Little Brown Myotis Persist Despite Exposure to White-Nose Syndrome
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Publication Date
December 2011
Abstract
We monitored a maternity colony of little brown myotis Myotis lucifugus on Fort Drum Military Installation in northern New York in 2009 and 2010 for impacts associated with white-nose syndrome. Declines in colony numbers presumed to be caused by white-nose syndrome were initially discovered in the spring 2009. Although colony numbers have continued to decline, we determined that a minimum of 12 individual banded female little brown myotis survived over multiple years despite exposure to white-nose syndrome. Our results also provide evidence that 14 of 20 recaptured female little brown myotis were able to heal from wing damage and infection associated with white-nose syndrome within a given year, and seven of eight recaptures from within both 2009 and 2010 showed evidence of reproduction.
Keywords
Little Brown Myotis, White-Nose Syndrome
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Article
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Journal of Fish and Wildlife Management, Vol. 2, no. 2 (2011-12).
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SFS0072289_00001
Recommended Citation
Dobony, C. A.; Hicks, A. C.; and Langwig, K. E., "Little Brown Myotis Persist Despite Exposure to White-Nose Syndrome" (2011). KIP Articles. 3307.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/kip_articles/3307
