Relating wing morphology and immune function to patterns of partial and differential bat migration using stable isotopes

The wing morphology traits of resident birds that spend a large amount of time per day flying are similar to those of migrant birds

(2021) Steven W. Evans   JOURNAL OF ORNITHOLOGY

Body size affects immune cell proportions in birds and non-volant mammals, but not bats

(2021) Emily Cornelius Ruhs et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Considerations of varied thermoregulatory expressions in migration theory

(2021) Jeff Clerc et al.   OIKOS

Testing Predictions of Optimal Migration Theory in Migratory Bats

(2021) Jeff Clerc et al.   Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution

Temporal patterns of foraging by silver-haired bats during migratory stopover revealed by isotopic analyses (δ13C) of breath CO2

(2020) Dylan E. Baloun et al.   OECOLOGIA

Transcontinental 2200 km migration of a Nathusius’ pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii) across Europe

(2020) Juan Tomás Alcalde et al.   MAMMALIA

The immune response of bats differs between pre-migration and migration seasons

(2020) Christian C. Voigt et al.   Scientific Reports

Energetics of migratory bats during stopover: a test of the torpor-assisted migration hypothesis

(2019) Dylan E. Baloun et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Migratory shorebird adheres to Bergmann's Rule by responding to environmental conditions through the annual lifecycle

(2019) Daniel Gibson et al.   ECOGRAPHY

Evidence for Spring Stopover Refuelling in Migrating Silver-Haired Bats (Lasionycteris noctivagans)

(2019) Kristin A Jonasson et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Seasonal Dynamics of Lipid Metabolism and Energy Storage in the Brazilian Free-Tailed Bat

(2019) Elizabeth J. Rogers et al.   PHYSIOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL ZOOLOGY

Clutter negotiating ability in an ensemble of forest interior bats is driven by body mass

(2019) Juliana Senawi et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Evaluation of physicochemical properties and volatile compounds of Chinese dried pork loin curing with plasma-treated water brine

(2019) Ji Luo et al.   Scientific Reports

Migratory flight imposes oxidative stress in bats

(2018) David Costantini et al.   Current Zoology

Effect of sex and reproductive status on the immunity of the temperate bat Myotis daubentonii

(2018) Sara Ruoss et al.   MAMMALIAN BIOLOGY

Migratory flight imposes oxidative stress in bats

(2018) David Costantini et al.   Current Zoology

Immune function and blood parasite infections impact stopover ecology in passerine birds

(2018) Arne Hegemann et al.   OECOLOGIA

Variability and repeatability of noctule bat migration in Central Europe: evidence for partial and differential migration

(2018) Linn S. Lehnert et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

Re-evaluation of the hydrogen stable isotopic composition of keratin calibration standards for wildlife and forensic science applications

(2017) David X. Soto et al.   RAPID COMMUNICATIONS IN MASS SPECTROMETRY

Predictors and immunological correlates of sublethal mercury exposure in vampire bats

(2017) Daniel J. Becker et al.   Royal Society Open Science

The effects of sex hormones on immune function: a meta-analysis

(2016) Yong Zhi Foo et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Migratory common blackbirds have lower innate immune function during autumn migration than resident conspecifics

(2016) Cas Eikenaar et al.   Biology Letters

Ecological Immunology through the Lens of Exercise Immunology: New Perspective on the Links between Physical Activity and Immune Function and Disease Susceptibility in Wild Animals

(2016) Jacintha G. B. van Dijk et al.   INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE BIOLOGY

Sex differences in spring migration timing and body composition of silver-haired batsLasionycteris noctivagans

(2016) Kristin A. Jonasson et al.   JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY

Relationships between host body condition and immunocompetence, not host sex, best predict parasite burden in a bat-helminth system

(2016) Elizabeth M. Warburton et al.   PARASITOLOGY RESEARCH

Common Noctule Bats Are Sexually Dimorphic in Migratory Behaviour and Body Size but Not Wing Shape

(2016) M. Teague O’Mara et al.   PLoS One

Causes and Consequences of Partial Migration in a Passerine Bird

(2015) Arne Hegemann et al.   AMERICAN NATURALIST

No fever and leucocytosis in response to a lipopolysaccharide challenge in an insectivorous bat

