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Jaap van Schaik

@jaapvschaik.bsky.social
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Bats / Parasites / Population Genetics / Behavior / Monitoring / Conservation / and everything in between

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Science X / Phys.org @sciencex.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Daubenton's bats are now entering hibernation a month earlier than 13 years ago without increasing fat reserves, highlighting shifting survival challenges linked to climate change. doi.org/g955mn
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An unexpected reaction to climate change: Daubenton's bats are hibernating for longer
The days are getting shorter, the temperatures are dropping. Numerous animals are migrating south, others are seeking their hibernacula—including bats.
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Jaap van Schaik @jaapvschaik.bsky.social · 03/10/2025
Proud to present our latest 🦇 paper! Using 13 years of data, we show that hibernation timing has shifted dramatically in two bat species, but in opposite directions 😮 Huge congrats to Gabi, Frauke, and the whole team. OA in @globalchangebio.bsky.social: dx.doi.org/10.1111/gcb.... Highlights in 🧵
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One Species Hibernates Shorter, the Other Longer: Rapid but Opposing Responses to Warming Climate in Two Sympatric Bat Species
Hibernation timing is a crucial seasonal transition that directly influences the survival and reproduction of hibernating mammals. Climate change alters key drivers of hibernation phenology, includin...
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Alex Falcone @alexfalcone.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
Bats are underrated.
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Fiona Mathews @fionamathews.bsky.social · 13/06/2025
Whose poo? New research shows bats are more likely to investigate new home if it smells of a friend's poo. Hmm. Let's not try this at home humans! 🦇💩 #bats #nature #wildlife @batconservation.bsky.social www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Jaap van Schaik @jaapvschaik.bsky.social · 27/04/2025
Great opportunity!
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Thejasvi Beleyur @beleyurthejasvi.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
We're looking for a PhD candidate who will characterise what echolocating agents do in groups using a multi-sensor rigs in the field. Wouldn't it be cool to finally figure out how bats manage their calling and flying - and even reconstruct what they may be hearing to make these decisions? 5/n
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Jaap van Schaik @jaapvschaik.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
Nathusius’ pipistrelle 🦇 is quite a remarkable species, an 8g fluffball that can migrate over 2000km across Europe. In our new paper, we use population genetics to learn a bit more about this amazing creature. (🧵 1/6) link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Diverse but declining? Population genetic structure and genetic diversity of Nathusius’ pipistrelle along the Dutch coastline during the autumn migration period - Mammalian Biology
Migratory bats are experiencing substantial increases in mortality risk from wind energy developments, but data on their migratory behavior and population dynamics are often lacking. Here, we develop ...
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Fiona Mathews @fionamathews.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Just a few more days to apply for a PhD with me! Use new technologies to study movement and ecology of serotine bats in UK. Evidence can guide future rabies control strategies, helping bats and people. Click on project 'Understanding transmission..' here: www.surrey.ac.uk/bbsrc-wessex... #PhD #bats
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Ephemeral Resource Adaptations @batichica.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
looking for a good scientific read? This paper is out today and shows how much energy male bats can save by living in groups. Great for buffering environmental unexpectedness! Pic by Rene J doi.org/10.1242/jeb.... @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @jexpbiol.bsky.social @uni-konstanz.de
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Jaap van Schaik @jaapvschaik.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Hey 🦇 people / conservation geneticists: If a 3 (up to 6) year postdoc in a quiet college town on the Baltic coast is sounding pretty good right about now, the Kerth lab is looking for you! (ad only in German unfortunately, but the group is int'l!) Happy to answer questions, deadline: Feb 10th!
uni-greifswald.de
Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in - Angewandte Zoologie und Naturschutz 24/Wi35
Stellenausschreibung Zoologischen Institut und Museum
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Jaap van Schaik @jaapvschaik.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Equally happy to share our new paper! It turns out malaria's little brother is infecting Myotis bats 🦇 and bat flies 🪰 all over Europe. Definitely an under-appreciated pathogen that deserves some more study and attention.
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Ephemeral Resource Adaptations @batichica.bsky.social · 03/01/2025
lovely write-up about our new paper in @science.org by @science.org 😍 @mpi-animalbehav.bsky.social @unikonstanz.bsky.social www.science.org/content/arti...
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Migrating bats surf warm winds to soar hundreds of kilometers
Tiny transmitters reveal at least one bat species is surprisingly flexible in its migration timing and pathfinding
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Jaap van Schaik @jaapvschaik.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Come apply for my soon-to-be-former job! Advert unfortunately only in German, but the group is very international. Very happy to chat and answer any questions
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Jaap van Schaik @jaapvschaik.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Now that I sort of know my way around here, I guess it's finally time for an intro post. I'm a postdoc at the University of Greifswald working on all things batty! 🦇 I'm terrible at posting regularly, but enjoy lurking along and reading about new pubs/discussions and all the other goings on.
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