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Dr. Cynthia Moss
Dr. Laura Stidsholt
Dr. Aya Goldshtein
Dr. Jesse Barber
Dr. Jinhong Luo
Dr Graeme Lowe
Citations:
Bechler et al. Feeding efficiency of two coexisting nectarivorous bat species at flowers of two key-resource plants. 10.1371/journal.pone.0303227
Bergou et al. Falling with Style: Bats Perform Complex Aerial Rotations by Adjusting Wing Inertia.10.1371/journal.pbio.1002297
Berrío-Martínez et al. The role of past experience in development of feeding behavior in common vampire bats. 10.7717/peerj.7448
Boerma & Swartz. Roosting ecology drives the evolution of diverse bat landing maneuvers. 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110381
Boerma et al, Wings as inertial appendages: how bats recover from aerial stumbles. doi.org/10.1242/jeb.204255
Boerma et al. Specialized landing maneuvers in Spix's disk-winged bats 10.1242/jeb.204024
Carter et al. Food-sharing vampire bats are more nepotistic under conditions of perceived risk, doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arx006
Carter et al, Antiphonal calling allows individual discrimination in white-winged vampire bats, doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.04.023
Cheney et al. A wrinkle in flight dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2014.1286
Corcoran A et al. Tiger Moth Jams Bat Sonar. 10.1126/science.1174096
Corcoran & Conner. Bats jamming bats: food competition through sonar interference. 10.1126/science.1259512
Corcoran & Hristov. Convergent evolution of anti-bat sounds. Journal of comparative physiology. 10.1007/s00359-014-0924-0
Corcoran et al. Anti-bat tiger moth sounds 10.1093/czoolo/56.3.358
Corcoran & Conner. Sonar jamming in the field10.1242/jeb.076943
Eitan et al. Echolocating bats rapidly adjust their mouth gape to control spatial acquisition when scanning a target. doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01487-w
Geipel et al, Bats Actively Use Leaves as Specular Reflectors to Detect Acoustically Camouflaged Prey, doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.06.076
Håkansson et al. Bats expand their vocal range by recruiting different laryngeal structures for echolocation and social communication.10.1371/journal.pbio.3001881
Harper et al, Specialized bat tongue is a hemodynamic nectar mop, doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1222726110
Jakobsen et al. Directionality of nose-emitted echolocation calls from bats without a nose leaf10.1242/jeb.171926
James et al The ontogeny of decision-making in an eavesdropping predator.10.1098/rspb.2025.0450
Kugler & Wiegrebe Echo-acoustic scanning with noseleaf and ears in phyllostomid bats.10.1242/jeb.160309
Lee et al Tongue-driven sonar beam steering by a lingual-echolocating fruit bat. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2003148
Luo & Moss, Echolocating bats rely on audiovocal feedback to adapt sonar signal design,doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1711892114
Maitra et al. Kinematics and aerodynamics of in-flight drinking in bats. 10.1098/rsif.2024.0616
Nishiumi et al, Bats integrate multiple echolocation and flight tactics to track prey doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.05.062
Ripperger & Carter Social foraging in vampire bats is predicted by long-term cooperative relationships doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001366
RISKIN & RACEY, How do sucker-footed bats hold on doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01362.x
Riskin et al The Evolution of Terrestrial Locomotion in Bats 10.1002/9781119113713.ch12
Riskin et al Upstroke wing flexion and the inertial cost of bat flight.10.1098/rspb.2012.0346
Rossi & Welch Vampire bats rapidly fuel running with essential or non-essential amino acids from a blood meal. 10.1098/rsbl.2024.0453
Schutt. Digital morphology in the Chiroptera: the passive digital lock. 10.1159/000147544
Sterbing-D'Angelo et al. Functional role of airflow-sensing hairs on the bat wing. 10.1152/jn.00261.2016
Stidsholt et al. Echolocating bats prefer a high risk-high gain foraging strategy to increase prey profitability.10.7554/eLife.84190
Swartz, S et al A bird? A plane? No, it's a bat10.1017/CBO9781139045599.010
Tschapka et al. Nectar uptake in bats using a pumping-tongue mechanism.10.1126/sciadv.1500525
Teshima et al. Analysis of echolocation behavior of bats in "echo space" using acoustic simulation.10.1186/s12915-022-01253-y
Yoshida et al. Doppler detection triggers instantaneous escape behavior in scanning bats.10.1016/j.isci.2024.109222
Go to https://ground.news/ZeFrank to discover the full spectrum of truths and absurdities behind today’s headlines. Save 40% on the Ground News unlimited access Vantage plan with my link.
merch: ze-true-store.myshopify.com
patreon: patreon.com/truefacts/posts
classical music: soundcloud.com/querflote/5-au
sponsor music: incompetech.com
Credits:
MerlinTuttle.org - check out his incredible collection and make a donation for bat conservation!
