The threat of invasive species to bats: a review

JN Welch, C Leppanen - Mammal Review, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasions are a major driver of biodiversity loss, but no study has described the
scope of threats to bats (Chiroptera) by invasive species. We reviewed the literature for …

[HTML][HTML] The role of bats in pollination networks is influenced by landscape structure

T Sritongchuay, AC Hughes, S Bumrungsri - Global ecology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nectarivorous bats are essential to the functioning to both agricultural and natural
ecosystems in the tropics, yet these pollinator communities are declining as a result of …

[PDF][PDF] Methods for assessing colony size, population size, and relative abundance of bats

TH Kunz, M Betke, NI Hristov, MJ Vonhof - … methods for the study of bats, 2009 - cs.bu.edu
ONE OF THE FIRST QUESTIONS asked by nearly everyone when they first visit a new city,
state, or country is," How many people live here?" Human demographers are interested in …

Effects of in situ habitat quality and landscape characteristics in the oil palm agricultural matrix on tropical understory birds, fruit bats and butterflies

B Azhar, CL Puan, N Aziz, M Sainuddin, N Adila… - Biodiversity and …, 2015 - Springer
The expansion of commercial oil palm crop has modified much of the natural landscape,
subsequently leading to biodiversity loss in Southeast Asia. Aside from large-scale oil palm …

Responses of tropical fruit bats to monoculture and polyculture farming in oil palm smallholdings

M Syafiq, A Ghazali, S Asmah, MS Yahya, N Aziz… - Acta Oecologica, 2016 - Elsevier
The oil palm industry is one of the main economic drivers in Southeast Asia. The industry
has caused tropical deforestation on a massive scale in producing countries, and this forest …

[HTML][HTML] Phylogenetic and genetic variation analysis of lesser short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus brachyotis (Müller 1838) on Java island, Indonesia, inferred from …

H Mubarok, NSN Handayani, I Maryanto… - Journal of Genetic …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Cynopterus brachyotis (Müller 1838) is a generalist and widespread fruit bat
species which inhabits different types of habitats in Southeast Asia. This species plays an …

Bats go head-under-heels: the biomechanics of landing on a ceiling

DK Riskin, JW Bahlman, TY Hubel… - Journal of …, 2009 - journals.biologists.com
Bats typically roost head-under-heels but they cannot hover in this position, thus, landing on
a ceiling presents a biomechanical challenge. To land, a bat must perform an acrobatic flip …

Ecological determinants of social systems: perspectives on the functional role of roosting ecology in the social behavior of tent-roosting bats

G Chaverri, TH Kunz - Advances in the Study of Behavior, 2010 - Elsevier
In this chapter, we compile ecological and behavioral data on tent-making bats to determine
if the variation in social behavior observed in this group may be explained by any of the …

Morphological and ecological correlates of coexistence in Malaysian fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)

P Campbell, CJ Schneider, A Zubaid… - Journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Niche theory predicts that coexisting species should differ ecologically, morphologically, or
behaviorally in ways that minimize competition. We used an ecomorphological approach to …

Bat pollinators: a decade of monitoring reveals declining visitation rates for some species in Thailand

AB Stewart, S Srilopan, K Wayo, P Hassa, MR Dudash… - Zoological Letters, 2024 - Springer
Bats are important pollinators, but they are difficult to study since they are volant and
nocturnal. Thus, long-term studies of nectarivorous bats are scarce, despite their potential to …