| fine structure of the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body of the bat with special reference to two types of synaptic endings. | the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body has been studied electron microscopically in two species of bat, miniopterus schreibersi fuliginosus and vespertilio superans, which were perfused with three different kinds of fixatives, osmium tetroxide, glutaraldehyde, and formaldehyde. two types of synaptic endings are observed in the nucleus: the abundant calyciferous endings and the less frequently occurring "small-vesicle endings." the former endings vary greatly in size, and contain extended extra ... | 1971 | 5563443 |
| a histochemical study on the innervation of the cerebral blood vessels in bats. | the adrenergic and cholinergic nerves innervating the cerebral blood vessels of four species of japanese chiropterids (rhinolophus ferrumequinum, murina leucogaster, vespertilio superans and miniopterus schreibersi) have been investigated using specific histochemical techniques. in all these species of bats arteries of the internal carotid system are poorly developed, whereas those of the vertebro-basilar system are well developed. the adrenergic and cholinergic nerves innervating these cerebral ... | 1981 | 7249047 |
| acoustic identification of eight species of bat (mammalia: chiroptera) inhabiting forests of southern hokkaido, japan: potential for conservation monitoring. | assessing the impact of forest management on bat communities requires a reliable method for measuring patterns of habitat use by individual species. a measure of activity can be obtained by monitoring echolocation calls, but identification of species is not always straightforward. we assess the feasibility of using analysis of time-expanded echolocation calls to identify free-flying bats in the tomakomai experimental forest of hokkaido university, hokkaido, northern japan. echolocation calls of ... | 2004 | 15459453 |
| molecular cloning, expression, bioinformatics analysis and bioactivity characterization of tnf13b (baff) gene in bat (vespertilio superans thomas). | b cell activating factor (baff) belonging to the tumor necrosis factor (tnf) family is critical to b cell survival, proliferation, maturation, and immunoglobulin secretion and to t cell activation. in the present study, the full-length cdna of baff (designated bbaff) from the bat (vespertilio superans thomas) was cloned using rt-pcr and rapid amplification of cdna ends (race) techniques. the full-length cdna of bbaff consists of 986 bases including an 873bp open reading frame encoding 290 amino ... | 2012 | 22236485 |
| molecular structure, expression analysis and functional characterization of april (tnfsf13) gene in bat (vespertilio superans thomas). | a proliferation-inducing ligand (april) is a novel member of the tumor necrosis factor (tnf) superfamily, which is involved in immune regulation. in the present study, the full-length cdna of april (designated bapril) from bat was cloned using rt-pcr and its biological activities have been characterized. the open reading frame (orf) of this cdna consists of 753 bases, encoding a protein of 250 amino acids. this protein was found to contain a predicted transmembrane domain, a putative furin prote ... | 2012 | 22387304 |
| mers-related betacoronavirus in vespertilio superans bats, china. | | 2014 | 24960574 |
| the complete mitochondrial genome of the asian particolored bat vespertilio sinensis (chiroptera: vespertilionidae) in korea. | the complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial genome of the asian particolored bat, vespertilio sinensis, was determined. the genome organization, gene contents, and codon usage conformed to those of other bat mitochondrial genomes. the total length of the mitogenome of vespertilio sinensis is 16,971 bp with a total base composition of 32.6% a, 29.6% t, 23.7% c and 14.0% g. the mitogenome consists of 13 protein-coding genes, 2 rrna (12s and 16s rna) genes, 22 trna genes and 1 control reg ... | 2016 | 24660937 |
| the complete mitochondrial genome of vespertilio sinensis from china. | the complete mitogenome sequence of vespertilio sinensis was determined using long pcr. the genome was 17,146 bp in length and contained 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal rna genes, 22 transfer rna genes and 1 control region. the overall base composition of the heavy strand is a (32.73%), c (23.64%), t (29.72%), and g (13.91%). the base compositions present clearly the a-t skew, which is most obviously in the control region and protein-coding genes. the extended termination-associated sequenc ... | 2016 | 25242183 |
| captivity causes taxonomic and functional convergence of gut microbial communities in bats. | diet plays a crucial role in sculpting microbial communities. similar diets appear to drive convergence of gut microbial communities between host species. captivity usually provides an identical diet and environment to different animal species that normally have similar diets. whether different species' microbial gut communities can be homogenized by a uniform diet in captivity remains unclear. | 2019 | 31106061 |
| changes in the gut microbiota during asian particolored bat (vespertilio sinensis) development. | the gut microbiota is closely linked to host development, diet and health and is influenced by both the host and the environment. although many studies have focused on the dynamics of the gut microbiota during development in captive animals, few studies have focused on the dynamics of the gut microbiota during development in wild animals, especially for the order chiroptera. | 2020 | 32435532 |
| morphological correlates of personality in female asian particolored bats (vespertilio sinensis). | personality traits represent a leading edge in the evolutionary process, as natural selection acts directly on variations in individual phenotypes within populations. recent theoretical models have focused on the concept of adaptive state-dependent behavior, proposing that repeatable differences in behavior emerge because of individual differences in repeatable state variables, such as metabolic rate, age, sex, or body size. personality and its correlation with body size, however, have been rela ... | 2020 | 32059520 |
| bats increase vocal amplitude and decrease vocal complexity to mitigate noise interference during social communication. | natural background noises are common in the acoustic environments in which most organisms have evolved. therefore, the vocalization and sound perception systems of vocal animals are inherently equipped to overcome natural background noise. human-generated noises, however, pose new challenges that can hamper audiovocal communication. the mechanisms animals use to cope with anthropogenic noise disturbances have been extensively explored in a variety of taxa. bats emit echolocation pulses primarily ... | 2019 | 30631993 |
| behavioural patterns and postnatal development in pups of the asian parti-coloured bat, vespertilio sinensis. | behavioural development is an important aspect of research on animal behaviour. in bats, many studies have been conducted on the development of flight behaviour, but the postnatal behavioural development of bats remains largely unexplored. we studied the behaviours and postnatal development of infant bats by conducting controlled video recorded experiments. our results showed that before weaning, asian parti-coloured bats (vespertilio sinensis) were able to exhibit four types of behaviours, name ... | 2020 | 32751927 |
| bats adjust temporal parameters of echolocation pulses but not those of communication calls in response to traffic noise. | many studies based on acute short-term noise exposure have demonstrated that animals can adjust their vocalizations in response to ambient noise. however, the effects of chronic noise over a relatively long time scale of multiple days remain largely unclear. bats rely mainly on acoustic signals for perception of environmental and social communication. nearly all previous studies on noise-induced vocal adjustments have focused on echolocation pulse sounds. relatively little is known regarding the ... | 2019 | 30811841 |