scholarly journals Survival, inquiry and sophistication in managing Grey-headed Flying-foxes

2002 ◽  
pp. 142-145 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie Hughes
Keyword(s):  
Flying Foxes

scholarly journals Emerging henipaviruses and flying foxes – Conservation and management perspectives

2006 ◽  
Vol 131 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew C. Breed ◽  
Hume E. Field ◽  
Jonathan H. Epstein ◽  
Peter Daszak
Keyword(s):  
Flying Foxes ◽  
Conservation And Management

Aberrant Migration by Toxocara pteropodis in Flying-Foxes—Two Case Reports

1990 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 532-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Prociv
Keyword(s):  
Case Reports ◽  
Flying Foxes

Retinotopic orgarnzation of the primary visual cortex of flying foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus and pteropus scapulatus)

1993 ◽  
Vol 335 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcello G. P. Rosa ◽  
Leisa M. Schmid ◽  
Leah A. Krubitzer ◽  
John D. Pettigrew
Keyword(s):  
Visual Cortex ◽  
Primary Visual Cortex ◽  
Flying Foxes ◽  
Pteropus Poliocephalus

Reproductive seasonality and the effect of the GnRH agonist deslorelin as a contraceptive in captive male Black Flying-foxes (Pteropus alecto)

2012 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 652-661 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.F. Melville ◽  
G.M. O'Brien ◽  
E.G. Crichton ◽  
P. Theilemann ◽  
A. McKinnon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gnrh Agonist ◽  
Reproductive Seasonality ◽  
Flying Foxes

Flying Foxes

1887 ◽  
Vol 57 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-9
Keyword(s):  
Flying Foxes

scholarly journals A comparison of nutritional value of native and alien food plants for a critically endangered island flying-fox

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. e0250857
Author(s):  
Laura A. Pulscher ◽  
Ellen S. Dierenfeld ◽  
Justin A. Welbergen ◽  
Karrie A. Rose ◽  
David N. Phalen
Keyword(s):  
Plant Species ◽  
Soluble Sugars ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Food Plants ◽  
Nutritional Requirements ◽  
Nutritional Content ◽  
Alien Plant ◽  
Flying Foxes ◽  
Christmas Island ◽  
Flying Fox

Habitat loss and alteration are two of the biggest threats facing insular flying-foxes. Altered habitats are often re-vegetated with introduced or domestic plant species on which flying-foxes may forage. However, these alien food plants may not meet the nutritional requirements of flying-foxes. The critically endangered Christmas Island flying-fox (CIFF; Pteropus natalis) is subject to habitat alteration and the introduction of alien food plants, and therefore is a good model species to evaluate the potential impact of alien plant species on insular flying-foxes. In this study, we evaluated nutritional content of native food plants to determine how flying-foxes historically met their nutritional requirements. Furthermore, we compared the nutritional content of native and alien fruits to predict possible impacts of alien plants on insular flying-foxes. Native and alien fruits and flowers, and native foliage (leaves, petals, and petioles) commonly consumed by the CIFF were collected and evaluated for soluble sugars, crude protein, non-fiber carbohydrates, and nine minerals. Evaluation of native food plants suggests that flying-foxes meet energy requirements by consuming fruit and nectar. However, fruit and nectar are low in protein and essential minerals required for demanding life periods; therefore, flying-foxes likely supplement their diets with pollen and foliage. Thus, flying-foxes require a diverse array of plants to meet their nutritional requirements. Compared to native fruits, alien fruits contained significantly higher non-fiber carbohydrates, and this may provide an important energy source, particularly from species that bear fruit year-round. Median mineral concentrations in alien fruit species, however, were deficient compared to native fruits, suggesting major (or even seasonal) shifts in the proportion of alien species in the CIFF diet could lead to nutritional imbalances. This study confirms the need to quantify nutritional parameters in addition to feeding ecology when evaluating habitat quality to inform conservation actions that can be applied both locally and globally.

scholarly journals A New Hendra Virus Genotype Found in Australian Flying Foxes

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianning Wang ◽  
Danielle E Anderson ◽  
Kim Halpin ◽  
Xiao Hong ◽  
Honglei Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Relatedness ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Inflammatory Lesion ◽  
Hendra Virus ◽  
Virus Genotype ◽  
Flying Foxes ◽  
Qrt Pcr ◽  
Genotype 2 ◽  
Pcr Assays ◽  
Flying Fox

Abstract Background Hendra virus (HeV) has caused lethal disease outbreaks in humans and horses in Australia. Pteropid bats (flying foxes) are the wildlife reservoir from which the virus was first isolated in 1996. Following a heat stress mortality event in Australian flying foxes in 2013, a novel HeV variant was discovered. This study describes the subsequent surveillance of Australian flying foxes for this novel virus over a nine year period using qRT-PCR testing of bat tissues submitted primarily for Australian bat lyssavirus (ABLV) diagnosis. Genome sequencing and characterisation of the novel HeV variant was also undertaken. Methods Spleen and kidney samples harvested from flying fox carcasses were initially screened with two real-time qRT-PCR assays specific for the prototype HeV. Two additional qRT-PCR assays were developed specific for the HeV variant first detected in samples from a flying fox in 2013. Next-generation sequencing and virus isolation was attempted from selected samples to further characterise the new virus. Results Since 2013, 98 flying foxes were tested and 11 were positive for the new HeV variant. No samples were positive for the original HeV. Ten of the positive samples were from grey-headed flying foxes (GHFF, Pteropus poliocephalus), however this species was over-represented in the opportunistic sampling (83% of bats tested were GHFF). The positive GHFF samples were collected from Victoria and South Australia and one positive Little red flying fox (LRFF, Pteropus scapulatus) was collected from Western Australia. Immunohistochemistry (IHC) confirmed the presence of henipavirus antigen, associated with an inflammatory lesion in cardiac blood vessels of one GHFF. Positive samples were sequenced and the complete genome was obtained from three samples. When compared to published HeV genomes, there was 84% sequence identity at the nucleotide level. Based on phylogenetic analyses, the newly detected HeV belongs to the HeV species but occupies a distinct lineage. We have therefore designated this virus HeV genotype 2 (HeV-G2). Attempts to isolate virus from PCR positive samples have not been successful. Conclusions A novel HeV genotype (HeV-G2) has been identified in two flying fox species submitted from three states in Australia, indicating that the level of genetic diversity for HeV is broader than first recognised. Given its high genetic relatedness to HeV, HeV-G2 should be considered a zoonotic pathogen.

scholarly journals Leptospiral Antibodies in Flying Foxes in Australia

2002 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 182-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. D. Smythe ◽  
H. E. Field ◽  
L. J. Barnett ◽  
C. S. Smith ◽  
M. F. Dohnt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flying Foxes

Coital behavior of male Pteropus scapulatus (little red flying foxes) in captivity

1994 ◽  
Vol 56 (3) ◽  
pp. 471-477 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.M. O'Brien ◽  
R.F. Nankervis
Keyword(s):  
Flying Foxes ◽  
In Captivity
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