Search Results - "Brändel, Stefan"
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Interaction between MHC diversity and constitution, gut microbiota and Astrovirus infections in a neotropical bat
Published in Molecular ecology (01-06-2022)“…Astroviruses (AstVs) infect numerous mammalian species including reservoirs such as bats. Peptides encoded by the genes of the highly polymorphic Major…”
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Phylogeny- and Abundance-Based Metrics Allow for the Consistent Comparison of Core Gut Microbiome Diversity Indices Across Host Species
Published in Frontiers in microbiology (11-05-2021)“…The filtering of gut microbial datasets to retain high prevalence taxa is often performed to identify a common core gut microbiome that may be important for…”
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Bat–bat fly interactions in Central Panama: host traits relate to modularity in a highly specialised network
Published in Insect conservation and diversity (01-09-2021)“…Recently, network approaches have gained increasing popularity in studies of species interactions. These analyses provide important information about…”
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Male‐biased dispersal and the potential impact of human‐induced habitat modifications on the Neotropical bat Trachops cirrhosus
Published in Ecology and evolution (01-06-2018)“…Gene flow, maintained through natal dispersal and subsequent mating events, is one of the most important processes in both ecology and population genetics…”
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Consequences of fragmentation for Neotropical bats: The importance of the matrix
Published in Biological conservation (01-12-2020)“…Deforestation and the conversion of forests to agricultural areas lead to habitat loss and often create highly fragmented landscapes. Permeability and quality…”
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Astrovirus infections induce age-dependent dysbiosis in gut microbiomes of bats
Published in The ISME Journal (01-12-2018)“…Astroviruses (AstV) are a major cause of diarrhoea in children. Interestingly, some wildlife species, including bats, remain phenotypically asymptomatic after…”
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Parasitization of bats by bat flies (Streblidae) in fragmented habitats
Published in Biotropica (01-05-2020)“…Parasites represent a large fraction of the world's biodiversity. They control host population sizes and contribute to ecosystem functioning. However, surveys…”
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Can extreme MHC class I diversity be a feature of a wide geographic range? The example of Seba’s short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata)
Published in Immunogenetics (New York) (01-09-2019)“…The major histocompatibility complex (MHC) is one of the most diverse genetic regions under pathogen-driven selection because of its central role in antigen…”
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Disentangling direct from indirect effects of habitat disturbance on multiple components of biodiversity
Published in The Journal of animal ecology (01-11-2022)“…Human habitat disturbance affects both species diversity and intraspecific genetic diversity, leading to correlations between these two components of…”
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Mercury concentrations in bats (Chiroptera) from a gold mining area in the Peruvian Amazon
Published in Ecotoxicology (London) (2018)“…In the southeastern Peruvian Amazon, artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) is estimated to have released up to 300 tonnes of mercury (Hg) to the…”
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Assessment of genetic diversity among seed transfer zones for multiple grassland plant species across Germany
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Host Biology and Anthropogenic Factors Affect Hepadnavirus Infection in a Neotropical Bat
Published in EcoHealth (01-03-2019)“…The tent-making bat hepatitis B virus (TBHBV) is a hepadnavirus closely related to human hepatitis B virus. The ecology of TBHBV is unclear. We show that it is…”
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