Lubee Publications List

This list includes publications that have resulted from work conducted at Lubee or funded by or in part by Lubee. Lubee has over 108 scientific publications. The status of journal papers and books is given ( in prep - in preparation ), links to download PDF copies of the papers and additional edits/corrections will be made over time.

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1. Widmaier, E. P. and T. H. Kunz (1993). "Basal, diurnal, and stress-induced levels of glucose and glucocorticoids in captive bats." The Journal of Experimental Zoology 265 (5): 533-540. Published Journal Article

2. McNab, B. K. and F. J. Bonaccorso (1995). "The energetics of Australian swifts, frogmouths and nightjars." Physiological Zoology 68 (2): 245-261. Published Journal Article

3. Kunz, T. H. and D. Jones (2000). " Pteropus vampyrus ." Mammalian Species 642 : 1-6. Published Series

4. Jones, D. and T. H. Kunz (2000). " Pteropus hypomelanus ." Mammalian Species 639 : 1-6. Published Series

5. McNab, B. K. (1994). "Resource use and the survival of land and freshwater vertebrates on oceanic islands." American Naturalist 144 (4): 643-660. Published Journal Article

6. Kunz, T. H., A. Allgaier, et al. (1994). "Allomaternal care: helper assisted birth in Rodrigues fruit bat Pteropus rodricensis (Chiroptera: Pteroppodidae)." Journal of Zoology ( London ) 232 (4): 691-700. Published Journal Article

6. McNab, B. and F. Bonaccorso (1995). "The energetics of pteropodid bats." Symposia of the Zoological Society of London 67 : 111-122. Published symposia volume

7. Widmaier, E. P., T. L. Harmer, et al. (1994). "Further characterization of the pituitary-adrenocortical responses to stress in Chiroptera." The Journal of Experimental Zoology 269 (5): 442-449. Published Journal Article

8. Bhat, R. H. and T. H. Kunz (1995). "Altered flower/fruit clusters of the kitul palm used as roosts by the short-nosed fruit bat, Cynopterus sphinx (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)." Journal of Zoology ( London ) 235 : 597-604. Published Journal Article

9. Francis, C. M., E. L. P. Anthony, et al. (1994). "Lactation in male fruit bats." Nature 367 : 691-692. Published Journal Article

10. Heard, D. J., L. E. Fox, et al. (1996). "Antemortem diagnosis of myelolipoma-associated hepatomegaly in a Goeldi's monkey ( Callimico goeldii )." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 27 (2): 266-270. Published Journal Article

11. Heard, D. J., M. Garner, et al. (1995). "Toxocariass and intestinal volvulus in an island flying fox ( Pteropus hypomelanus )." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 26 (4): 550-552. Published Journal Article

12. McNab, B. K. (1995). "The standard energetics of South Pacific kingfisher." Physiological Zoology . In prep Journal Article

13. Bonaccorso, F. J. and B. K. McNab (1997). "Plasticity of energetics in blossom bats (Pteropodidae): impact on distribution." Journal of Mammalogy 78 : 1073-1088. Published Journal Article

14 a. Heard, D. J., C. Beale, et al. (1996). "Ketamine and ketamine: xylazine ED50 for short-term immobilization of the island flying fox (Pteropus hypomelanus)." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 27 (1): 44-48. Published Journal Article

14 b. Heard, D. J., C. D. Buergelt, et al. (1996). "Dilated cardiomyopathy associated with hypovitaminosis E in a captive collection of flying foxes ( Pteropus sp. )." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 27 (2): 149-157. Published Journal Article

15. Hood, W., T. H. Kunz, et al. (2001). "Interspecific and intraspecific variation in proximate, mineral, and fatty acid composition of milk in Old World fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)." Physiological Biochemical Zoology 74 (1): 134-146. Published Journal Article

16. Kunz, T. H., W. Hood, et al. "Post natal growth in four species of Old World fruit bat (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)." In prep Journal Article

