Forests that regrow on farmland are resilient and regain much of their lost biodiversity and species richness in 30 years — a finding with implications for conservation
go.nature.com/3O6gR6t
Nature conservation e.g. by NGO Fundacion Jocotoco, can help to bend the curve of biodiversity decline. The graph shows how large parts of the diversity comes back due to natural regeneraion of a rainforest. It illustrates the main finding of our study published in Nature: Protection restores 90% of species diversity in 30 years.
Good news! #Biodiversity🦜🐜🐒🐸 in a tropical #rainforest 🌴🇪🇨can naturally recover quickly 📈 (if the conditions are suitable = enough surrounding forest). Our new study in #Nature
#forestecol #restoration @jocotoco.bsky.social
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Our natural history note is out now
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/H6UQ4M...
New study alert! Sexually selected vocalizations of Greater Mouse-Eared Bats
We recorded male Myotis myotis in mating roosts and found complex vocalizations with an individual signature and pronounced seasonal variation. Check it out!
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
More evidence of bats chasing down and eating migratory birds at night 🦇 www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
New paper! We looked at how temperature and humidity affect a fungal parasite on a ladybird in an article in @royentsoc.bsky.social's Ecological Entomology. 🐞🍄
You can find the full journal highlight here:
www.royensoc.co.uk/news/tempera...
Why did we use a hot dog roller for this? Did the ladybirds just enjoy it like a fairground ride? I explain here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=46JW...
Our latest research highlights the importance of dry grasslands for bats 🦇🦇🦇
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New paper out!
We found that in pipistrelle bats, social vocalizations carry a stronger phylogenetic signal than echolocation calls, suggesting the former evolve more slowly, while the latter remains flexible and shaped by the environment.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
☀️Our July Issue is out now!☀️
📙On the cover: The purple-throated carib, a large hummingbird endemic to the islands of the Lesser Antilles. Photo credit: Maximilian Vollstädt🐦
Read it here👇
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Happy to see this paper led by David Becker about his MSc thesis on the effects of forest fragmentation on bird-fruit networks in Costa Rica published in @biotropica.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/btp....
Happy to see this paper led by David Becker about his MSc thesis on the effects of forest fragmentation on bird-fruit networks in Costa Rica published in @biotropica.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1111/btp....
Behavioral ecology can inform conservation – and male bats must be part of the picture!
Mating roosts are vital for reproduction, so they should receive the same protection as nursery roosts. Plus, males yodel there...😅
nyaspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10....
New paper led by Wande Li highlighting the importance of migratory birds as seed disperser in fragmented landscapes.
doi.org/10.1016/j.bi...
Pollinator decline has captured global attention, but another plant-animal mutualism is quietly unraveling.
Our new Nature Reviews Biodiversity article synthesizes global evidence on seed disperser decline and what it means for plant biodiversity, ecosystem recovery, and climate adaptation. 🧵
A very successful ladybird gathering with the #VisegradFund citizen science workshop here in Ceske Budejovice - fridged for now, checking them for miceofungi tomorrow!
The role of insularity: plants have few ornithophilous traits but are visited by morphologically more distinct hummingbirds in the Caribbean islands
doi.org/10.1111/1365...
📰Published📰 The role of insularity: plants have few ornithophilous traits but are visited by morphologically more distinct hummingbirds in the Caribbean islands🌺
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Host-Parasite Association Dynamics Influence Dispersal and Population Genetics of Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus, Le Conte 1831) Ectoparasites https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/40290390/
How Do Bats Find Artificial Roosts?
Surprisingly, our study found that bats' previous experience with artificial roosts mattered more than enhanced detectability!
Read more in our new paper!
journals.plos.org/plosone/arti...
Photo by Anja Bergmann
Dan Riskin from The Bat Signal created an awesome video about our latest article on individual recognition in bats. Check it out!
youtu.be/9ihFaauZjIo?...
Gebrüder Reiner
Krumbacher Silber
Wie eine Zeitreise - die Silbermanufaktur Reiner im schwäbischen Krumbach wurde vor 150 Jahren gegründet und ist bis heute in Familienbesitz. Auch an der Art, wie edles Silberbesteck dort hergestellt wird, hat sich so gut wie nichts verändert.
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🦇 Registrations are now open for the 20th International Bat Research Conference (Cairns, Australia, 3-8 Aug 2025)!
Abstract submissions for presentations are also open. More info: ibrc.org
#ibrc2025 #ausbats #bats
Image shows the conference logo, a digital artwork of a mother and pup spectacled flying-fox and a fan palm.
Join us in Cairns, Australia, for the 20th International Bat Research Conference #IBRC2025! Check out www.ibrc.org to register, submit abstracts and get more info.
🌏 #bats
Hand holding a conference badge for the meeting of the society of tropical ecology meeting in Amsterdam
Here we go 🦇🐦
Congrats Danny, well deserved 🥳
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Had not noticed this, thank you
Please add me 🦇
