Publications of M. Teague O'Mara

Jonasson, K. A.; Adams, A. M.; Brokaw, A. F.; Whitby, M. D.; O'Mara, M. T.; Frick, W. F.: A multisensory approach to understanding bat responses to wind energy developments. Mammal Review (2024)

O'Mara, M. T.: The anatomy and evolution of bats. Natural History 133 (3), pp. 16 - 23 (2024)

Koger, B.; Hurme, E.; Costelloe, B. R.; O'Mara, M. T.; Wikelski, M.; Kays, R.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: An automated approach for counting groups of flying animals applied to one of the world's largest bat colonies. Ecosphere 14 (6), e4590 (2023)

O'Mara, M. T.: Tracking bats around wind turbines. Current Biology 33 (4), pp. R136 - R138 (2023)

O'Mara, M. T.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Greater spear-nosed bats commute long distances alone, rest together, but forage apart. Animal Behaviour 204, pp. 37 - 48 (2023)

Weber, N.; Nagy, M.; Markotter, W.; Schaer, J.; Puechmaille, S. J.; Sutton, J.; Dávalos, L. M.; Dusabe, M. C.; Ejotre, I.; Fenton, M. B. et al.; Knörnschild, M.; Lopez-Baucells, A.; Medellin, R. A.; Metz, M.; Mubareka, S.; Nsengimana, O.; O'Mara, M. T.; Racey, P. A.; Tuttle, M.; Twizeyimana, I.; Vicente-Santos, A.; Tschapka, M.; Voigt, C. C.; Wikelski, M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Reeder, D. M.: Robust evidence for bats as reservoir hosts is lacking in most African virus studies: a review and call to optimize sampling and conserve bats. Biology Letters 19 (11), 20230358 (2023)

Eppley, T. M.; Hoeks, S.; Chapman, C. A.; Ganzhorn, J. U.; Hall, K.; Owen, M. A.; Adams, D. B.; Allgas, N.; Amato, K. R.; Andriamahaihavana, M. et al.; Aristizabal, J. F.; Baden, A. L.; Balestri, M.; Barnett, A. A.; Bicca-Marques, J. C.; Bowler, M.; Boyle, S. A.; Brown, M.; Caillaud, D.; Calegaro-Marques, C.; Campbell, C. J.; Campera, M.; Campos, F. A.; Cardoso, T. S.; Carretero-Pinzon, X.; Champion, J.; Chaves, O. M.; Chen-Kraus, C.; Colquhoun, I. C.; Dean, B.; Dubrueil, C.; Ellis, K. M.; Erhart, E. M.; Evans, K. J. E.; Fedigan, L. M.; Felton, A. M.; Ferreira, R. G.; Fichtel, C.; Fonseca, M. L.; Fontes, I. P.; Fortes, V. B.; Fumian, I.; Gibson, D.; Guzzo, G. B.; Hartwell, K. S.; Heymann, E. W.; Hilario, R. R.; Holmes, S. M.; Irwin, M. T.; Johnson, S. E.; Kappeler, P. M.; Kelley, E. A.; King, T.; Knogge, C.; Koch, F.; Kowalewski, M. M.; Lange, L. R.; Lauterbur, M. E.; Louis, E. E.; Lutz, M. C.; Martinez, J.; Melin, A. D.; de Melo, F. R.; Mihaminekena, T. H.; Mogilewsky, M. S.; Moreira, L. S.; Moura, L. A.; Muhle, C. B.; Nagy-Reis, M. B.; Norconk, M. A.; Notman, H.; O'Mara, M. T.; Ostner, J.; Patel, E. R.; Pavelka, M. S. M.; Pinacho-Guendulain, B.; Porter, L. M.; Pozo-Montuy, G.; Raboy, B. E.; Rahalinarivo, V.; Raharinoro, N. A.; Rakotomalala, Z.; Ramos-Fernandez, G.; Rasamisoa, D. C.; Ratsimbazafy, J.; Ravaloharimanitra, M.; Razafindramanana, J.; Razanaparany, T. P.; Righini, N.; Robson, N. M.; Goncalves, J. D.; Sanamo, J.; Santacruz, N.; Sato, H.; Sauther, M. L.; Scarry, C. J.; Serio-Silva, J. C.; Shanee, S.; Lins, P.; Smith, A. C.; Aguilar, S. E. S.; Souza-Alves, J. P.; Stavis, V. K.; Steffens, K. J. E.; Stone, A. I.; Strier, K. B.; Suarez, S. A.; Talebi, M.; Tecot, S. R.; Tujague, M. P.; Valenta, K.; Van Belle, S.; Vasey, N.; Wallace, R. B.; Welch, G.; Wright, P. C.; Donati, G.; Santini, L.: Factors influencing terrestriality in primates of the Americas and Madagascar. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 119 (42), e2121105119 (2022)

