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How will bats respond to climate change? Our new paper shows that Nathusius's pipistrelles are likely to expand their European range, but most other bats will lose out. Things look particularly bad for the pond bat, which is already declining rapidly. 🌍🦇#bats #climatechange doi.org/10.1111/cobi...
April 14, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Would be sad if these went. Only been to Romania once but these haystacks across the landscape were one of the things that made the place special & different

As this story points out, they're also important habitats for fauna and flora

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Big, biodiverse and beautiful: can Romania’s centuries-old giant haystacks survive modern farming?
Traditional methods benefit hundreds of species but as new agricultural techniques take over, the distinctive haystacks mark a vanishing way of life
www.theguardian.com
April 3, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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Have you read our latest study, just published in #Conservation #Biology? If you want to learn more about the effects of #climatechange on European #bats, you must read it 🦇🌐

Here's the link to the manuscript:
doi.org/10.1111/cobi...

It's also open access; what more could you ask for?
April 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
The new normal?!
"No one is coming out of the sky to give you your grant money. Your citation portfolio won’t survive this market crash. Your credentials mean nothing. Everything is going to change."

New for @undark.org

undark.org/2025/03/06/o...
How Science Can Adapt to a New Normal
Opinion | In the wake of attacks on the research enterprise, scientists need to focus on protecting its fragile infrastructure.
undark.org
March 10, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Some valuable thoughts on impact of veterinary drug use a nature conservation!
February 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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Equally happy to share our new paper!
It turns out malaria's little brother is infecting Myotis bats 🦇 and bat flies 🪰 all over Europe. Definitely an under-appreciated pathogen that deserves some more study and attention.
January 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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"There has been a progressive decline in fieldwork-based research and education in ecology over recent decades", precisely at a time when we most urgently need a better understanding of how natural systems work. So sad.

Trends in Ecology & Evolution [paywalled] www.cell.com/trends/ecolo...
Extinction of experience among ecologists
Fieldwork-based research and education in ecology are under multiple threats and are progressively declining. We call for greater attention to this ongoing loss of direct field experience within the ecology community, as it could have widespread consequences for science and education, ultimately hindering efforts to address the ongoing biodiversity crisis.
www.cell.com
January 11, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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This I can get on board with.
November 23, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Good to know!
November 19, 2024 at 10:12 AM
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Comparative genomics provides insights into adaptive evolution and demographics of bats | Molecular Biology and Evolution
Comparative genomics provides insights into adaptive evolution and demographics of bats
Abstract. Bats possess a range of distinctive characteristics, including flight, echolocation, impressive longevity, and the ability to harbor various zoon
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November 18, 2024 at 2:00 PM
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✍️New blog post

Do you really need more data?
jenteottenburghs.wordpress.com/2024/11/18/d...

Many outstanding questions require additional data collection or clever experimental design. However, I regularly ask myself: do I really need more data to answer this question?
Do you really need more data?
A reflection on the urge to generate additional data. We are drowning in data. The generation of new data is nicely illustrated by the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) which delivers about one petabyte …
jenteottenburghs.wordpress.com
November 18, 2024 at 3:39 PM