Impacts of anthropogenic habitat modification on mammalian diversity in the Mau Forest Complex, Kenya

Authors: Ouya, Evance O. ^{a, b, ⁎, 1}, Otiego, Brian O. ^{a, 2}, Kimanzi, Johnstone K. ^{b, 3}, Parsons, Arielle W. ^{c, 4}, Webala, Paul W. ^{a, 5}, Ferguson, Adam W. ^{d, 6}

Source: In Global Ecology and Conservation October 2024 54

Ultraconserved elements resolve phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic history of African-Malagasy bent-winged bats (Miniopterus)

Authors: Demos, Terrence C., Webala, Paul W., Goodman, Steven M., Kerbis Peterhans, Julian C., Lutz, Holly L., Agwanda, Bernard R., Cortés-Delgado, Natalia, Briones, Stefania, Ree, Richard H., Patterson, Bruce D.

Source: In Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution November 2023 188

The future of zoonotic risk prediction

Authors: Carlson, Colin J., Farrell, Maxwell J., Grange, Zoe, Han, Barbara A., Mollentze, Nardus, Phelan, Alexandra L., Rasmussen, Angela L., Albery, Gregory F., Bett, Bernard, Brett-Major, David M., Cohen, Lily E., Dallas, Tad, Eskew, Evan A., Fagre, Anna C., Forbes, Kristian M., Gibb, Rory, Halabi, Sam, Hammer, Charlotte C., Katz, Rebecca, Kindrachuk, Jason, Muylaert, Renata L., Nutter, Felicia B., Ogola, Joseph, Olival, Kevin J., Rourke, Michelle, Ryan, Sadie J., Ross, Noam, Seifert, Stephanie N., Sironen, Tarja, Standley, Claire J., Taylor, Kishana, Venter, Marietjie, Webala, Paul W.

Source: Philosophical Transactions: Biological Sciences, 2021 Nov 01. 376(1837), 1-12.

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Fruit bat migration matches green wave in seasonal landscapes

Authors: Hurme, Edward, Fahr, Jakob, Eric‐Moise, Bakwo Fils, Hash, C. Tom, O'Mara, M. Teague, Richter, Heidi, Tanshi, Iroro, Webala, Paul W., Weber, Natalie, Wikelski, Martin, Dechmann, Dina K. N.

Source: Functional ecology. 36(8):2043-2055

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Bats in Kenyan pit latrines: Non‐invasive sampling by photography

Authors: Webala, Paul W., Musila, Simon, Syingi, Robert, Okwany, Zedekiah A.

Source: African journal of ecology. 60(3):834-837

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Integrating Biodiversity Infrastructure into Pathogen Discovery and Mitigation of Emerging Infectious Diseases

Authors: COOK, JOSEPH A., ARAI, SATORU, ARMIÉN, BLAS, BATES, JOHN, BONILLA, CARLOS A. CARRION, DE SOUZA CORTEZ, MARIA BEATRIZ, DUNNUM, JONATHAN L., FERGUSON, ADAM W., JOHNSON, KARL M., KHAN, FAISAL ALI ANWARALI, PAUL, DEBORAH L., REEDER, DEEANN M., REVELEZ, MARCIA A., SIMMONS, NANCY B., THIERS, BARBARA M., THOMPSON, CODY W., UPHAM, NATHAN S., VANHOVE, MAARTEN P. M., WEBALA, PAUL W., WEKSLER, MARCELO, YANAGIHARA, RICHARD, SOLTIS, PAMELA S.

Source: BioScience, 2020 Jul 01. 70(7), 531-534.

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Biogeography of the Egyptian mongoose Herpestes ichneumon (Linnaeus, 1758) in Africa, with first records for Laikipia County, central Kenya

Authors: Ngatia, Dedan Kabuu, Webala, Paul Waswa, Mware, Mugo J., Butynski, Thomas M., Jong, Yvonne A., Ferguson, Adam Wesley

Source: African journal of ecology. 59(2):359-369

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Bat activity and species richness in different land‐use types in and around Chome Nature Forest Reserve, Tanzania

Authors: Katunzi, Thomas, Soisook, Pipat, Webala, Paul W., Armstrong, Kyle N., Bumrungsri, Sara

Source: African journal of ecology. 59(1):117-131

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African bat database: curated data of occurrences, distributions and conservation metrics for sub-Saharan bats.

Authors: Monadjem, Ara, Montauban, Cecilia, Webala, Paul W., Laverty, Theresa M., Bakwo-Fils, Eric M., Torrent, Laura, Tanshi, Iroro, Kane, Adam, Rutrough, Abigail L., Waldien, David L., Taylor, Peter J.

Source: Scientific Data; 12/2/2024, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p1-9, 9p

Subject Terms: BAT conservation, LIFE sciences, SPECIES distribution, ENVIRONMENTAL sciences, ENVIRONMENTAL management, ONLINE databases

Nuclear Introns Support the Subtribe Laephotina and Recently Proposed Genera of African Vespertilionidae.

