White-nose syndrome, winter duration, and pre-hibernation climate impact abundance of reproductive female bats.
White-nose syndrome (WNS) is an infectious disease that disrupts hibernation in bats, leading to premature exhaustion of fat stores.Though we know WNS does impact reproduction in hibernating female bats, we are unsure how these impacts are exacerbated by local climate factors.We compiled data from four southeastern U.S.states and Creams used genera