Publications of Dina K. N. Dechmann
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Journal Article (87)
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Fruit bat migration matches green wave in seasonal landscapes. Functional Ecology (2022)
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12 (1), 2138 (2022)
Energy allocation shifts from sperm production to self-maintenance at low temperatures in male bats. Scientific Reports 3.
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31 (10), pp. 463 - 465 (2021)
Dehnel’s phenomenon. Current Biology 4.
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11 (6), pp. 2431 - 2448 (2021)
Geographic patterns in seasonal changes of body mass, skull, and brain size of common shrews. Ecology and Evolution 5.
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31 (6), pp. 1311 - 1316 (2021)
Bats use topography and nocturnal updrafts to fly high and fast. Current Biology 6.
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105, pp. 606 - 607 (2021)
Misconceptions and misinformation about bats and viruses. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 7.
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7 (18), eabe2101 (2021)
The evolution of mammalian brain size. Science Advances 8.
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12, 1615 (2021)
DNA methylation predicts age and provides insight into exceptional longevity of bats. Nature Communications 9.
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101 (2), e02937 (2020)
Defensive fruit metabolites obstruct seed dispersal by altering bat behavior and physiology at multiple temporal scales. Ecology 10.
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7 (5), 200274 (2020)
Foraging movements are density-independent among straw-coloured fruit bats. Royal Society Open Science 11.
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15 (11), e0242662 (2020)
Assessing roost disturbance of straw-coloured fruit bats (Eidolon helvum) through tri-axial acceleration. PLoS One 12.
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100 (6), pp. 611 - 620 (2020)
Male bats respond to adverse conditions with larger colonies and increased torpor use during sperm production. Mammalian Biology 13.
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12 (16), pp. 15962 - 15977 (2020)
Genetic variation between long-lived versus short-lived bats illuminates the molecular signatures of longevity. Aging 14.
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583, pp. 578 - 584 (2020)
Six reference-quality genomes reveal evolution of bat adaptations. Nature 15.
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31 (5), pp. 1103 - 1112 (2020)
Socially foraging bats discriminate between group members based on search-phase echolocation calls. Behavioral Ecology 16.
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223 (8), jeb214825 (2020)
Food restriction delays seasonal sexual maturation but does not increase torpor use in male bats. The Journal of Experimental Biology 17.
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370 (6513), pp. 208 - 214 (2020)
The mole genome reveals regulatory rearrangements associated with adaptive intersexuality. Science 18.
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11 (2), pp. 294 - 302 (2020)
Camera transects as a method to monitor high temporal and spatial ephemerality of flying nocturnal insects. Methods in Ecology and Evolution 19.
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7 (4), 191989 (2020)
Metabolic rate in common shrews is unaffected by temperature, leading to lower energetic costs through seasonal size reduction. Royal Society Open Science 20.
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9, 2489 (2019)
Seasonal reversible size changes in the braincase and mass of common shrews are flexibly modified by environmental conditions. Scientific Reports 21.
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7, 200 (2019)
Overall dynamic body acceleration in straw-colored fruit bats increases in headwinds but not with airspeed. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 22.
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6 (2), 181942 (2019)
Common noctules exploit low levels of the aerosphere. Royal Society Open Science 23.
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100 (9), e02762 (2019)
First three‐dimensional tracks of bat migration reveal large amounts of individual behavioral flexibility. Ecology 24.
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250, pp. 83 - 107 (2019)
Allometry, evolution and development of neocortex size in mammals. Progress in Brain Research 25.
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29 (7), pp. R225 - R240 (2019)
Linking colony size with quantitative estimates of ecosystem services of African fruit bats. Current Biology 26.
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99 (6), pp. 1503 - 1509 (2018)
Sociality and insect abundance affect duration of nocturnal activity of male parti-colored bats. Journal of Mammalogy 27.
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13 (10), e0205351 (2018)
Rapid behavioral changes during early development in Peters’ tent-making bat (Uroderma bilobatum). PLoS One 28.
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221 (2), jeb166595 (2018)
Cognitive skills of common shrews (Sorex araneus) vary with seasonal changes in skull size and brain mass. The Journal of Experimental Biology 29.
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223 (6), pp. 2823 - 2840 (2018)
Profound seasonal changes in brain size and architecture in the common shrew. Brain Structure & Function 30.
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285 (1893), 20182174 (2018)
Variability and repeatability of noctule bat migration in Central Europe: Evidence for partial and differential migration. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 31.
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7, 42443 (2017)
Profound seasonal shrinking and regrowth of the ossified braincase in phylogenetically distant mammals with similar life histories. Scientific Reports 32.
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13 (9), 20170395 (2017)
Determinants of spring migration departure decision in a bat. Biology Letters 33.
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220 (15), pp. 2834 - 2841 (2017)
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 34.
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4 (1), 160947 (2017)
Growth overshoot and seasonal size changes in the skulls of two weasel species. Royal Society Open Science 35.
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27 (20), pp. R1106 - R1107 (2017)
Profound reversible seasonal changes of individual skull size in a mammal. Current Biology 36.
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4 (12), 171359 (2017)
Heart rate reveals torpor at high body temperatures in lowland tropical free-tailed bats. Royal Society Open Science 37.
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6, e26686 (2017)
Cyclic bouts of extreme bradycardia counteract the high metabolism of frugivorous bats. eLife 38.
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3 (1), pp. 41 - 49 (2017)
Revisiting adaptations of neotropical katydids (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae) to gleaning bat predation. Neotropical Biodiversity 39.
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7, pp. 12 - 24 (2016)
Long-distance seed dispersal by straw-coloured fruit bats varies by season and landscape. Global Ecology and Conservation 40.
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Individuelles Schrumpfen und erneutes Wachsen als Winteranpassung bei hochmetabolischen Tieren. Jahrbuch - Max-Planck-Gesellschaft (2016)
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13 (1), pp. 26 - 38 (2016)
Landscape utilisation, animal behaviour and Hendra virus risk. EcoHealth 42.
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16, 2 (2016)
Group size, survival and surprisingly short lifespan in socially foraging bats. BMC Ecology 43.
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11 (3), e0150780 (2016)
The value of molecular vs. morphometric and acoustic information for species identification using sympatric molossid bats. PLoS One 44.
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3 (11), 160398 (2016)
Airplane tracking documents the fastest flight speeds recorded for bats. Royal Society Open Science 45.
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11 (11), e0167027 (2016)
Common noctule bats are sexually dimorphic in migratory behaviour and body size but not wing shape. PLoS One 46.
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116, pp. 83 - 87 (2016)
Frugivorous bats prefer information from novel social partners. Animal Behaviour 47.
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11 (2), e0147497 (2016)
Collective decision-making in homing pigeons: Larger flocks take longer to decide but do not make better decisions. PLoS One 48.
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10 (10), e0138985 (2015)
Pronounced seasonal changes in the movement ecology of a highly gregarious central-place forager, the african straw-coloured fruit bat (Eidolon helvum). PLoS One 49.
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5, 15490 (2015)
Personality and morphological traits affect pigeon survival from raptor attacks. Scientific Reports 50.
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11 (9), 20150576 (2015)
No fever and leucocytosis in response to a lipopolysaccharide challenge in an insectivorous bat. Biology Letters