Bat Biology and Ecology Studies

Bats Could Learn Three-Dimensional Echolocation Using Echoacoustic Flow

This paper shows a simulated bat-like agent can learn its echolocation-related transfer function (ERTF) using echoacoustic flow without external guidance or labeled data.

Hollow homes: Roost selection and role of roost morphometrics in the cavity-roosting Bamboo Bat (Genus Tylonycteris) from the Western Ghats, southern India

The paper investigates roost selection in bamboo bats in the Western Ghats, finding that cavity mouth area, not volume, is linked to occupancy, with no differences between solitary and non-solitary roosts.

Recent immigrants from islands dominate two keystone forest herbivore assemblages in Australia

The paper shows that Australian rainforest megabats and pigeons originated from recent island colonizations, not ancient Gondwanan lineages, influencing forest ecology.

Functional tradeoffs promote morphological disparity in the bat nasal cavity

The paper examines how functional tradeoffs in bat nasal cavity morphology, specifically turbinal structures, are influenced by echolocation mode and diet, revealing patterns of morphological diversity.

Acoustic Monitoring of Tropical Bats: Saccopteryx bilineata's response to habitat and time across a restoration gradient using a 2D-CNN

The paper develops a 2D-CNN to detect bat calls in acoustic data across a restoration gradient, finding that restoration plots have higher detection rates than forest habitats.

The geography of nocturnality: emergence patterns of bats on a latitudinal gradient

This study examines bat emergence patterns across latitudes, finding that bats globally emerge under similar brightness thresholds, adapting to light gradients to balance foraging and predation risks.

Detection-Guided Beamforming for Efficient Bat Localisation

This paper introduces a detection-guided beamforming method to efficiently localise free-flying bats using acoustic cameras, reducing computational effort while maintaining spatial resolution.

Vampire bats target their social grooming to hard-to-reach body parts

This study shows vampire bats groom others in hard-to-reach body parts, supporting the idea that social grooming is a social signal and a low-cost form of helping.

Hibernation site dimensions influence bat abundance and diversity in the boreal zone

This study examines how bunker dimensions affect bat abundance and diversity in boreal regions, finding that longer bunkers support more species and higher numbers of certain bat species.

Its just a phase: moonlight and rainfall influence the activity of a threatened cave-roosting bat in the Pilbara

The paper examines how moonlight and rainfall affect the activity of a cave-roosting bat in arid environments, showing context-dependent patterns across different roosts.

Bats use Dip Echolocation to overcome rhythmic noise

This study shows that echolocating bats adjust their call timing to avoid rhythmic noise, improving perception through adaptive vocal timing.

Amplified transmission in host communities following disease-induced declines

The paper quantifies increased transmission in bat communities after white-nose syndrome caused population declines, showing behavioral and ecological changes enhance contact and spread.

Bats decouple sonar gaze from steering to resolve sensory conflict

The paper studies how bats resolve sensory conflict by decoupling sonar gaze from steering and introduces a Bayesian framework for modeling this behavior.

Socially transmitted knowledge of hibernation sites in bats

This study shows that Greater mouse-eared bats learn hibernation site locations from adults at summer roosts through social transmission.

Integrated genomics and transcriptomics reveal molecular insights into extreme dietary adaptation in vampire bats

This study integrates genomics and transcriptomics to identify molecular changes in vampire bats adapted to blood-feeding, revealing shifts in gene expression and function across multiple biological pathways.

Environmental conditions drive selection and recovery following disease-induced declines

The paper investigates how environmental conditions influence disease-induced population declines and recovery in bats, finding that warmer sites had greater initial declines but faster recovery and higher resistance.

Microbial, dietary insect, and pathogen communities in fresh and decomposing guano of anthropic little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus) maternity colonies

This study examines microbial, dietary, and pathogen communities in fresh and decomposing bat guano from anthropic maternity colonies, showing how decomposition and roost environment affect these communities.

Passive Physiological Responses Fail to Predict Context-Dependent Action Selection in Bats

The paper shows that physiological and neural responses to social calls in bats occur regardless of context, but approach behavior is context-dependent, indicating social context gates rather than modulates behavioral responses.

Rapid population decline of Egyptian fruit bats on Cyprus

The paper documents a 90.1% decline in Egyptian fruit bats in Cyprus between 2024 and 2026, suggesting an acute mortality event and urging immediate conservation action.

Bat-mediated pest regulation in understudied pasture agroecosystems

This study identifies pest species consumed by four Irish bat species in pastureland ecosystems, showing their role in pest regulation and potential for reducing pesticide use.

Emergent Collective Bats Oscillation Dynamics on Tree Branches

This study examines how flying fox bats synchronize their oscillations on tree branches during wind disturbances through field observations and physical modeling.

Male-biased immune ageing in a polygynous bat

The paper investigates immune variation in greater spear-nosed bats, finding male-biased immune ageing and stronger inflammatory responses in males and older bats.

Stopover departure decisions and movement patterns of migratory bats during autumn migration

This study identifies factors influencing stopover departure decisions and movement patterns of migratory bats during autumn migration, revealing the interplay between intrinsic factors and environmental conditions.

Development of species-specific real-time PCR assays for the identification of five European Rhinolophus bats.

The paper develops five species-specific real-time PCR assays for identifying five European Rhinolophus bat species from non-invasive samples.

Population collapse of the Egyptian fruit bat on Cyprus (2005-2022) was likely driven by roost disturbance and declining food availability linked to climate change

The study tracks the decline of Egyptian fruit bats on Cyprus, linking it to roost disturbance and reduced food availability due to climate change.

Deep Learning Reveals Persistent Individual Signatures in Bat Echolocation Calls of the Greater Leaf-nosed Bat

This study uses deep learning to identify persistent individual signatures in bat echolocation calls, achieving higher accuracy than traditional methods.

Contact calling is predicted by cooperative relationships in vampire bats

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.

Temporal variation in demography of temperate bats: consequences for population dynamics and disease

This study models how demographic variation affects bat population dynamics and disease spread, finding that increased variation in survival rates can lead to population decline and reduced disease persistence.

Complex Social Vocalizations are Integrated into the Bat Wingbeat Cycle during Flight

The paper investigates how complex social calls in bats are integrated with flight mechanics, finding that social calls are embedded within echolocation call sequences and phase-locked to specific wingbeat phases.

Genetic introgression is a catalyst for diversification in an Old World fruit bat radiation

This study shows genetic introgression promotes diversification in Old World fruit bats by enabling trait sharing and hybrid speciation, with evidence from genomic analysis of 93 Cynopterus individuals.