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Birds have primate-like numbers of neurons in the forebrain by Olkowicz, Seweryn, Kocourek, Martin, Lučan, Radek K., Porteš, Michal, Fitch, W. Tecumseh, Herculano-Houzel, Suzana, Němec, Pavel

“…Some birds achieve primate-like levels of cognition, even though their brains tend to be much smaller in absolute size. This poses a fundamental problem in…”
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Spatial networks differ when food supply changes: Foraging strategy of Egyptian fruit bats by Bachorec, Erik, Horáček, Ivan, Hulva, Pavel, Konečný, Adam, Lučan, Radek K, Jedlička, Petr, Shohdi, Wael M, Řeřucha, Šimon, Abi-Said, Mounir, Bartonička, Tomáš

“…Animals are faced with a range of ecological constraints that shape their behavioural decisions. Habitat features that affect resource abundance will also have…”
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Bats as prey of diurnal birds: a global perspective by Mikula, Peter, Morelli, Federico, Lučan, Radek K., Jones, Darryl N., Tryjanowski, Piotr

“…Predation is an important selective pressure that can influence prey species in numerous ways. Predator–prey relationships are, however, poorly understood in…”
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Autumnal migration patterns of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae): interannual variability in timing and sex ratio by Hlaváček, Antonín, Lučan, Radek K, Hadrava, Jiří

“…The migration of hoverflies (Diptera: Syrphidae) is a well-known phenomenon, with growing interest due to the ecosystem services provided by migrants. However,…”
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Reticulinasus salahi (Acarina: Argasidae), a tick of bats and man in the Palaearctic and Afrotropics: review of records with the first pathogens detected by Ševčík, Martin, Špitalská, Eva, Kabát, Peter, Lučan, Radek K., Maliterná, Michaela, Reiter, Antonín, Uhrin, Marcel, Benda, Petr

“…The soft ticks of the genus Reticulinasus Schulze, 1941 (family Argasidae Koch, 1844) are ectoparasites of the fruit bats of the Old World (Pteropodidae)…”
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Use of synanthropic roosts by bats in Europe and North America by Lučan, Radek K., Jor, Tomáš, Romportl, Dušan, Morelli, Federico

“…ABSTRACT Diurnal roosts are vital to bats and growing evidence suggests that bats increasingly exploit synanthropic structures, such as buildings. The use of…”
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Spatial activity and feeding ecology of the endangered northern population of the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) by Lučan, Radek K., Bartonička, Tomáš, Jedlička, Petr, Řeřucha, Šimon, Šálek, Martin, Čížek, Martin, Nicolaou, Haris, Horáček, Ivan

“…We studied ranging and feeding behavior of Cypriot fruit bats during the summer and winter, which are critical periods with limited food supply and adverse…”
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Ectoparasites may serve as vectors for the white-nose syndrome fungus by Lučan, Radek K, Bandouchova, Hana, Bartonička, Tomáš, Pikula, Jiri, Zahradníková, Jr, Alexandra, Zukal, Jan, Martínková, Natália

“…Vertebrate ectoparasites frequently play a role in transmission of infectious agents. Pseudogymnoascus destructans is a psychrophilic fungus known to cause…”
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Spatial activity and habitat use of a marginal population of the endangered Mediterranean horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus euryale) by Uhrin, Marcel, Gahurová, Veronika, Andreas, Michal, Bačkor, Peter, Dobrý, Martin, Lőbbová, Denisa, Lučan, Radek K., Maxinová, Edita, Naďo, Ladislav, Ševčík, Martin, Benda, Petr

“…Populations occupying peripheral areas of a current species range, particularly those located at rearing edges of the distributional ranges, have a high…”
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Reproductive seasonality of the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) at the northern limits of its distribution by Lučan, Radek K., Bartonička, Tomáš, Benda, Petr, Bilgin, Rasit, Jedlička, Petr, Nicolaou, Haris, Reiter, Antonín, Shohdi, Wael M., Šálek, Martin, Řeřucha, Šimon, Uhrin, Marcel, Abi-Said, Mounir, Horáček, Ivan

“…We collected and analyzed data on the annual course of reproduction of the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) in 2 climatically distinct areas, the…”
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Relationships between the parasitic mite Spinturnix andegavinus (Acari: Spinturnicidae) and its bat host, Myotis daubentonii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae): seasonal, sex- and age-related variation in infestation and possible impact of the parasite on the host condition and roosting behaviour by Lucan, Radek K

