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Economic Importance of Bats in Agriculture by Boyles, Justin G., Cryan, Paul M., McCracken, Gary F., Kunz, Thomas H.

“…Insectivorous bat populations, adversely impacted by white-nose syndrome and wind turbines, may be worth billions of dollars to North American agriculture…”
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Behavior of bats at wind turbines by Cryan, Paul. M., Gorresen, P. Marcos, Hein, Cris D., Schirmacher, Michael R., Diehl, Robert H., Huso, Manuela M., Hayman, David T. S., Fricker, Paul D., Bonaccorso, Frank J., Johnson, Douglas H., Heist, Kevin, Dalton, David C.

“…Wind turbines are causing unprecedented numbers of bat fatalities. Many fatalities involve tree-roosting bats, but reasons for this higher susceptibility…”
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Inoculation of bats with European Geomyces destructans supports the novel pathogen hypothesis for the origin of white-nose syndrome by Warnecke, Lisa, Turner, James M, Bollinger, Trent K, Lorch, Jeffrey M, Misra, Vikram, Cryan, Paul M, Wibbelt, Gudrun, Blehert, David S, Willis, Craig K. R

“…White-nose syndrome (WNS) is an emerging disease of hibernating bats associated with cutaneous infection by the fungus Geomyces destructans (Gd), and…”
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Bat flight and zoonotic viruses by O'Shea, Thomas J, Cryan, Paul M, Cunningham, Andrew A, Fooks, Anthony R, Hayman, David T S, Luis, Angela D, Peel, Alison J, Plowright, Raina K, Wood, James L N

“…Bats are sources of high viral diversity and high-profile zoonotic viruses worldwide. Although apparently not pathogenic in their reservoir hosts, some viruses…”
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A comparison of bats and rodents as reservoirs of zoonotic viruses: are bats special? by Luis, Angela D., Hayman, David T. S., O'Shea, Thomas J., Cryan, Paul M., Gilbert, Amy T., Pulliam, Juliet R. C., Mills, James N., Timonin, Mary E., Willis, Craig K. R., Cunningham, Andrew A., Fooks, Anthony R., Rupprecht, Charles E., Wood, James L. N., Webb, Colleen T.

“…Bats are the natural reservoirs of a number of high-impact viral zoonoses. We present a quantitative analysis to address the hypothesis that bats are unique in…”
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White-nose syndrome initiates a cascade of physiologic disturbances in the hibernating bat host by Verant, Michelle L, Meteyer, Carol U, Speakman, John R, Cryan, Paul M, Lorch, Jeffrey M, Blehert, David S

“…The physiological effects of white-nose syndrome (WNS) in hibernating bats and ultimate causes of mortality from infection with Pseudogymnoascus (formerly…”
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Wing pathology of white-nose syndrome in bats suggests life-threatening disruption of physiology by Cryan, Paul M, Meteyer, Carol Uphoff, Boyles, Justin G, Blehert, David S

“…White-nose syndrome (WNS) is causing unprecedented declines in several species of North American bats. The characteristic lesions of WNS are caused by the…”
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Seasonally-Dynamic Presence-Only Species Distribution Models for a Cryptic Migratory Bat Impacted by Wind Energy Development by Hayes, Mark A, Cryan, Paul M, Wunder, Michael B

“…Understanding seasonal distribution and movement patterns of animals that migrate long distances is an essential part of monitoring and conserving their…”
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Pathophysiology of white-nose syndrome in bats: a mechanistic model linking wing damage to mortality by Warnecke, Lisa, Turner, James M., Bollinger, Trent K., Misra, Vikram, Cryan, Paul M., Blehert, David S., Wibbelt, Gudrun, Willis, Craig K. R.

