Department of Collective Behavior Publications

Publications of M. Teague O'Mara

Journal Article (35)

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Koger, B.; Hurme, E.; Costelloe, B. R.; O'Mara, M. T.; Wikelski, M.; Kays, R.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: An automated approach for counting groups of flying animals applied to one of the world's largest bat colonies. Ecosphere 14 (6), e4590 (2023)
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O'Mara, M. T.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Greater spear-nosed bats commute long distances alone, rest together, but forage apart. Animal Behaviour 204, pp. 37 - 48 (2023)
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Weber, N.; Nagy, M.; Markotter, W.; Schaer, J.; Puechmaille, S. J.; Sutton, J.; Dávalos, L. M.; Dusabe, M. C.; Ejotre, I.; Fenton, M. B. et al.; Knörnschild, M.; Lopez-Baucells, A.; Medellin, R. A.; Metz, M.; Mubareka, S.; Nsengimana, O.; O'Mara, M. T.; Racey, P. A.; Tuttle, M.; Twizeyimana, I.; Vicente-Santos, A.; Tschapka, M.; Voigt, C. C.; Wikelski, M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Reeder, D. M.: Robust evidence for bats as reservoir hosts is lacking in most African virus studies: a review and call to optimize sampling and conserve bats. Biology Letters 19 (11), 20230358 (2023)
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Eppley, T. M.; Hoeks, S.; Chapman, C. A.; Ganzhorn, J. U.; Hall, K.; Owen, M. A.; Adams, D. B.; Allgas, N.; Amato, K. R.; Andriamahaihavana, M. et al.; Aristizabal, J. F.; Baden, A. L.; Balestri, M.; Barnett, A. A.; Bicca-Marques, J. C.; Bowler, M.; Boyle, S. A.; Brown, M.; Caillaud, D.; Calegaro-Marques, C.; Campbell, C. J.; Campera, M.; Campos, F. A.; Cardoso, T. S.; Carretero-Pinzon, X.; Champion, J.; Chaves, O. M.; Chen-Kraus, C.; Colquhoun, I. C.; Dean, B.; Dubrueil, C.; Ellis, K. M.; Erhart, E. M.; Evans, K. J. E.; Fedigan, L. M.; Felton, A. M.; Ferreira, R. G.; Fichtel, C.; Fonseca, M. L.; Fontes, I. P.; Fortes, V. B.; Fumian, I.; Gibson, D.; Guzzo, G. B.; Hartwell, K. S.; Heymann, E. W.; Hilario, R. R.; Holmes, S. M.; Irwin, M. T.; Johnson, S. E.; Kappeler, P. M.; Kelley, E. A.; King, T.; Knogge, C.; Koch, F.; Kowalewski, M. M.; Lange, L. R.; Lauterbur, M. E.; Louis, E. E.; Lutz, M. C.; Martinez, J.; Melin, A. D.; de Melo, F. R.; Mihaminekena, T. H.; Mogilewsky, M. S.; Moreira, L. S.; Moura, L. A.; Muhle, C. B.; Nagy-Reis, M. B.; Norconk, M. A.; Notman, H.; O'Mara, M. T.; Ostner, J.; Patel, E. R.; Pavelka, M. S. M.; Pinacho-Guendulain, B.; Porter, L. M.; Pozo-Montuy, G.; Raboy, B. E.; Rahalinarivo, V.; Raharinoro, N. A.; Rakotomalala, Z.; Ramos-Fernandez, G.; Rasamisoa, D. C.; Ratsimbazafy, J.; Ravaloharimanitra, M.; Razafindramanana, J.; Razanaparany, T. P.; Righini, N.; Robson, N. M.; Goncalves, J. D.; Sanamo, J.; Santacruz, N.; Sato, H.; Sauther, M. L.; Scarry, C. J.; Serio-Silva, J. C.; Shanee, S.; Lins, P.; Smith, A. C.; Aguilar, S. E. S.; Souza-Alves, J. P.; Stavis, V. K.; Steffens, K. J. E.; Stone, A. I.; Strier, K. B.; Suarez, S. A.; Talebi, M.; Tecot, S. R.; Tujague, M. P.; Valenta, K.; Van Belle, S.; Vasey, N.; Wallace, R. B.; Welch, G.; Wright, P. C.; Donati, G.; Santini, L.: Factors influencing terrestriality in primates of the Americas and Madagascar. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119 (42), e2121105119 (2022)
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Hurme, E.; Fahr, J.; Eric-Moise, B. F.; Hash, C. T.; O'Mara, M. T.; Richter, H.; Tanshi, I.; Webala, P. W.; Weber, N.; Wikelski, M. et al.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Eidolon Monitoring Network: Fruit bat migration matches green wave in seasonal landscapes. Functional Ecology 36 (8), pp. 2043 - 2055 (2022)
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Kohles, J. E.; O'Mara, M. T.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: A conceptual framework to predict social information use based on food ephemerality and individual resource requirements. Biological Reviews 97 (6), pp. 2039 - 2056 (2022)
