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HORÁČEK and Petr BENDA, ISBN 978-80-87154-46-5,
380 p.
FRESSEL (N.), ŽVORC (P.), KIPSON (M.), ZRNČIĆ (V.)
& HAMIDOVIĆ (D.), 2010. Activity and roosting
ecology of a mixed colony of Miniopterus schreibersii and
Rhinolophus euryale in a cave near Zagreb: Improving
current bat monitoring and cave management:135-136. In:
15 th International Bat Research Conference, Prague, 22-
27 August 2010, the conference manual: Programme,
abstracts, list of participants, edited by: Ivan HORÁČEK
and Petr BENDA, ISBN 978-80-87154-46-5, 380 p. ABS:
The summer colony of two bat species enhabits the entrance part of the
Veternica cave, a popular touristical destination of the Medvednica
Nature park in Croatia. The monitoring of the size and status of the
colony in the period of 6 months, from early spring until early autumn
only confirmed a maternity status of the Rhinolophus euryale colony.
Despite microclimatic conditions in the cave being suitable for both
species, the sensitivity of the Miniopterus schreibersii to visitor
disturbance mightcause the speciesto deserts the roost at the critical time
just prior togiving birth. Suggestions are made to modify the monitoring
programme and cave management to minimise the effects of disturbance
on the bats.
FRICK (W. F.), HOWARD (K. W.), CHILSON (P. B.) &
KUNZ (T. H.), 2010. Spatio-temporal variability in
nightly dispersal patterns of Tadarida brasiliensis:
Modeling bat movements in 3D:136. In: 15 th International
Bat Research Conference, Prague, 22-27 August 2010, the
conference manual: Programme, abstracts, list of
participants, edited by: Ivan HORÁČEK and Petr
BENDA, ISBN 978-80-87154-46-5, 380 p. ABS: We examine
spatio-temporal variation in foraging dynamics of Brazilian free-tailed
bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) in south-central Texas, demonstrating the
potential of radar aeroecology for advancing understanding of ecological
interactions in the aerosphere. Brazilian free-tailed bats disperse nightly
in dense columns from cave and bridge roosts and forage at high altitudes
(300-2500 m AGL) over large spatial extents that are easily detectable
with Doppler weather radar (WSR-88D) installations. Understanding
variation in emergence behavior of Brazilian free-tailed bats provides a
model system for testing hypotheses about the influence of abiotic factors
on the dynamics of group behavior. Using high resolution Level II
NEXRAD radar products, we test hypotheses about the influence of
weather conditions such as surface temperature, precipitation and cloud
cover on timing and relative density of bat emergences to determine how
atmospheric cues determine group behavior and foraging dynamics of an
aerial nocturnal predator. We visualize bat emergences in 3-dimensional
space and investigate seasonal variation in emergence behavior. In
addition, we highlight the utility of radar visualizations for generating
new hypotheses about foraging behavior of aerial species by
demonstrating how radar makes it possible to "observe" behavior at
temporal and spatial scales not previously possible.
FRICK (W. F.), POLLOCK (J. F.), HICKS (A. C.),
LANGWIG (K. E.), REYNOLDS (D. S.), TURNER (G.
G.), BUTCHKOSKI (C. M.) & KUNZ (T. H.), 2010. An
emerging disease causes regional population collapse of a
common North American bat species. Science 329(August
6):679-682. DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.1188594. ABS: White-nose
syndrome (WNS) is an emerging disease affecting hibernating bats in
eastern North America that causes mass mortality and precipitous
population declines in winter hibernacula. First discovered in 2006 in
New York State, WNS is spreading rapidly across eastern North America
and currently affects seven species. Mortality associated with WNS is
causing a regional population collapse and is predicted to lead to regional
extinction of the little brown myotis (Myotis lucifugus), previously one of
the most common bat species in North America. Novel diseases can have
serious impacts on naïve wildlife populations, which in turn can have
substantial impacts on ecosystem integrity.
FRICK (W. F.), REYNOLDS (D. S.) & KUNZ (T. H.),
2010. Influence of climate and reproductive timing on
demography of little brown myotis Myotis lucifugus.
Bernard LEBRETON & Jean-Pierre BESSON
Créé le : 01.01.2010
Modifié le : 30.06.2010
Journal of Animal Ecology 79:128-136. DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2656.2009.01615.x.