“…White-nose syndrome is devastating North American bat populations but we lack basic information on disease mechanisms. Altered blood physiology owing to…”
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Positively selected genes in the hoary bat ( Lasiurus cinereus ) lineage: prominence of thymus expression, immune and metabolic function, and regions of ancient synteny by Cornman, Robert S, Cryan, Paul M

“…Bats of the genus occur throughout the Americas and have diversified into at least 20 species among three subgenera. The hoary bat ( ) is highly migratory and…”
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White-nose syndrome fungus (Geomyces destructans) in bats, Europe by Wibbelt, Gudrun, Kurth, Andreas, Hellmann, David, Weishaar, Manfred, Barlow, Alex, Veith, Michael, Prüger, Julia, Görföl, Tamás, Grosche, Lena, Bontadina, Fabio, Zöphel, Ulrich, Seidl, Hans Peter, Blehert, David S

“…White-nose syndrome is an emerging disease in North America that has caused substantial declines in hibernating bats. A recently identified fungus (Geomyces…”
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Behavioral patterns of bats at a wind turbine confirm seasonality of fatality risk by Goldenberg, Shifra Z., Cryan, Paul M., Gorresen, Paulo Marcos, Fingersh, Lee Jay

“…Bat fatalities at wind energy facilities in North America are predominantly comprised of migratory, tree‐dependent species, but it is unclear why these bats…”
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Historical effective population size of North American hoary bat ( Lasiurus cinereus ) and challenges to estimating trends in contemporary effective breeding population size from archived samples by Cornman, Robert S, Fike, Jennifer A, Oyler-McCance, Sara J, Cryan, Paul M

“…Hoary bats ( ) are among the bat species most commonly killed by wind turbine strikes in the midwestern United States. The impact of this mortality on species…”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Wildlife Detection and Observation Technologies at a Solar Power Tower Facility by Diehl, Robert H, Valdez, Ernest W, Preston, Todd M, Wellik, Michael J, Cryan, Paul M

“…Solar power towers produce electrical energy from sunlight at an industrial scale. Little is known about the effects of this technology on flying animals and…”
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Evidence of late-summer mating readiness and early sexual maturation in migratory tree-roosting bats found dead at wind turbines by Cryan, Paul M, Jameson, Joel W, Baerwald, Erin F, Willis, Craig K R, Barclay, Robert M R, Snider, E Apple, Crichton, Elizabeth G

“…Understanding animal mating systems is an important component of their conservation, yet the precise mating times for many species of bats are unknown. The aim…”
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Insect Prey Eaten by Hoary Bats (Lasiurus cinereus) Prior to Fatal Collisions with Wind Turbines by Valdez, Ernest W., Cryan, Paul M.

“…Wind turbines are being deployed all across the world to meet the growing demand for energy, and in many areas, these turbines are causing the deaths of…”
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Influencing Activity of Bats by Dimly Lighting Wind Turbine Surfaces with Ultraviolet Light by Cryan, Paul M, Gorresen, Paulo M, Straw, Bethany R, Thao, Syhoune Simon, DeGeorge, Elise

“…Wind energy producers need deployable devices for wind turbines that prevent bat fatalities. Based on the speculation that bats approach turbines after…”
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Alphacoronaviruses in New World bats: prevalence, persistence, phylogeny, and potential for interaction with humans by Osborne, Christina, Cryan, Paul M, O'Shea, Thomas J, Oko, Lauren M, Ndaluka, Christina, Calisher, Charles H, Berglund, Andrew D, Klavetter, Mead L, Bowen, Richard A, Holmes, Kathryn V, Dominguez, Samuel R

“…Bats are reservoirs for many different coronaviruses (CoVs) as well as many other important zoonotic viruses. We sampled feces and/or anal swabs of 1,044…”
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Sex differences in the thermoregulation and evaporative water loss of a heterothermic bat, Lasiurus cinereus, during its spring migration by Cryan, Paul M, Wolf, Blair O

“…This study quantifies sex differences in thermoregulation and water loss of a small (20-35 g) insectivorous heterothermic mammal, the hoary bat Lasiurus…”
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Multiple mortality events in bats: a global review by O'Shea, Thomas J., Cryan, Paul M., Hayman, David T.S., Plowright, Raina K., Streicker, Daniel G.

“…Despite conservation concerns for many species of bats, factors causing mortality in bats have not been reviewed since 1970. Here, we review and qualitatively…”
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