Muriel Dietrich

Brown and Lesser noddies as epidemiological reservoirs and sentinels of avian influenza virus in the South-western Indian Ocean

The paper examines noddies as potential reservoirs and sentinels of avian influenza virus in tropical oceanic islands, finding high seroprevalence and molecular evidence of AIV circulation.

Bat things come in threes: within-host dynamics of herpesvirus triple infection in bats

This study examines herpesvirus triple infections in bats, finding high genetic diversity, frequent co-infections, and age-related differences in viral diversity.

Role of individual and population heterogeneity in shaping dynamics of multi-pathogen shedding in an island endemic bat

This study examines shedding dynamics of multiple pathogens in bats, finding high prevalence and co-shedding, with patterns influenced by age and reproductive periods.

How do urban-dwelling bats cope with urbanisation? Sex-dependent plasticity of stress, microbiome and pathogen shedding

This study examines how urban-dwelling Reunion free-tailed bats adapt to urbanisation, finding sex-dependent changes in stress, microbiome diversity, and pathogen shedding.

Urban bats change the menu: dietary plasticity across human-modified landscapes of a tropical island

This study examines dietary changes in urban insectivorous bats on a tropical island, finding shifts in prey preferences linked to land use and reproductive strategies.

Stuck on a small tropical island: wide in-situ diversification of an urban-dwelling bat

The paper studies the evolutionary history and genetic structure of an urban-dwelling bat species on Reunion Island, finding no spatial genetic structure and suggesting in-situ diversification and ancient population expansion.