“…Host-parasite relationships between the Daubenton's bat, Myotis daubentonii Kuhl, 1817 (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), and its haematophagous ectoparasite, the…”
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Diurnal activity in an insectivorous bat during migration period by Lučan, Radek K., Bartonička, Tomáš

“…Diurnal flight activity in otherwise strictly nocturnal bats has typically been linked to random disturbance from day roosts, an urgent need to balance food…”
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Trophic niche and diet composition of the northernmost population of the Mediterranean horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus euryale) with conservation implications by Andreas, Michal, Naďo, Ladislav, Bendová, Barbora, Uhrin, Marcel, Maxinová, Edita, Lučan, Radek, Benda, Petr

“…The diet of Rhinolophus euryale was studied in southeastern Slovakia by an analysis of faeces collected from netted bats. Prey availability was studied using…”
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Long-term re-use of tree roosts by European forest bats by LUCAN, Radek K, HANAK, Vladimir, HORACEK, Ivan

“…The few studies that have assessed the long-term patterns of re-use of tree cavities by bats all concern North American bats. We studied long-term re-use of…”
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Increasing incidence of Geomyces destructans fungus in bats from the Czech Republic and Slovakia by Martínková, Natália, Bačkor, Peter, Bartonička, Tomáš, Blažková, Pavla, Cervený, Jaroslav, Falteisek, Lukáš, Gaisler, Jiří, Hanzal, Vladimír, Horáček, Daniel, Hubálek, Zdeněk, Jahelková, Helena, Kolařík, Miroslav, Korytár, L'uboš, Kubátová, Alena, Lehotská, Blanka, Lehotský, Roman, Lučan, Radek K, Májek, Ondřej, Matějů, Jan, Rehák, Zdeněk, Šafář, Jiří, Tájek, Přemysl, Tkadlec, Emil, Uhrin, Marcel, Wagner, Josef, Weinfurtová, Dita, Zima, Jan, Zukal, Jan, Horáček, Ivan

“…White-nose syndrome is a disease of hibernating insectivorous bats associated with the fungus Geomyces destructans. It first appeared in North America in 2006,…”
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The BAARA (Biological AutomAted RAdiotracking) system: a new approach in ecological field studies by Åerucha, Å imon, Bartonicka, Tomás, Jedlicka, Petr, Äížek, Martin, Hlousa, Ondrej, Lucan, Radek, Horácek, Ivan

“…Radiotracking is an important and often the only possible method to explore specific habits and the behaviour of animals, but it has proven to be very…”
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Circum-Mediterranean phylogeography of a bat coupled with past environmental niche modeling: A new paradigm for the recolonization of Europe? by Bilgin, Raşit, Gürün, Kanat, Rebelo, Hugo, Puechmaille, Sebastien J., Maracı, Öncü, Presetnik, Primoz, Benda, Petr, Hulva, Pavel, Ibáñez, Carlos, Hamidovic, Daniela, Fressel, Norma, Horáček, Ivan, Karataş, Ayşegül, Karataş, Ahmet, Allegrini, Benjamin, Georgiakakis, Panagiotis, Gazaryan, Suren, Nagy, Zoltan L., Abi-Said, Mounir, Lučan, Radek K., Bartonička, Tomáš, Nicolaou, Haris, Scaravelli, Dino, Karapandža, Branko, Uhrin, Marcel, Paunović, Milan, Juste, Javier

“…[Display omitted] •The phylogeography of the bent-winged bat was investigated in the western Palearctic.•Genetics analyses were complemented with Environmental…”
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Deeply torpid bats can change position without elevation of body temperature by Bartonička, Tomáš, Bandouchova, Hana, Berková, Hana, Blažek, Ján, Lučan, Radek, Horáček, Ivan, Martínková, Natália, Pikula, Jiri, Řehák, Zdeněk, Zukal, Jan

“…Because body temperature is tightly coupled to physiological function, hibernating animals entering deep torpor are typically immobile. We analysed thermal…”
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Variability of foraging and roosting activities in adult females of Daubenton’s bat (Myotis daubentonii) in different seasons by Lučan, Radek K., Radil, Jan

“…We radio-tracked fifteen reproductive females (5 pregnant, 5 lactating, 5 in post-lactation) of the Daubenton’s bat in summer 2005 in order to reveal the…”
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Population structure of Daubenton’s bats is responding to microclimate of anthropogenic roosts by Lucan, Radek K, Hanak, Vladimir

“…Roost microclimate plays an important role in the survival, growth and reproduction in microbats. Entering torpor is one of the main energy saving mechanisms…”
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