Authors: Demos, Terrence C., Webala, Paul W., Monadjem, Ara, Patterson, Bruce D.

Source: Acta Chiropterologica; Dec2024, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p143-152, 10p

Subject Terms: BIOLOGICAL classification, VESPERTILIONIDAE, INTRONS, PHYLOGENY, SPECIES

Effects of habitat fragmentation on the bats of Kakamega Forest, western Kenya

Authors: Webala, Paul W., Mwaura, Jeremiah, Mware, Joseph M., Ndiritu, George G., Patterson, Bruce D.

Source: Journal of Tropical Ecology, 2019 Nov 01. 35(6), 260-269.

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Genetic variation and relationships among Afrotropical species of Myotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

Authors: Patterson, Bruce D., Webala, Paul W., Peterhans, Julian C. Kerbis, Goodman, Steven M., Bartonjo, Michael, Demos, Terrence C.

Source: Journal of Mammalogy, 2019 Aug 01. 100(4), 1130-1143.

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No Substantial Histopathologic Changes in Mops condylurus Bats Naturally Infected with Bombali Virus, Kenya.

Authors: Kareinen, Lauri^1,2, Airas, Niina², Kotka, Sara T.², Masika, Moses M.³, Aaltonen, Kirsi², Anzala, Omu³, Ogola, Joseph³, Webala, Paul W.⁴, Vapalahti, Olli², Sironen, Tarja², Forbes, Kristian M.⁵, kmforbes@uark.edu

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases; May2023, Vol. 29 Issue 5, p1029-1032, 4p, 1 Color Photograph, 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Chart

Human- and risk-mediated browsing pressure by sympatric antelope in an African savanna

Authors: Otieno, Tobias O., Goheen, Jacob R., Webala, Paul W., Mwangi, Albert, Osuga, Isaac M., Ford, Adam T.

Source: In Biological Conservation April 2019 232:59-65

Multilocus phylogeny of a cryptic radiation of Afrotropical long‐fingered bats (Chiroptera, Miniopteridae)

Authors: Demos, Terrence C., Webala, Paul W., Lutz, Holly L., Kerbis Peterhans, Julian C., Goodman, Steven M., Cortés‐Delgado, Natalia, Bartonjo, Michael, Patterson, Bruce D.

Source: Zoologica scripta. 49(1):1-13

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Distinct Genes with Similar Functions Underlie Convergent Evolution in Myotis Bat Ecomorphs.

Authors: Morales, Ariadna E, Burbrink, Frank T, Segall, Marion, Meza, Maria, Munegowda, Chetan, Webala, Paul W, Patterson, Bruce D, Thong, Vu Dinh, Ruedi, Manuel, Hiller, Michael, Simmons, Nancy B

Source: Molecular Biology & Evolution; Sep2024, Vol. 41 Issue 9, p1-16, 16p

Subject Terms: CONVERGENT evolution, CARBOHYDRATE metabolism, AUDITORY perception, COMPARATIVE genomics, SENSORY perception

Remarkably low host specificity in the bat fly Penicillidia fulvida (Diptera: Nycteribiidae) as assessed by mitochondrial COI and nuclear 28S sequence data.

Authors: Verrett, Taylor B.¹ (AUTHOR) tbverrett@gmail.com, Webala, Paul W.² (AUTHOR), Patterson, Bruce D.³ (AUTHOR), Dick, Carl W.^1,3 (AUTHOR)

Source: Parasites & Vectors. 10/27/2022, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p1-16. 16p.

Subject Terms: *BATS, *BAT behavior, *WILDLIFE conservation, *BAT ecology, *CYTOCHROME oxidase, *DIPTERA

Geographic Terms: KENYA

An annotated checklist of mammals of Kenya

Authors: Musila, Simon, Monadjem, Ara, Webala, Paul W., Patterson, Bruce D., Hutterer, Rainer, De Jong, Yvonne A., Butynski, Thomas M., Mwangi, Geoffrey, Chen, Zhong-Zheng, Jiang, Xue-Long

Source: Zoological research. 40(1):3-52

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Molecular phylogenetics of slit‐faced bats (Chiroptera: Nycteridae) reveal deeply divergent African lineages

Authors: Demos, Terrence C., Webala, Paul W., Kerbis Peterhans, Julian C., Goodman, Steven M., Bartonjo, Michael, Patterson, Bruce D.

Source: Journal of zoological systematics and evolutionary research. 57(4):1019-1038

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Microbiome Structural and Functional Interactions across Host Dietary Niche Space

Authors: Phillips, Caleb D., Hanson, John, Wilkinson, Jeremy E., Koenig, Lawrence, Rees, Eric, Webala, Paul, Kingston, Tigga

Source: Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2017 Oct 01. 57(4), 743-755.

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