Cárol Sierra
@carolsierrad.bsky.social
PhD Student
Granollers Museum of Natural Sciences.
Bat ecology and conservation. 🦇
National Geographic Young Explorer ✨
Granollers Museum of Natural Sciences.
Bat ecology and conservation. 🦇
National Geographic Young Explorer ✨
Reposted by Cárol Sierra
🦇Fieldwork in Equatorial Guinea just revealed the first-ever male of Mops tomensis, a bat sp once thought to be endemic to São Tomé Island 🏝️
Genetic + morphological data confirm M. tomensis is part of a new subgenus: Ornatomops🧬
🔗 Full paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#Taxonomy #PhD
Genetic + morphological data confirm M. tomensis is part of a new subgenus: Ornatomops🧬
🔗 Full paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#Taxonomy #PhD
Genetic and Morphological Evidence From a Group of Rare African Free‐Tailed Bats Reveals a New Subgenus Within Mops
Recent surveys in the Congolian rainforest have improved knowledge of bat diversity, but data on free-tailed bats remain scarce. A male Mops tomensis, previously known only from São Tomé, was capture...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
May 17, 2025 at 6:39 AM
🦇Fieldwork in Equatorial Guinea just revealed the first-ever male of Mops tomensis, a bat sp once thought to be endemic to São Tomé Island 🏝️
Genetic + morphological data confirm M. tomensis is part of a new subgenus: Ornatomops🧬
🔗 Full paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#Taxonomy #PhD
Genetic + morphological data confirm M. tomensis is part of a new subgenus: Ornatomops🧬
🔗 Full paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
#Taxonomy #PhD
🌾🦇 "Bats over Rice" is out! 🦇🌾
Our study shows insectivorous bats reduce rice crop damage by 58%, highlighting their economic & ecological value. First estimate of this service in the American continent! 🏡💰
📖 Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2025.109503
#Bats #Conservation #EcosystemServices
Our study shows insectivorous bats reduce rice crop damage by 58%, highlighting their economic & ecological value. First estimate of this service in the American continent! 🏡💰
📖 Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2025.109503
#Bats #Conservation #EcosystemServices
March 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
🌾🦇 "Bats over Rice" is out! 🦇🌾
Our study shows insectivorous bats reduce rice crop damage by 58%, highlighting their economic & ecological value. First estimate of this service in the American continent! 🏡💰
📖 Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2025.109503
#Bats #Conservation #EcosystemServices
Our study shows insectivorous bats reduce rice crop damage by 58%, highlighting their economic & ecological value. First estimate of this service in the American continent! 🏡💰
📖 Read it here: doi.org/10.1016/j.agee.2025.109503
#Bats #Conservation #EcosystemServices