Global warming leads to larger bats with a faster life history pace in the long-lived Bechstein’s bat (Myotis bechsteinii)

Warming summers across a 25-year study are linked to larger body sizes in female bats, leading to a switch from a slow-reproducing, long-lived species to a faster pace of life.

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Main Authors: Carolin Mundinger, Toni Fleischer, Alexander Scheuerlein, Gerald Kerth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-07-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03611-6
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description Warming summers across a 25-year study are linked to larger body sizes in female bats, leading to a switch from a slow-reproducing, long-lived species to a faster pace of life.
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spelling doaj.art-a665697efe6542fc9d4ef2af7fd644602022-12-22T01:40:50ZengNature PortfolioCommunications Biology2399-36422022-07-01511810.1038/s42003-022-03611-6Global warming leads to larger bats with a faster life history pace in the long-lived Bechstein’s bat (Myotis bechsteinii)Carolin Mundinger0Toni Fleischer1Alexander Scheuerlein2Gerald Kerth3Applied Zoology and Nature Conservation, Zoological Institute and Museum, University of GreifswaldLeipzig University Medical Center, Department of Psychiatry and PsychotherapyApplied Zoology and Nature Conservation, Zoological Institute and Museum, University of GreifswaldApplied Zoology and Nature Conservation, Zoological Institute and Museum, University of GreifswaldWarming summers across a 25-year study are linked to larger body sizes in female bats, leading to a switch from a slow-reproducing, long-lived species to a faster pace of life.https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03611-6
spellingShingle Carolin Mundinger
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Global warming leads to larger bats with a faster life history pace in the long-lived Bechstein’s bat (Myotis bechsteinii)
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title Global warming leads to larger bats with a faster life history pace in the long-lived Bechstein’s bat (Myotis bechsteinii)
title_full Global warming leads to larger bats with a faster life history pace in the long-lived Bechstein’s bat (Myotis bechsteinii)
title_fullStr Global warming leads to larger bats with a faster life history pace in the long-lived Bechstein’s bat (Myotis bechsteinii)
title_full_unstemmed Global warming leads to larger bats with a faster life history pace in the long-lived Bechstein’s bat (Myotis bechsteinii)
title_short Global warming leads to larger bats with a faster life history pace in the long-lived Bechstein’s bat (Myotis bechsteinii)
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