Publications of M. Teague O'Mara
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Journal Article (47)
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20 (3), e0313782 (2025)
Intraspecific variability of social structure and linked foraging behavior in females of a widespread bat species (Phyllostomus hastatus). PLOS ONE
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18 (1), e13072 (2025)
Co-benefits from species-level conservation contribute to multilateral environmental agreement targets. Conservation Letters
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Geographically widespread and novel hemotropic mycoplasmas and bartonellae in Mexican free-tailed bats and sympatric North American bat species. mSphere (2024)
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8 (5), pp. 924 - 935 (2024)
Mammal responses to global changes in human activity vary by trophic group and landscape. Nature Ecology & Evolution
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20 (12), 20240424 (2024)
Consistent long-distance foraging flights across years and seasons at colony level in a neotropical bat. Biology Letters
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Persist or perish: Can bats threatened with extinction persist and recover from white-nose syndrome? Integrative and Comparative Biology, icae018 (2024)
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54 (3), pp. 229 - 242 (2024)
A multisensory approach to understanding bat responses to wind energy developments. Mammal Review
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Climate, food and humans predict communities of mammals in the United States. Diversity and Distributions, e13900 (2024)
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133 (3), pp. 16 - 23 (2024)
The anatomy and evolution of bats. Natural History
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5, 1470645 (2024)
Application of the MENTOR model to advance One Health by promoting bat conservation and reducing zoonotic spillover risk. Frontiers in Conservation Science
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5 (3), e12371 (2024)
A decade of curtailment studies demonstrates a consistent and effective strategy to reduce bat fatalities at wind turbines in North America. Ecological Solutions and Evidence
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14 (6), e4590 (2023)
An automated approach for counting groups of flying animals applied to one of the world's largest bat colonies. Ecosphere
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33 (4), pp. R136 - R138 (2023)
Tracking bats around wind turbines. Current Biology
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204, pp. 37 - 48 (2023)
Greater spear-nosed bats commute long distances alone, rest together, but forage apart. Animal Behaviour
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19 (11), 20230358 (2023)
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
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119 (42), e2121105119 (2022)
Factors influencing terrestriality in primates of the Americas and Madagascar. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
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36 (8), pp. 2043 - 2055 (2022)
Fruit bat migration matches green wave in seasonal landscapes. Functional Ecology
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97 (6), pp. 2039 - 2056 (2022)
A conceptual framework to predict social information use based on food ephemerality and individual resource requirements. Biological Reviews
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9, 63 (2021)
A partial migrant relies upon a range‑wide cue set but uses population‑specific weighting for migratory timing. BMC Movement Ecology
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31 (6), pp. 1311 - 1316 (2021)
Bats use topography and nocturnal updrafts to fly high and fast. Current Biology
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7 (5), 200274 (2020)
Foraging movements are density-independent among straw-coloured fruit bats. Royal Society Open Science
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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
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100 (9), e02762 (2019)
First three‐dimensional tracks of bat migration reveal large amounts of individual behavioral flexibility. Ecology
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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
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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
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16 (1), pp. 82 - 94 (2019)
Host biology and anthropogenic factors affect hepadnavirus infection in a neotropical bat. EcoHealth
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6 (2), 181942 (2019)
Common noctules exploit low levels of the aerosphere. Royal Society Open Science
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13 (10), e0205351 (2018)
Rapid behavioral changes during early development in Peters’ tent-making bat (Uroderma bilobatum). PLoS One
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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
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19 (2), pp. 337 - 346 (2017)
Foraging and roosting behaviour of the fringe-lipped bat, Trachops cirrhosus, on Barro Colorado Island, Panamá. Acta Chiropterologica
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6, e26686 (2017)
Cyclic bouts of extreme bradycardia counteract the high metabolism of frugivorous bats. eLife
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13 (9), 20170395 (2017)
Determinants of spring migration departure decision in a bat. Biology Letters
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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
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116, pp. 83 - 87 (2016)
Frugivorous bats prefer information from novel social partners. Animal Behaviour
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16, 2 (2016)
Group size, survival and surprisingly short lifespan in socially foraging bats. BMC Ecology
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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
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11 (9), 20150576 (2015)
No fever and leucocytosis in response to a lipopolysaccharide challenge in an insectivorous bat. Biology Letters
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69 (8), pp. 1353 - 1364 (2015)
Perceptual bias does not explain preference for prey call adornment in the frog-eating bat. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
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86 (1-2), pp. 96 - 105 (2015)
Ecological risk aversion and juvenile ring-tailed lemur feeding and foraging. Folia primatologica
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86 (1-2), pp. 5 - 13 (2015)
Ring-tailed lemurs: A species re-imagined. Folia primatologica
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9 (12), e114810 (2014)
Tracking post-hibernation behavior and early migration does not reveal the expected sex-differences in a "female-migrating'' bat. PLoS One
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76 (11), pp. 1037 - 1048 (2014)
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
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25 (5), pp. 1233 - 1239 (2014)
Frugivorous bats evaluate the quality of social information when choosing novel foods. Behavioral Ecology
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68 (8), pp. 1273 - 1286 (2014)
The development of sex differences in ring-tailed lemur feeding ecology. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology
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5 (4), pp. 311 - 319 (2014)
50 years of bat tracking: Device attachment and future directions. Methods in Ecology and Evolution
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147 (1), pp. 11 - 20 (2012)
Growth and the development of sexual size dimorphism in lorises and galagos. American Journal of Physical Anthropology
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84 (6), pp. 1547 - 1555 (2012)
Social influences on the development of ringtailed lemur feeding ecology. Animal Behaviour Book (1)
Book
Bat Island - a rare journey into the hidden world of tropical bats. Earth Aware Editions (2023), 160 pp.