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1. African bat database: curated data of occurrences, distributions and conservation metrics for sub-Saharan bats

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Ara Monadjem, Cecilia Montauban, Paul W. Webala, Theresa M. Laverty, Eric M. Bakwo-Fils, Laura Torrent, Iroro Tanshi, Adam Kane, Abigail L. Rutrough, David L. Waldien, and Peter J. Taylor

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Science
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Abstract Accurate knowledge of species distributions is foundational for effective conservation efforts. Bats are a diverse group of mammals, with important roles in ecosystem functioning. However, our understanding of bats and their ecological importance is hindered by poorly defined ranges, mostly as a result of under-recording. This issue is exacerbated in Africa by the ongoing rapid discovery of new species, both de novo and splits of existing species, and by inaccessibility to museum specimens that are mostly hosted outside of the continent. Here we present the African bat database – a curated set of 17,285 unique locality records of all 266 species of bats from sub-Saharan Africa, vouched for by specimens and/or genetic sequencing, and aligned with current taxonomy. Based on these records, we also present Maxent-based distribution models and calculate the IUCN Red List metrics for Extent of Occurrence and Area of Occupancy. This database and online visualization tool provide an important open-source resource and is expected to significantly advance studies in ecology, and aid in bat conservation.

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2024
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2. Impacts of COVID‐19 on ecology and evolutionary biology faculty in the United States

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Lise M. Aubry, Zhao Ma, and Theresa M. Laverty

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0106 biological sciences, Manifesto, Coping (psychology), Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), Adolescent, Evolution, media_common.quotation_subject, 010603 evolutionary biology, 01 natural sciences, Business as usual, Pandemic, Humans, Sociology, Survey, Child, Pandemics, media_common, Covid‐19, Ecology, business.industry, SARS-CoV-2, 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology, COVID-19, Public relations, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Faculty, Communications, United States, Academia, Female, business, Welfare, Professional community
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We surveyed ecologists and evolutionary biologists in American Universities to understand how they are coping with the COVID‐19 pandemic. Female respondents, assistant professors, and those who care for at least one child or teenager, were significantly more dissatisfied with their work‐life balance during this pandemic than others, and further expected these negative impacts to be long‐lived. Online teaching support, relaxed expectations on publications, the possibility of pausing the tenure clock, and an acknowledgment of “no business as usual” by administrators were thought to be effective policies in mitigating these negative impacts. This survey serves as a manifesto to what our professional community is currently experiencing, and should be used to inform academic policies directed at improving faculty productivity and welfare.

Published
2021
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3. The first finding of parasitic mite, Parasteatonyssus nyctinomi (Mesostigmata: Gamasina: Macronyssidae), in Namibia

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Mallory L. Davies, Theresa M. Laverty, Elena M. Gratton, Will K. Reeves, and Maria V. Orlova

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Male, Nymph, Zoology, Case Report, Egyptian free-tailed bat, Host-Parasite Interactions, Намибия, Chiroptera, Mite, Animals, Molossidae, Mites, lcsh:Veterinary medicine, General Veterinary, biology, летучие мыши, макрониссиды, Tadarida aegyptiaca, General Medicine, biology.organism_classification, Namibia, Macronyssidae, паразитические клещи, lcsh:SF600-1100, Mesostigmata, Female, Tadarida aegyptiaca. Namibia, Animal Distribution, Parasteatonyssus nyctinomi
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Sixty-four individuals of a macronyssid mite, Parasteatonyssus nyctinomi (Zumpt, Patterson 1951), were identified from Egyptian free-tailed bats Tadarida aegyptiaca (É. Geoffroy 1818) (Chiroptera: Molossidae) captured in the Kunene region of Namibia (southern Africa). This is the first report on P. nyctinomi in the country.

Published
2020

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