Researchers looking at a bat. Photo by A Lloyd.
Excited to share our new paper in Functional Ecology, led by @nicholaswu.bsky.social
We found that torpor in eastern bent-wing bats is driven by local climate and phenotypic plasticity, rather than genetics.
Read the full study here: besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
📷 A. Lloyd
The white-backed swallow survives the extreme temperatures of inland Australia by reducing its body temperature to save energy.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/tiny-ra...
The first publication of my PhD is out! 🦇 🌡️ ☀️ ❄️
Did you know that bats could be flexible in the way they express torpor across different climates?
If you want to know more, go have a look at our new paper:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
With @nicholaswu.bsky.social and #BatsLab
Very honoured to be part of this wonderful publication led by @nicholaswu.bsky.social! Go check it out. It is open access!
If bats’ way of living falters, entire food webs could feel the effects.
PhD opportunity for 🦇 research in Australia!
This project will investigate the ecology of the Eastern Horseshoe Bat in relation to forest disturbance, especially fire and fragmentation 🔥🔥🔥
Applications close 31 March 2025
www.westernsydney.edu.au/schools/grs/...
