Abstract Old World fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) provide critical pollination and seed
dispersal services to forest ecosystems across Africa, Asia, and Australia. In each of these …

A significant link between forest loss and fragmentation and outbreaks of Ebola virus
disease (EVD) in humans has been documented. Deforestation may alter the natural …

Zoonotic emergence requires spillover from animals to humans, hence animal-human
interactions. A lot has been emphasized on human intrusion into wild habitats (eg …

Spatiotemporally-localised prediction of virus emergence from wildlife requires focused
studies on the ecology and immunology of reservoir hosts in their native habitat. Reliable …

The straw-colored fruit bat (Eidolon helvum) is a pteropodid whose conservation is crucial
for maintaining functional connectivity of plant populations in tropical Africa. Land …

Migrating grazers and carnivores respond to seasonal changes in the environment and
often match peaks in resource abundance. However, it is unclear whether and how …

Background Bats provide important ecosystem services; however, current evidence supports
that they host several zoonotic viruses, including species of the Coronaviridae family. If bats …

Oceanic islands are usually difficult for mammals to colonize; consequently, the native
mammal fauna is typically species-poor, often consisting of just a few species of bats. The …

Ebola virus disease (EVD) presents a threat to public health throughout equatorial Africa.
Despite numerous 'spillover'events into humans and apes, the maintenance reservoirs and …

The Mauritius fruit bat (Pteropus niger) has been the subject of repeated culling campaigns,
apparently in response to pressure from the fruit-growing industry concerned over damage …