Andrea Rummel, Ph.D.
@arummel.bsky.social
Bat enthusiast, thermal and muscle physiologist. Assistant Professor at Rice University
The hairiest! Good spot
August 10, 2025 at 12:49 AM
The hairiest! Good spot
We think that wing pelage may be important from a thermoregulatory standpoint during roosting, and likely has some biomechanical effect during flight.
August 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
We think that wing pelage may be important from a thermoregulatory standpoint during roosting, and likely has some biomechanical effect during flight.
After looking at the front and back of a lot of bat wings on field trips, in museum collections, and using existing images of bats in flight, we found that body mass and various aspects of bat ecology are related to the presence of fur on the wing. Here's @ashockney24.bsky.social at TAMU's BRTC.
August 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
After looking at the front and back of a lot of bat wings on field trips, in museum collections, and using existing images of bats in flight, we found that body mass and various aspects of bat ecology are related to the presence of fur on the wing. Here's @ashockney24.bsky.social at TAMU's BRTC.
Bats have relatively naked wings - i.e., they are furless - but that's not entirely true. We decided to look across the diversity of bat species to determine which bats had fur on their wings, where on the wings bats tend to have fur, and speculate as to why there is variation in wing pelage.
August 7, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Bats have relatively naked wings - i.e., they are furless - but that's not entirely true. We decided to look across the diversity of bat species to determine which bats had fur on their wings, where on the wings bats tend to have fur, and speculate as to why there is variation in wing pelage.
Hi! I work on bat flight biomechanics and physiology and other aspects of bat biology - would love to come talk about bats!
July 30, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Hi! I work on bat flight biomechanics and physiology and other aspects of bat biology - would love to come talk about bats!
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Project Gotham: Student Research Gets Batty
At night, a white van slows ahead of you. You brake just as your headlights illumine a yellow sign on the rear window: “WARNING.” Below, flanked by bat icons, are the words: “Slow Vehicle: Scientific Research in Progress.” You’ve just spotted San Jacinto College’s Project Gotham team in the middle of some batty research.
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June 9, 2025 at 9:17 AM
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