Rare catastrophic events drive population dynamics in a bat species with negligible senescence

Abstract Bats are remarkably long-lived with lifespans exceeding even those of same-sized birds. Despite a recent interest in the extraordinary longevity of bats very little is known about the shape of mortality over age, and how mortality rates are affected by the environment. Using a large set of...

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Main Authors: Toni Fleischer, Jutta Gampe, Alexander Scheuerlein, Gerald Kerth
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/3ce81e1ac10248b1be237a3f1eb3c2f2
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