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- CHECK FOR UNDERSTANDING. // Science World (Teacher's Edition);10/16/2000, Vol. 57 Issue 4, pTE4
Presents a set of quizzes about bats, the human genome and drought.
- Know the News. // Weekly Reader News - Senior;12/13/2002, Vol. 81 Issue 14, p8
Provides a quiz on various topics. Mission of the Stardust space probe; U.S. states that banned metal baseball bats in high school baseball tournaments; Problems caused by wild pigs.
- Seroprevalence Dynamics of European Bat Lyssavirus Type 1 in a Multispecies Bat Colony. López-Roig, Marc; Bourhy, Hervé; Lavenir, Rachel; Serra-Cobo, Jordi // Viruses (1999-4915);Sep2014, Vol. 6 Issue 9, p3386
We report an active surveillance study of the occurrence of specific antibodies to European Bat Lyssavirus Type 1 (EBLV-1) in bat species, scarcely studied hitherto, that share the same refuge. From 2004 to 2012, 406 sera were obtained from nine bat species. Blood samples were subjected to a...
- Building a better batcave. Damsker, Matt // Organic Gardening (08973792);May/Jun92, Vol. 39 Issue 5, p19
Discusses a report from the American Bat Conservation Society on the declining bat population. Those night-flying, bug-zapping creatures; Rise in catalog sales of bat houses, roosts and boxes; Designs for bat houses; Society president, Tom Valega's request for registration of bat hangouts;...
- New Lyssavirus Genotype from the Lesser Mouse-eared Bat (Myotis blythi), Kyrghyzstan. Arai, Yohko T.; Kuzmin, Ivan V.; Kameoka, Yosuke; Botvinkin, Alexandr D. // Emerging Infectious Diseases;Mar2003, Vol. 9 Issue 3, p333
Presents a study which determined the lyssavirus genotype from the Lesser Mouse-eared bath in Kyrghyzstan, central Asia. Materials and methods; Results; Discussion.
- Poland preserves bunkers from war as bat roosts. // International Wildlife;Jan/Feb93, Vol. 23 Issue 1, Wildlife Digest p28
Explains how a system of German military bunkers from World War II in Poland has become one of the most significant bat-roosting sites in Europe. Variations of humidity and wind speed in the 18 miles of underground passages; 12 species of bats attracted; Paul Racey, zoologist at University of...
- Bats, bats, bats! Fujita, M.S. // Ranger Rick;Oct89, Vol. 23 Issue 10, p22
Photo essay, with text, describing different kinds of bats. Habits and behavior; Use of echolocation, super `sonar,' to find and catch food; Wings of skin; Fruit-eating bats; Vampire bats.
- To the Rescue! Apolzon, Linda Rae // Ranger Rick;May96, Vol. 30 Issue 5, p32
Presents a short story entitled `To the Rescue,' by Linda Rae Apolzon about three boys who freed a duck from being entangled in the plastic rings of a six-pack holder.
- What good are bats? Mearns, Anna; Tuttle, Merlin D. // Ranger Rick;Oct96, Vol. 30 Issue 10, p41
Discusses the ecological significance of bats. Pests being attacked by insect-eating bats; Agent of pollination of the cactuses; Role in reforestration.
