Present and potential future distribution of common vampire bats in the Americas and the associated risk to cattle.

Success of the cattle industry in Latin America is impeded by the common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus, through decreases in milk production and mass gain and increased risk of secondary infection and rabies. We used ecological niche modeling to predict the current potential distribution of D. rotu...

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Main Authors: Dana N Lee, Monica Papeş, Ronald A Van den Bussche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3416852?pdf=render