Radiotelemetry and satellite‐based telemetry approaches are essential to describe the
behaviour and biology of animals. This is especially true for bats, whose small size and cryptic …

Animals are exposed to many conflicting ecological pressures, and the effect of one may often
obscure that of another. A likely example of this is the so-called “lunar phobia” or reduced …

Relative brain size has long been considered a reflection of cognitive capacities and has
played a fundamental role in developing core theories in the life sciences. Yet, the notion that …

Exceptionally long-lived species, including many bats, rarely show overt signs of aging,
making it difficult to determine why species differ in lifespan. Here, we use DNA methylation (…

Bats possess extraordinary adaptations, including flight, echolocation, extreme longevity and
unique immunity. High-quality genomes are crucial for understanding the molecular basis …

Group foraging has been suggested as an important factor for the evolution of sociality. However,
visual cues are predominantly used to gain information about group members' foraging …

Africa experiences frequent emerging disease outbreaks among humans, with bats often
proposed as zoonotic pathogen hosts. We comprehensively reviewed virus–bat findings from …

Bats are the only flying mammals and have well developed navigation abilities for 3D-space.
Even bats with comparatively small home ranges cover much larger territories than rodents, …

Vertebrate brains are organized in modules which process information from sensory inputs
selectively. Therefore they are probably under different evolutionary pressures. We …

Bats use echolocation for orientation during foraging and navigation. However, it has been
suggested that echolocation calls may also have a communicative function, for instance …