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Linek, N.; Brzęk, P.; Gienapp, P.; O'Mara, M. T.; Pokrovsky, I. G.; Schmidt, A.; Shipley, J. R.; Taylor, J. R. E.; Tiainen, J.; Volkmer, T. et al.; Wikelski, M.; Partecke, J.: A partial migrant relies upon a range‑wide cue set but uses population‑specific weighting for migratory timing. BMC Movement Ecology 9, 63 (2021)
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O'Mara, M. T.; Amorim, F.; Scacco, M.; McCracken, G. F.; Safi, K.; Mata, V.; Tome, R.; Swartz, S.; Wikelski, M.; Beja, P. et al.; Rebelo, H.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Bats use topography and nocturnal updrafts to fly high and fast. Current Biology 31 (6), pp. 1311 - 1316 (2021)
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Calderon-Capote, M. C.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Fahr, J.; Wikelski, M.; Kays, R.; O'Mara, M. T.: Foraging movements are density-independent among straw-coloured fruit bats. Royal Society Open Science 7 (5), 200274 (2020)
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Schaeffer, P. J.; O'Mara, M. T.; Breiholz, J.; Keicher, L.; Lazaro, J.; Muturi, M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Metabolic rate in common shrews is unaffected by temperature, leading to lower energetic costs through seasonal size reduction. Royal Society Open Science 7 (4), 191989 (2020)
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Hiller, T.; Rasche, A.; Brändel, S. D.; König, A.; Jeworowski, L.; O'Mara, M. T.; Cottontail, V.; Page, R. A.; Glebe, D.; Drexler, J. F. et al.; Tschapka, M.: Host biology and anthropogenic factors affect hepadnavirus infection in a neotropical bat. EcoHealth 16 (1), pp. 82 - 94 (2019)
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O'Mara, M. T.; Scharf, A. K.; Fahr, J.; Abedi-Lartey, M.; Wikelski, M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Safi, K.: Overall dynamic body acceleration in straw-colored fruit bats increases in headwinds but not with airspeed. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7, 200 (2019)
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O'Mara, M. T.; Wikelski, M.; Kranstauber, B.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Common noctules exploit low levels of the aerosphere. Royal Society Open Science 6 (2), 181942 (2019)
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O'Mara, M. T.; Wikelski, M.; Kranstauber, B.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: First three‐dimensional tracks of bat migration reveal large amounts of individual behavioral flexibility. Ecology 100 (9), e02762 (2019)
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van Toor, M. L.; O'Mara, M. T.; Abedi-Lartey, M.; Wikelski, M.; Fahr, J.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Linking colony size with quantitative estimates of ecosystem services of African fruit bats. Current Biology 29 (7), pp. R225 - R240 (2019)
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Kohles, J. E.; Page, R. A.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; O'Mara, M. T.: Rapid behavioral changes during early development in Peters’ tent-making bat (Uroderma bilobatum). PLoS One 13 (10), e0205351 (2018)
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Dechmann, D. K. N.; Wikelski, M.; Ellis-Soto, D.; Safi, K.; O'Mara, M. T.: Determinants of spring migration departure decision in a bat. Biology Letters 13 (9), 20170395 (2017)
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Jones, P. L.; Hämsch, F.; Page, R. A.; Kalko, E. K. V.; O'Mara, M. T.: Foraging and roosting behaviour of the fringe-lipped bat, Trachops cirrhosus, on Barro Colorado Island, Panamá. Acta Chiropterologica 19 (2), pp. 337 - 346 (2017)
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Keicher, L.; O'Mara, M. T.; Voigt, C. C.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Stable carbon isotopes in breath reveal fast incorporation rates and seasonally variable but rapid fat turnover in the common shrew (Sorex araneus). The Journal of Experimental Biology 220 (15), pp. 2834 - 2841 (2017)
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O'Mara, M. T.; Rikker, S.; Wikelski, M.; Ter Maat, A.; Pollock, H. S.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Heart rate reveals torpor at high body temperatures in lowland tropical free-tailed bats. Royal Society Open Science 4 (12), 171359 (2017)