(2015) Sebastian Stockmaier et al.   Biology Letters

Fitting Linear Mixed-Effects Models Usinglme4

(2015) Douglas Bates et al.   Journal of Statistical Software

Bats on a Budget: Torpor-Assisted Migration Saves Time and Energy

(2015) Liam P. McGuire et al.   PLoS One

Immune Profile Predicts Survival and Reflects Senescence in a Small, Long-Lived Mammal, the Greater Sac-Winged Bat (Saccopteryx bilineata)

(2014) Karin Schneeberger et al.   PLoS One

Tracking Post-Hibernation Behavior and Early Migration Does Not Reveal the Expected Sex-Differences in a “Female-Migrating” Bat

(2014) Dina K. N. Dechmann et al.   PLoS One

Stable hydrogen isotopes record the summering grounds of eastern red bats (Lasiurus borealis)

(2014) Cortney L. Pylant et al.   PeerJ

Altitudinal migration in bats: evidence, patterns, and drivers

(2013) Liam P. McGuire et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Moulting matters: the importance of understanding moulting cycles in bats when using fur for endogenous marker analysis

(2013) E.E. Fraser et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF ZOOLOGY

Seasonal upregulation of catabolic enzymes and fatty acid transporters in the flight muscle of migrating hoary bats, Lasiurus cinereus

(2013) Liam P. McGuire et al.   COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Phenotypic flexibility in migrating bats: seasonal variation in body composition, organ sizes and fatty acid profiles

(2013) L. P. McGuire et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY

Measures of the Constitutive Immune System Are Linked to Diet and Roosting Habits of Neotropical Bats

(2013) Karin Schneeberger et al.   PLoS One

Hibernating Little Brown Myotis (Myotis lucifugus) Show Variable Immunological Responses to White-Nose Syndrome

(2013) Marianne S. Moore et al.   PLoS One

Physiological mechanisms mediating costs of immune responses: what can we learn from studies of birds?

(2012) Dennis Hasselquist et al.   ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR

Evidence for the ‘Good Genes’ Model: Association of MHC Class II DRB Alleles with Ectoparasitism and Reproductive State in the Neotropical Lesser Bulldog Bat, Noctilio albiventris

(2012) Julia Schad et al.   PLoS One

Evidence of Late-Summer Mating Readiness and Early Sexual Maturation in Migratory Tree-Roosting Bats Found Dead at Wind Turbines

(2012) Paul M. Cryan et al.   PLoS One

The Flight Apparatus of Migratory and Sedentary Individuals of a Partially Migratory Songbird Species

(2012) Adam M. Fudickar et al.   PLoS One

Improved ex vivo method for microbiocidal activity across vertebrate species

(2012) S. S. French et al.   Biology Open

Migratory stopover in the long-distance migrant silver-haired bat,Lasionycteris noctivagans

(2011) Liam P. McGuire et al.   JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY

The ecology and evolution of partial migration

(2011) Ben B. Chapman et al.   OIKOS

Indices of Immune Function are Lower in Red Knots (Calidris canutus) Recovering Protein Than in Those Storing Fat during Stopover in Delaware Bay

(2010) Deborah M. Buehler et al.   AUK

Quantitative magnetic resonance: a rapid, noninvasive body composition analysis technique for live and salvaged bats

(2010) Liam P. McGuire et al.   JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY

Use and misuse of the reduced major axis for line-fitting

(2009) Richard J. Smith   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Optimal Migration Strategies in Bats

(2009) Anders Hedenström   JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY

What Can Birds Tell Us about the Migration Physiology of Bats?

(2009) Liam P. McGuire et al.   JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY

Simultaneous Inference in General Parametric Models

(2008) Torsten Hothorn et al.   BIOMETRICAL JOURNAL

The use of leukocyte profiles to measure stress in vertebrates: a review for ecologists

(2008) A. K. Davis et al.   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Roosting ecology and variation in adaptive and innate immune system function in the Brazilian free-tailed bat (Tadarida brasiliensis)

(2008) Louise C. Allen et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY B-BIOCHEMICAL SYSTEMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY

Seasonal changes in vertebrate immune activity: mediation by physiological trade-offs

(2007) L. B Martin et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES