Sentences with word «hibernacula»

Bat populations are generally susceptible to decline because of low reproductive rates, and many species congregate at a limited number of locations during critical stages of their natural history cycle (i.e. hibernacula and maternity colonies).
«Little brown bats, during the fall swarm around hibernacula entrances.
«So we found that when bats first return to hibernacula, they still become infected.
The researchers began to detect low levels of fungal infection in the fall, probably as a result of bats coming in contact with spores of the fungus inside the hibernacula.
The researchers studied six species of bats, testing them for infection with the fungus during three key periods of their annual cycle: fall, when the bats mate outside the hibernacula; winter, when they go into hibernation; and summer, when they migrate to maternity sites and the females give birth.
During hibernation, the body temperatures of bats drop to the cold ambient temperatures of their «hibernacula» (the caves and abandoned mines where the bats hibernate).
When bat habitats, called «hibernacula», are disturbed by noise, light or human contact, bats can use up critical amounts of energy, threatening their ability to survive the winter.
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