Long‐term changes in occurrence, relative abundance, and reproductive fitness of bat species in relation to arrival of White‐nose Syndrome in West Virginia, USA

Long‐term changes in occurrence, relative abundance, and reproductive fitness of bat species in relation to arrival of White‐nose Syndrome in West Virginia, USA

Abstract White‐nose syndrome (WNS) is a disease caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans which has resulted in the deaths of millions of bats across eastern North America. To date, hibernacula counts have been the predominant means of tracking the spread and impact of this disease on bat po...

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Main Authors: Catherine Johnson, Donald J. Brown, Chris Sanders, Craig W. Stihler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2021-09-01
Series:Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
bats
body condition
Corynorhinus townsendii virginianus
disease
Eptesicus fuscus
generalized additive model
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7991

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7991

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