent aquatic insects. Chemical pollutants entering freshwater streams from agricultural …

Acute multiple toxic effects of Trifloxystrobin fungicide on Allium cepa L.

O Macar, T Kalefetoğlu Macar, E Yalçın… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Trifloxystrobin (TFS) is a strobilurin-type fungicide that should be investigated due to its risks
to non-targeted organisms. The goal of this study was to assess the susceptibility of Allium …

Multiresidues of environmental contaminants in bats from Turkey

O Kuzukiran, I Simsek, T Yorulmaz… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Bat populations have been steadily declining, most likely because of anthropogenic factors.
Identification and classification of these risks have crucial importance in ensuring the …

Micronucleus and different nuclear abnormalities in wild birds in the Cerrado, Brazil

EDR Silveira, M Benvindo-Souza, RA Assis… - … Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Free-living birds play an important role as bioindicators in natural environments. In this
study, we used the micronucleus test and nuclear erythrocyte abnormalities to investigate …

Monitoring of Mycotoxigenic Fungi in Fish Farm Water and Fumonisins in Feeds for Farmed Colossoma macropomum

J Sousa Terada-Nascimento, J Vieira Dantas-Filho… - Toxics, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of mycotoxigenic fungi in fish farm water and
mycotoxins in feeds for farmed tambaqui (Colossoma macropomum). A total of 40 samples …

[HTML][HTML] Bats are an excellent sentinel model for the detection of genotoxic agents. Study in a Colombian Caribbean region

C Calao-Ramos, D Gaviria-Angulo, J Marrugo-Negrete… - Acta tropica, 2021 - Elsevier
Wildlife animals have been affected by human activities and the diminution of the areas
needed to develop wildlife. In Colombia, artisanal and industrial mining focuses on gold …

Improving the science and practice of using artificial roosts for bats

RD Crawford, JM O'keefe - Conservation Biology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide, artificial bat roosts (eg, bat boxes, bark mimics, bat condos) are routinely
deployed for conservation, mitigation, and community engagement. However, scant …