Publications

effects of white-nose syndrome on regional population patterns of 3 hibernating bat species.	hibernating bats have undergone severe recent declines across the eastern united states, but the cause of these regional-scale declines has not been systematically evaluated. we assessed the influence of white-nose syndrome (an emerging bat disease caused by the fungus pseudogymnoascus destructans, formerly geomyces destructans) on large-scale, long-term population patterns in the little brown myotis (myotis lucifugus), the northern myotis (myotis septentrionalis), and the tricolored bat (perimy ...	2016	26872411
detection of pseudogymnoascus destructans on free-flying male bats captured during summer in the southeastern usa.	pseudogymnoascus destructans, the causal agent of white-nose syndrome (wns), is commonly found on bats captured both inside and outside caves during hibernation, a time when bats are most vulnerable to infection. it has not been documented in the southeast us on bats captured outside caves or on the landscape in summer. we collected 136 skin swabs from 10 species of bats captured at 20 sites on the tennessee side of great smoky mountains national park, 12 may-16 august 2015. three swabs were fou ...	2016	27434413