Dr. Sharon Swartz
Dr. Kenny Breuer
Dr. Dan Riskin - FollowTheBatSignal.com
Dr. Gerald Carter
Dr. Inga Geipel
Dr. Logan James
Dr. Rachel Page
Dr Aaron Corcoran, sonarjamming.com
Dr Ken Welch
Dr Giulia Rossi
Dr. Andrea Rummel
Dr. Arie van der Meijden
Dr. Simon Ripperger
Dr. Cynthia Moss
Dr. Laura Stidsholt
Dr. Aya Goldshtein
Dr. Jesse Barber
Dr. Jinhong Luo
Dr Graeme Lowe
Citations:
Bechler et al. Feeding efficiency of two coexisting nectarivorous bat species at flowers of two key-resource plants. 10.1371/journal.pone.0303227
Bergou et al. Falling with Style: Bats Perform Complex Aerial Rotations by Adjusting Wing Inertia.10.1371/journal.pbio.1002297
Berrío-Martínez et al. The role of past experience in development of feeding behavior in common vampire bats. 10.7717/peerj.7448
Boerma & Swartz. Roosting ecology drives the evolution of diverse bat landing maneuvers. 10.1016/j.isci.2024.110381
Boerma et al, Wings as inertial appendages: how bats recover from aerial stumbles. doi.org/10.1242/jeb.204255
Boerma et al. Specialized landing maneuvers in Spix's disk-winged bats 10.1242/jeb.204024
Carter et al. Food-sharing vampire bats are more nepotistic under conditions of perceived risk, doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arx006
Carter et al, Antiphonal calling allows individual discrimination in white-winged vampire bats, doi.org/10.1016/j.anbehav.2008.04.023
Cheney et al. A wrinkle in flight dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2014.1286
Corcoran A et al. Tiger Moth Jams Bat Sonar. 10.1126/science.1174096
Corcoran & Conner. Bats jamming bats: food competition through sonar interference. 10.1126/science.1259512
Corcoran & Hristov. Convergent evolution of anti-bat sounds. Journal of comparative physiology. 10.1007/s00359-014-0924-0
Corcoran et al. Anti-bat tiger moth sounds 10.1093/czoolo/56.3.358
Corcoran & Conner. Sonar jamming in the field10.1242/jeb.076943
Eitan et al. Echolocating bats rapidly adjust their mouth gape to control spatial acquisition when scanning a target. doi.org/10.1186/s12915-022-01487-w
Geipel et al, Bats Actively Use Leaves as Specular Reflectors to Detect Acoustically Camouflaged Prey, doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2019.06.076
Håkansson et al. Bats expand their vocal range by recruiting different laryngeal structures for echolocation and social communication.10.1371/journal.pbio.3001881
Harper et al, Specialized bat tongue is a hemodynamic nectar mop, doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1222726110
Jakobsen et al. Directionality of nose-emitted echolocation calls from bats without a nose leaf10.1242/jeb.171926
James et al The ontogeny of decision-making in an eavesdropping predator.10.1098/rspb.2025.0450
Kugler & Wiegrebe Echo-acoustic scanning with noseleaf and ears in phyllostomid bats.10.1242/jeb.160309
Lee et al Tongue-driven sonar beam steering by a lingual-echolocating fruit bat. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.2003148
Luo & Moss, Echolocating bats rely on audiovocal feedback to adapt sonar signal design,doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1711892114
Maitra et al. Kinematics and aerodynamics of in-flight drinking in bats. 10.1098/rsif.2024.0616
Nishiumi et al, Bats integrate multiple echolocation and flight tactics to track prey doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2024.05.062
Ripperger & Carter Social foraging in vampire bats is predicted by long-term cooperative relationships doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3001366
RISKIN & RACEY, How do sucker-footed bats hold on doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2009.01362.x
Riskin et al The Evolution of Terrestrial Locomotion in Bats 10.1002/9781119113713.ch12
Riskin et al Upstroke wing flexion and the inertial cost of bat flight.10.1098/rspb.2012.0346
Rossi & Welch Vampire bats rapidly fuel running with essential or non-essential amino acids from a blood meal. 10.1098/rsbl.2024.0453
Schutt. Digital morphology in the Chiroptera: the passive digital lock. 10.1159/000147544
Sterbing-D'Angelo et al. Functional role of airflow-sensing hairs on the bat wing. 10.1152/jn.00261.2016
Stidsholt et al. Echolocating bats prefer a high risk-high gain foraging strategy to increase prey profitability.10.7554/eLife.84190
Swartz, S et al A bird? A plane? No, it's a bat10.1017/CBO9781139045599.010
Tschapka et al. Nectar uptake in bats using a pumping-tongue mechanism.10.1126/sciadv.1500525
Teshima et al. Analysis of echolocation behavior of bats in "echo space" using acoustic simulation.10.1186/s12915-022-01253-y
Yoshida et al. Doppler detection triggers instantaneous escape behavior in scanning bats.10.1016/j.isci.2024.109222