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O'Mara, M. T.; Wikelski, M.; Voigt, C. C.; Ter Maat, A.; Pollock, H. S.; Burness, G.; Desantis, L. M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Cyclic bouts of extreme bradycardia counteract the high metabolism of frugivorous bats. eLife 6, e26686 (2017)
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Gager, Y.; Gimenez, O.; O'Mara, M. T.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Group size, survival and surprisingly short lifespan in socially foraging bats. BMC Ecology 16, 2 (2016)
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O'Mara, M. T.; Bauer, K.; Blank, D.; Baldwin, J. W.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Common noctule bats are sexually dimorphic in migratory behaviour and body size but not wing shape. PLoS One 11 (11), e0167027 (2016)
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Ramakers, J. J.C.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Page, R. A.; O'Mara, M. T.: Frugivorous bats prefer information from novel social partners. Animal Behaviour 116, pp. 83 - 87 (2016)
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Fugere, V.; O'Mara, M. T.; Page, R. A.: Perceptual bias does not explain preference for prey call adornment in the frog-eating bat. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 69 (8), pp. 1353 - 1364 (2015)
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O'Mara, M. T.: Ecological risk aversion and juvenile ring-tailed lemur feeding and foraging. Folia primatologica 86 (1-2), pp. 96 - 105 (2015)
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Sauther, M. L.; Gould, L.; Cuozzo, F. P.; O'Mara, M. T.: Ring-tailed lemurs: A species re-imagined. Folia primatologica 86 (1-2), pp. 5 - 13 (2015)
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Stockmaier, S.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Page, R. A.; O'Mara, M. T.: No fever and leucocytosis in response to a lipopolysaccharide challenge in an insectivorous bat. Biology Letters 11 (9), 20150576 (2015)
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Cuozzo, F. P.; Head, B. R.; Sauther, M. L.; Ungar, P. S.; O'Mara, M. T.: Sources of tooth wear variation early in life among known-aged wild ring-tailed lemurs (Lemur catta) at the Bezà Mahafaly Special Reserve, Madagascar. American Journal of Primatology 76 (11), pp. 1037 - 1048 (2014)
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Dechmann, D. K. N.; Wikelski, M.; Varga, K.; Yohannes, E.; Fiedler, W.; Safi, K.; Burkhard, W.-D.; O'Mara, M. T.: Tracking post-hibernation behavior and early migration does not reveal the expected sex-differences in a "female-migrating'' bat. PLoS One 9 (12), e114810 (2014)
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O'Mara, M. T.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Page, R. A.: Frugivorous bats evaluate the quality of social information when choosing novel foods. Behavioral Ecology 25 (5), pp. 1233 - 1239 (2014)
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O'Mara, M. T.; Hickey, C. M.: The development of sex differences in ring-tailed lemur feeding ecology. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 68 (8), pp. 1273 - 1286 (2014)
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O'Mara, M. T.; Wikelski, M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: 50 years of bat tracking: Device attachment and future directions. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 5 (4), pp. 311 - 319 (2014)
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O'Mara, M. T.; Gordon, A. D.; Catlett, K. K.; Terranova, C. J.; Schwartz, C. J.: Growth and the development of sexual size dimorphism in lorises and galagos. American Journal of Physical Anthropology 147 (1), pp. 11 - 20 (2012)
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O'Mara, M. T.; Hickey, C. M.: Social influences on the development of ringtailed lemur feeding ecology. Animal Behaviour 84 (6), pp. 1547 - 1555 (2012)
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