Social Bats Pay a Price: Fungal Disease, White-Nose Syndrome ... Extinction?

You are subscribed to News - Biology (BIO) for National Science Foundation Update. This information has recently been updated, and is now available. Social Bats Pay a Price: Fungal Disease, White-Nose Syndrome ... Extinction? 07/03/2012 10:38 AM EDT The effect on bat populations of a deadly fungal disease known as white-nose syndrome may depend on how gregarious the bats are during hibernation, scientists have discovered. Species that hibernate in dense clusters even as their populations get smaller will continue to transmit the disease at a high rate, dooming them to continued decline, according to results of a new study led by biologists at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). One gregarious species has ... More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=124679&WT.mc_id=USNSF_52&WT.mc_ev=click This is an NSF News - Biology item.   This e-mail update was generated automatically based on your subscription to the category listed above. Some updates may belong to more than one category, resulting in duplicate messages.   Subscriber Services: Manage Preferences  |  Unsubscribe  |  Help  |  Contact NSF   Follow NSF:  This email was sent to filter@clubhouseb.com using GovDelivery, on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 4201 Wilson Boulevard · Arlington, VA 22230 · 703-292-5111