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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A reminder that the Black and Indigenous Scholars Award in Mammalogy is now accepting applications for awards of up to $1500 to support the further development of mammalogy by Black/African American, African, and Indigenous individuals. www.mammalsociety.org/form/black-i...

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

The American Society of Mammalogists is seeking assistance with design and production of a digital newsletter. The quarterly newsletter will share information about mammal research and conservation, student awards and funding opportunities, ASM activities, and more.

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Request for Proposal: Design and production of an ASM Digital Newsletter

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Fellow Mammalogists, The 2026 Annual Meeting is being held Norfolk, VA. We will continue our tradition of a live auction, with the proceeds going to support young mammalogists through grants and awards. We need donations!

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Dear ASM Members, The American Society of Mammalogists relies on your participation to guide its future. If you have not yet done so, please take a moment to vote in the election for our next round of leadership.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

ASM relies on your participation to guide its future. Please take a moment to vote in the election for our next round of leadership. Input on candidates for each of the positions can be viewed below and can also be viewed on the ballot. asm.wildapricot.org/Sys/Poll/72672

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Introduction: Advances in small carnivore ecology doi.org/10.1093/jmam... This Collection showcases some of the novel and critical research currently being carried out on small carnivores

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Introduction: advances in small carnivore ecology

Central to most terrestrial food webs, small carnivores (Carnivora <21.5 kg adult weight; Carbone et al. 1999; Do Linh San et al. 2022) are nonetheless

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Contrasting spatial and temporal activity patterns of bats at maternity roosts and swarming sites doi.org/10.1093/jmam...

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Tracing the genetics of pigment loss in maternity colonies of Townsend's Big-Eared bats, Corynorhinus townsendii doi.org/10.1093/jmam... The anomaly was not linked to inbreeding or low genetic diversity, but patterns suggest some heritability in the trait.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Animal smorgasbord: the highly diverse diet of the Wooly False Vampire Bat (Chrotopterus auritus) in southeastern Mexico doi.org/10.1093/jmam... We found at least 115 taxa and seasonal variations on a diet mainly composed of large rodents.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Does predation risk constrain behavior in prey species? A test with five tropical forest mammals. doi.org/10.1093/jmam... Findings support hypothesis that predators constrain prey species activity and behavior.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Resource availability influences group size but not territory size of North American Beaver (Castor canadensis), a territorial social species doi.org/10.1093/jmam... We found that resource availability positively influenced group size, but had no detectable effect on territory size.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Predicting niche spaces of expanding Evening Bat (Nycticeius humeralis) populations following white-nose syndrome establishment doi.org/10.1093/jmam... Researchers in Indiana found support for compensatory community dynamic in white-nose syndrome impacted Midwest bat communities

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

ASM is pleased to announce the 2025 awardees for the Black and Indigenous Scholars Award. This award is made possible solely from the generosity of private donor-created funds. No membership dues or conference registration fees are used. Our sincere gratitude to the gifts of many.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

The American Society of Mammalogists is pleased to announce that its committee is accepting applications for the 2026 ASM Student Science Policy Award! Applications are due January 23rd, 2026. www.mammalogy.org/index.php/co...

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

A Letter to a Young Data Analyst: Learning Before Leaning on AI doi.org/10.1093/jmam... @Dyckologist

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Space use and environmental drivers of raccoon activity in an urban park: evidence for avoidance of road crossings. doi.org/10.1093/jmam... Using GPS and accelerometry data, we show raccoons in an urban park avoid crossing roads and that activity patterns are temperature driven

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

A craniomandibular appraisal of size and shape variation in the genus Holochilus (Cricetidae, Sigmodontinae) by means of geometric morphometrics doi.org/10.1093/jmam...

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Museomics and new topotypes resolve the taxonomy and nomenclature of a widespread Patagonian Ctenomys (Rodentia, Ctenomyidae) doi.org/10.1093/jmam...

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

The genetic implications of translocations on Fisher (Pekania pennanti) populations in Montana and Idaho doi.org/10.1093/jmam... Genetic structure in the U.S. Northern Rocky Mountain fishers is influenced by translocation history.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Phenotype response for the invasive Petaurus notatus in Tasmania. doi.org/10.1093/jmam... Petaurus notatus, introduced to Tasmania in the 1830s, has been linked to bird predation. Using geometric morphometrics, we found Tasmanian gliders have larger skulls with features linked to carnivory.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

First comprehensive approach to the systematics of Myotis barquezi using morphology, molecules, and acoustics doi.org/10.1093/jmam... Specimens of Myotis were collected in Corrientes province, and their characteristics are coincident with those described for M. barquezi.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Bats underneath: Assessing neotropical bat use of highway underpasses using photo-trapping doi.org/10.1093/jmam... We found cluttered space gleaners to be the ones using the structures, mostly from family Phillostomidae.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Biodiversity conservation depends on the expansion of taxonomy and systematics research doi.org/10.1093/jmam... Here, we propose to use a 4-step framework with which to approach conservation strategy for mammalian biodiversity.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Physiological health benchmarks in free-ranging Fosa (Cryptoprocta ferox): establishing reference intervals to assess the impact of anthropogenic disturbance on an endemic apex predator. doi.org/10.1093/jmam... Our study establishes key health benchmarks for the Fosa, Madagascar's top predator.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge. doi.org/10.1093/jmam... @ConnorBurgin1 @n8_upham The Mammal Diversity Database 2.0, listing 6,759 mammal species and 50,230 species-level synonyms

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Hi Mammalogists! Reminder that the Black and Indigenous Scholars Award is open/accepting applications! Eligibility information/application link on our website: mammalsociety.org/committees/i... Deadline is Oct 15. Please share, we look forward to reviewing all applications. IDEA Committee

