10.5061/DRYAD.DB1N0
Grieneisen, Laura E.
Bucknell University
Brownlee-Bouboulis, Sarah A.
Bucknell University
Johnson, Joseph S.
Bucknell University
Reeder, DeeAnn M.
Bucknell University
Data from: Sex and hibernaculum temperature predict survivorship in
white-nose syndrome affected little brown myotis (Myotis lucifugus)
Dryad
dataset
2014
Myotis lucifugus
Disease ecology
Chiroptera
2014-12-29T19:36:12Z
2014-12-29T19:36:12Z
en
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.140470
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CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication
White-nose syndrome (WNS), an emerging infectious disease caused by the
novel fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, has devastated North American
bat populations since its discovery in 2006. The little brown myotis,
Myotis lucifugus, has been especially affected. The goal of this 2-year
captive study was to determine the impact of hibernacula temperature and
sex on WNS survivorship in little brown myotis that displayed visible
fungal infection when collected from affected hibernacula. In study 1, we
found that WNS-affected male bats had increased survival over females and
that bats housed at a colder temperature survived longer than those housed
at warmer temperatures. In study 2, we found that WNS-affected bats housed
at a colder temperature fared worse than unaffected bats. Our results
demonstrate that WNS mortality varies among individuals, and that colder
hibernacula are more favourable for survival. They also suggest that
female bats may be more negatively affected by WNS than male bats, which
has important implications for the long-term survival of the little brown
myotis in eastern North America.
Greineisen et al RSOS datafordryadThis is an excel file with three
worksheets: A Read Me tab, a Study 1 tab, a Study 2 tab
North America