Hurme, E.; Fahr, J.; Eric-Moise, B. F.; Hash, C. T.; O'Mara, M. T.; Richter, H.; Tanshi, I.; Webala, P. W.; Weber, N.; Wikelski, M. et al.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Eidolon Monitoring Network: Fruit bat migration matches green wave in seasonal landscapes. Functional Ecology 36 (8), pp. 2043 - 2055 (2022)

Kohles, J. E.; O'Mara, M. T.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: A conceptual framework to predict social information use based on food ephemerality and individual resource requirements. Biological Reviews 97 (6), pp. 2039 - 2056 (2022)

Linek, N.; Brzęk, P.; Gienapp, P.; O'Mara, M. T.; Pokrovsky, I. G.; Schmidt, A.; Shipley, J. R.; Taylor, J. R. E.; Tiainen, J.; Volkmer, T. et al.; Wikelski, M.; Partecke, J.: A partial migrant relies upon a range‑wide cue set but uses population‑specific weighting for migratory timing. BMC Movement Ecology 9, 63 (2021)

O'Mara, M. T.; Amorim, F.; Scacco, M.; McCracken, G. F.; Safi, K.; Mata, V.; Tome, R.; Swartz, S.; Wikelski, M.; Beja, P. et al.; Rebelo, H.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Bats use topography and nocturnal updrafts to fly high and fast. Current Biology 31 (6), pp. 1311 - 1316 (2021)

Calderon-Capote, M. C.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Fahr, J.; Wikelski, M.; Kays, R.; O'Mara, M. T.: Foraging movements are density-independent among straw-coloured fruit bats. Royal Society Open Science 7 (5), 200274 (2020)

Schaeffer, P. J.; O'Mara, M. T.; Breiholz, J.; Keicher, L.; Lazaro, J.; Muturi, M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Metabolic rate in common shrews is unaffected by temperature, leading to lower energetic costs through seasonal size reduction. Royal Society Open Science 7 (4), 191989 (2020)

Hiller, T.; Rasche, A.; Brändel, S. D.; König, A.; Jeworowski, L.; O'Mara, M. T.; Cottontail, V.; Page, R. A.; Glebe, D.; Drexler, J. F. et al.; Tschapka, M.: Host biology and anthropogenic factors affect hepadnavirus infection in a neotropical bat. EcoHealth 16 (1), pp. 82 - 94 (2019)

O'Mara, M. T.; Scharf, A. K.; Fahr, J.; Abedi-Lartey, M.; Wikelski, M.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; Safi, K.: Overall dynamic body acceleration in straw-colored fruit bats increases in headwinds but not with airspeed. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 7, 200 (2019)

O'Mara, M. T.; Wikelski, M.; Kranstauber, B.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Common noctules exploit low levels of the aerosphere. Royal Society Open Science 6 (2), 181942 (2019)

O'Mara, M. T.; Wikelski, M.; Kranstauber, B.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: First three‐dimensional tracks of bat migration reveal large amounts of individual behavioral flexibility. Ecology 100 (9), e02762 (2019)

van Toor, M. L.; O'Mara, M. T.; Abedi-Lartey, M.; Wikelski, M.; Fahr, J.; Dechmann, D. K. N.: Linking colony size with quantitative estimates of ecosystem services of African fruit bats. Current Biology 29 (7), pp. R225 - R240 (2019)

Kohles, J. E.; Page, R. A.; Dechmann, D. K. N.; O'Mara, M. T.: Rapid behavioral changes during early development in Peters’ tent-making bat (Uroderma bilobatum). PLoS One 13 (10), e0205351 (2018)

Dechmann, D. K. N.; Wikelski, M.; Ellis-Soto, D.; Safi, K.; O'Mara, M. T.: Determinants of spring migration departure decision in a bat. Biology Letters 13 (9), 20170395 (2017)