FRIEDRICH (M.), RAI (P.), BARRETT (R.), DAINES
(B.) & CHEN (R.), 2010. The blind cave beetle that isn't:
histological, behavioral and molecular evidence of
functional photoreceptors in Ptomaphagus hirtus:153-154.
In: 20 th International Conference on Subterranean
Biology, Postojna, Slovenia, 29 August-3 September 2010,
ICSB 2010 Abstract Book, edited by: Ajda MOŠKRIČ and
Peter TRONTELJ, ISBN 978-961-269-286-5. ABS: The
small carrion beetle genus Ptomaphagus diversified into more than 50
species, which range from ancestral surface dwellers to facultative and
obligatory cave inhabitants in the Southeast of the United States. One of
the best-studied representatives is the troglobite Ptomaphagus hirtus,
which is endemic to the cave system of Mammoth Cave National Park. P.
hirtus adults are characterized by complete reduction of the hind wings
and near complete reduction of the compound eye to a small lens patch.
In his survey of North American cave animals, Packard (1888) was
unable to detect photoreceptors or optic neuropils in sections of the adult
head of P. hirtus, which led him to conclude that P. hirtus lacks visual
senses. This assessment, however, is in conflict with the subsequent
discovery that the specification of lens cells in the developing insect
compound eye is dependent on inductive signals from differentiating
photoreceptors. We therefore readdressed the question whether P. hirtus
possesses a functional visual system. In serial sections of the adult head,
we found organized cell clusters immediately beneath the lens patch
cuticle. These cell clusters are separated from the head cavity by a basal
membrane, which is penetrated by optic nerve like structure reminiscent
of the organization of the retina in surface beetle species. Consistent with
the presumed presence of photoreceptors, P. hirtus tested negatively
phototactic in light versus dark choice assays. In addition, deep
sequencing of transcripts from P. hirtus adult head tissue recovered
orthologs of genes, which are known to be specifically involved in
phototransduction including opsins. In combination, these data suggest
the presence of functional photoreceptors and the preservation of visual
capacity in P. hirtus. http://www.icsb2010.net/
FUJITA (N.), MILLER (A.), MILLER (G.), GERSHMAN
(K.), GALLAGHER (N.), MARANO (N.), HALE (C.)
& JENTES (E.), 2010. Imported Case of Marburg
Hemorrhagic Fever Colorado, 2008. JAMA 303(5,
February 3):413-415. http://jama.amaassn.org/cgi/content/full/303/5/413
FURMAN (A.), POSTAWA (T.), ÖZTUNÇ (T.) &
ÇORAMAN (E.), 2010. Cryptic diversity of the bentwing
bat, Miniopterus schreibersii (Chiroptera:
Vespertilionidae), in Asia Minor. BMC Evolutionary
Biology 2010, 10:121. DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-10-121. BL: Cf p. 2:
"We refer to the matrilineal lineages of M. schreibersii as M. s.
schreibersii (type locality: Kolumbacs cave, Romania; Kuhl, 1817) and
M. s. pallidus (type locality: South coast of Caspian Sea, Iran; Thomas,
1907).
FUSZARA (E.), FUSZARA (M.), KOWALSKI (M.),
LESIŃSKI (G.), CYGAN (J. P.), NITKIEWICZ (T.),
SZARLIK (A.) & WOJTOWICZ (B.), 2010. Population
changes in natterer's Bat Myotis nattereri and daubenton's
bat M. daubentonii in winter roosts of central Poland.
Polish Journal of Ecology 58(4):769-782.
GAISLER (J.), KOVAŘÍK (M.), ŘEHÁK (Z.), ZIMA (J.)
& ZUKAL (J.), 2010. Bats and bat research in the
Moravian Karst: 1850-2010:139-140. In: 15 th International
Bat Research Conference, Prague, 22-27 August 2010, the
conference manual: Programme, abstracts, list of
participants, edited by: Ivan HORÁČEK and Petr
BENDA, ISBN 978-80-87154-46-5, 380 p. ABS: The
Moravian Karst (MK) is a 24 km long and 2 to 6 km wide area of
Devonian limestones with over 1000 natural caves. Scientific interest in
bats of these caves started after F. A. Kolenati, a Czech physician and
great naturalist, came to Brno in 1849. Within the 2 nd half of the 19 th