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Climate change drives habitat specialization and local extirpation, causing niche reduction in an endemic chipmunk @JenniferKFrey doi.org/10.1093/jmam... The Organ Mountains Colorado Chipmunk has been extirpated from > 60% of historical sites due to niche reduction, rather than habitat loss

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Sleeping giants: temporal, seasonal, and spatial variations in the 24-hour activity budget of Hippopotamus amphibius doi.org/10.1093/jmam... This 24-hour observational study reveals significant variation in hippo behaviour by time of day, season, location, and age

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Newly collected specimens of eastern Rhagomys (Rodentia, Sigmodontinae) reveal high morphological variation doi.org/10.1093/jmam... We improve understanding of morphological distinction between eastern Rhagomys species and securely assign the recently collected specimens to R. rufescens.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Semi-automated identification of individual Big Brown Bats via collagen-elastin patterns in the wing membrane doi.org/10.1093/jmam... We tested if pattern-recognition software could help automate identification of big brown bats based on the collagen-elastin bundle patterns

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Introduction to the Thomasomys (Rodentia: Cricetidae) turbinal adaptations: Insights into elevation and environmental challenges doi.org/10.1093/jmam... This study explores how the turbinal bones of Thomasomys species adapt to diverse environmental conditions in the

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

CONTEXT MATTERS: INTRINSIC AND EXTRINSIC FACTORS MODULATE HABITAT CHOICES IN AN ENDANGERED FOREST BAT doi.org/10.1093/jmam... Endangered northern long-eared bats in Wyoming shift their roost preferences based on weather and reproductive stage,

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Annual, seasonal, and daily space-use of Common Fallow Deer (Dama dama) in Australian agricultural landscapes doi.org/10.1093/jmam... Common Fallow Deer (Dama dama) in mixed pastoral and woodland habitat in Australia occupied large home ranges.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

STABLE POPULATION DYNAMICS OF THE OCELOT (LEOPARDUS PARDALIS) IN WELL-PRESERVED ATLANTIC FOREST AREAS doi.org/10.1093/jmam... Evaluated population dynamics of ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) for 14 years (2004 - 2018) in well-preserved areas of the Atlantic Forest of Argentina

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Forest conversion to cashew orchards delays the diel activity of diurnal mammals in West Africa doi.org/10.1093/jmam...

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Sex Differences in Auditory Brainstem Responses in the Hispid Pocket Mouse (Chaetodipus hispidus) doi.org/10.1093/jmam... We used auditory brainstem response measurements to report for the first time the hearing ability in C. hispidus. We found sex-specific differences in hearing sensitivity.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Hello mammalogists! A reminder that the Black and Indigenous Scholars Award in Mammalogy is now accepting applications for awards of up to $1500 to support the further development of mammalogy by Black/African American, African, and Indigenous individuals.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Distribution, threats, population trends and ecology of the Saharan striped polecat (Poecilictis libyca) in Tunisia: a questionnaire and field-based survey doi.org/10.1093/jmam... Reports 32 new records of the little known Saharan Striped Polecat in Tunisia

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Moth munchers: Limited intraspecific variation in summer diet of an endangered bat doi.org/10.1093/jmam... First comprehensive study of diet in the endangered Florida bonneted bat (Eumops floridanus) reveals high consumption of moths and little effect of urbanization or demographics.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Plant constituent predictors in the winter diet selection of the imperiled New England Cottontail (Sylvilagus transitionalis) doi.org/10.1093/jmam... We conducted microhistological analyses of field fecal samples and field surveys of plant species to determine winter diet

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

A new species of Myotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from the coastal desert of southern Peru doi.org/10.1093/jmam... A new species of myotine bat from the coastal desert of southern Peru is described using an integrative taxonomic approach.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Extending mammal specimens with their essential phenotypic traits doi.org/10.1093/jmam... A new museum digitization effort unlocks traits from millions of mammal specimens

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Effects of Masting Hardwoods on Stand-Use by Tree Squirrels and Fishers in Northern California doi.org/10.1093/jmam... We found that the presence of hardwoods in mixed-conifer stands was positively associated with occupancy and stand-use by tree squirrels and fishers.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Seasonal biochemical variations suggest that nutrient and energy dynamics in guanacos differ from typical ruminants. @anto_paneb doi.org/10.1093/jmam...

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) is a retrospective indicator of denning in polar bears Ursus maritimus doi.org/10.1093/jmam... This study shows that hemoglobin A1c, a blood sugar marker, can reveal maternity denning history.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Foraging tactics and success rates of brown bears preying on sockeye salmon in small streams doi.org/10.1093/jmam... Using camera trapping, this study reveals that bears preying on sockeye salmon in small streams use a variety of fishing methods that change with age

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Nectar drinking efficiency in lonchophylline and glossophagine bats: Are "pump-like" or "mop-like" tongues better? doi.org/10.1093/jmam... @Muchhala_Lab Examined nectar extraction efficiency in a range of flower morphologies, finding that both tongue types are similarly efficient

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Systematics and historical biogeography of Crunomys and Maxomys (Muridae: Murinae), with the description of a new species from Sulawesi and new genus-level classification doi.org/10.1093/jmam...

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Dear mammalogists, Field work is a critical component of our work and recommendations for best practices have proliferated over the recent years.

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American Society of Mammalogists @mammalogists.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Potential for population expansion by black bears in Alabama doi.org/10.1093/jmam... Data from GPS-collars used to create potential bear population range expansion maps for AL. Prediction maps indicate areas with high potential for bear population expansion throughout Alabama

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