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Julia K. Vrtilek

The Ohio State UniversityORCID 0000-0001-9485-8953Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Organism:mouse· 1 Organism:virus· 1

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Gerald G. CarteriD· 2 shared Eric Fosler‐LussieriD· 1 shared Grace Smith‐VidaurreiD· 1 shared Haley J. GmutzaiD· 1 shared Rachel A. PageiD· 1 shared Sydney K DeckeriD· 1 shared

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Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprintMar 5, 2026

Contact calling is predicted by cooperative relationships in vampire bats

Julia K. Vrtilek, Haley J. Gmutza, Sydney K Decker, Gerald G. Carter

The paper tests if contact calls in vampire bats are targeted to specific associates, finding they are more frequent between bats with higher cooperation and grooming rates.

DOI 10.64898/2026.03.04.709596

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Animal Behavior & CognitionProceedings of the Royal Society B Biological SciencesPeer-reviewedNov 1, 2025

Vocal convergence during formation of social relationships in vampire bats

Julia K. Vrtilek, Grace Smith‐Vidaurre, Eric Fosler‐Lussier…·Gerald G. Carter

The paper shows that co-housing and food sharing in vampire bats lead to vocal convergence, suggesting cooperative relationships drive further call similarity beyond initial familiarity.

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