More evidence of bats chasing down and eating migratory birds at night 🦇 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

New paper! We looked at how temperature and humidity affect a fungal parasite on a ladybird in an article in @royentsoc.bsky.social's Ecological Entomology. 🐞🍄 You can find the full journal highlight here: www.royensoc.co.uk/news/tempera...

Why did we use a hot dog roller for this? Did the ladybirds just enjoy it like a fairground ride? I explain here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=46JW...

Our latest research highlights the importance of dry grasslands for bats 🦇🦇🦇 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

New paper out! We found that in pipistrelle bats, social vocalizations carry a stronger phylogenetic signal than echolocation calls, suggesting the former evolve more slowly, while the latter remains flexible and shaped by the environment. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

☀️Our July Issue is out now!☀️ 📙On the cover: The purple-throated carib, a large hummingbird endemic to the islands of the Lesser Antilles. Photo credit: Maximilian Vollstädt🐦 Read it here👇 buff.ly/2ohUs7e 🧪🌍

Happy to see this paper led by David Becker about his MSc thesis on the effects of forest fragmentation on bird-fruit networks in Costa Rica published in @biotropica.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/btp....

Happy to see this paper led by David Becker about his MSc thesis on the effects of forest fragmentation on bird-fruit networks in Costa Rica published in @biotropica.bsky.social doi.org/10.1111/btp....

Behavioral ecology can inform conservation – and male bats must be part of the picture! Mating roosts are vital for reproduction, so they should receive the same protection as nursery roosts. Plus, males yodel there...😅 nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....

New paper led by Wande Li highlighting the importance of migratory birds as seed disperser in fragmented landscapes. doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...

Pollinator decline has captured global attention, but another plant-animal mutualism is quietly unraveling. Our new Nature Reviews Biodiversity article synthesizes global evidence on seed disperser decline and what it means for plant biodiversity, ecosystem recovery, and climate adaptation. 🧵

A very successful ladybird gathering with the #VisegradFund citizen science workshop here in Ceske Budejovice - fridged for now, checking them for miceofungi tomorrow!

The role of insularity: plants have few ornithophilous traits but are visited by morphologically more distinct hummingbirds in the Caribbean islands doi.org/10.1111/1365...

📰Published📰 The role of insularity: plants have few ornithophilous traits but are visited by morphologically more distinct hummingbirds in the Caribbean islands🌺 buff.ly/aLG0JDa 🧪🌍

Host-Parasite Association Dynamics Influence Dispersal and Population Genetics of Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus, Le Conte 1831) Ectoparasites https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40290390/

How Do Bats Find Artificial Roosts? Surprisingly, our study found that bats' previous experience with artificial roosts mattered more than enhanced detectability! Read more in our new paper! journals.plos.org/plosone/arti... Photo by Anja Bergmann

Dan Riskin from The Bat Signal created an awesome video about our latest article on individual recognition in bats. Check it out! youtu.be/9ihFaauZjIo?...

Gebrüder Reiner Krumbacher Silber Wie eine Zeitreise - die Silbermanufaktur Reiner im schwäbischen Krumbach wurde vor 150 Jahren gegründet und ist bis heute in Familienbesitz. Auch an der Art, wie edles Silberbesteck dort hergestellt wird, hat sich so gut wie nichts verändert. br.de/s/7D8R8Pq

🦇 Registrations are now open for the 20th International Bat Research Conference (Cairns, Australia, 3-8 Aug 2025)! Abstract submissions for presentations are also open. More info: ibrc.org #ibrc2025 #ausbats #bats

Join us in Cairns, Australia, for the 20th International Bat Research Conference #IBRC2025! Check out www.ibrc.org to register, submit abstracts and get more info. 🌏 #bats

Here we go 🦇🐦

Size matching between fruits and bill gapes differentially affects gulper and masher frugivorous birds https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10978 @nordicoikos.bsky.social #fruittraits #frugivores #mutualisticinteractions #traitmatching #ecosystemfunctioning #seeddispersal

🦇 [NEW PAPER] 🔎 The first economic estimate of bat ecosystem services for rice in the American continent was estimated between $3.39/ha and $8.03/ha 💲 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

#BatsAndFarms #NewPaper Planting diverse crops and adding hedgerows or trees on farms helps bats find food and supports farmland biodiversity. Additional structure on the edges of farm fields is an easy way for farms to help mitigate impacts to biodiversity. 🦇🌎🧪🦊 link.springer.com/content/pdf/...

Happy to see this finally out in #landscapeecology How do more diverse agricultural landscapes and smaller fields affect the forging activity of #bats 🦇 doi.org/10.1007/s109...

A nice example of where Bluesky, rather than Twitter, is higher both in number of users sharing AND total upper bound of combined followers. www.altmetric.com/details/1729...

Happy to see this finally out in #landscapeecology How do more diverse agricultural landscapes and smaller fields affect the forging activity of #bats 🦇 doi.org/10.1007/s109...

📢We are preparing a manuscript to map fungal occurrence data across Europe and present challenges in digitizing data. We call on mycological groups and societies to complete this Google Form (5-10 min max): forms.gle/9G9NicJduzp2... #FunDive #fungalconservation #fungalresearch @ima-mycology.org

Do you work in wildlife health management in conservation? We are seeking participants for an academic research study of practitioner/researcher attitudes to parasite conservation. Participation is open to all roles and experience levels. DM me for more info. Please repost. 🧪🌍🪱🪰🦟 #biodiversity

I'm one of the guest editors on this and happy to take questions about it or be a soundboard for ideas 🤓