17. Kunz, T. H. and W. Hood (2000). Parental care and post natal growth in Chiroptera. Reproductive Biology of Bats . E. G. Creighton and P. Krutzsch. New York , Academic Press : 415-468. Published Book Chapter

18. Balasingh, J., J. Koilraj, et al. (1995). "Tent construction by the short-nosed fruit bat, Cynopterus sphinx (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) in Southern India ." Ethology 100 : 210-229. Published Journal Article

19. Kunz, T. H. and A. A. Stern "Evaluation of TOBEC for estimating lean mass and lipid reserves in four species of neotropical bats." In prep Journal Article

20. Stern, A. A. and T. H. Kunz (1996). "Energetics of pregnancy and lactation in the greater spear-nosed bat, Phyllostomus hastatus ." Physiological Zoology . In prep Journal Article

21. Stern, A. A. and T. H. Kunz (1998). "Intraspecific variation in postnatal growth in the greater spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus hastatus ." Journal of Mammalogy 79 : 755-763. Published Journal Article

22. Stern, A. A., T. H. Kunz, et al. "Diet and nutrition in the greater spear-nosed bat, Phyllostomus hastatus , during pregnancy and lactation." In prep Journal Article

23. Stern, A. A., T. H. Kunz, et al. (1997). "Milk composition and lactational output in the greater spear-nosed bat, Phyllostomus hastatus ." Journal of Comparative Physiology 165 : 389-398. Published Journal Article

24. Stern, A. A., T. H. Kunz, et al. (1997). "Seasonal wing loading and the ontogeny of flight in the greater spear-nosed bat Phyllostomus hastatus ." Journal of Mammalogy 78 : 1199-1209. Published Journal Article

25 a. Heard, D. J., L. Neuwirth, et al. (1997). "Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare infection in a white-faced saki ( Pithecia pithecia )." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 28 (2): 185-188. Published Journal Article

25 b. Kunz, T. H. and C. A. Diaz (1995). "Folivory by leaf fractionation in fruit-eating bats, with new evidence from Artibeus jamaicensis ." Biotropica 27 (1): 106-120. Published Journal Article

26. Ochoa-Acuna, H. and T. H. Kunz (1999). "Thermoregulatory behavior in the small island flying fox, Pteropus hypomelanus ( Chiroptera : Pteropodidae)." Journal of Thermal Biology 24 (1): 15-20. Published Journal Article

27. Clippinger, T. L., R. A. Bennett, et al. (1997). "Clinical Challenge." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 28 (1): 115-119. Published Journal Note

28. Kunz, T. H. (1996). Obligate and opportunistic interactions of Old-world tropical bats and plants. Conservation and faunal biodiversity in Malaysia . Z. A. A. Hasan and Z. Akbar. Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia , Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia : 37-65. Published Book Chapter

29. Kunz, D. T., W. Hood, et al. "Post natal growth in Pteropus hypomelanus (chiroptera: Pteropodidae)." In Prep Journal Article

30. Kunz, T. H. and R. C. B. Utzurrum The use of wing bands for marking bats. A practical guide for the marking of bats . T. H. Kunz. In prep Book Chapter

31. Heard, D. J. and D. A. Whittier (1997). "Hematologic and plasma biochemical reference values for three flying fox species ( Pteropus sp. )." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 28 (4): 464-470. Published Journal Article

32. Heard, D. J., J. L. DeYoung, et al. (1997). "Comparative rectal bacterial flora of four flying fox ( Pteropus sp. ) species." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 28 (4): 471-475. Published Journal Article

33. Utzurrum, R. C. B. and T. H. Kunz The use of ball-chain necklaces for marking bats. A practical guide for marking bats . T. H. Kunz. In prep Book Chapter

34. Sutter, C. L., G. S. Bakken, et al. Use of transponders for marking and electronically monitoring individual bats. A practical guide for marking bats . T. H. Kunz. In prep Book Chapter

35. LeBlanc, D. and S. Barnard Handling guidelines for Old world fruit bats. Bats in Captivity . S. Barnard. Malabar, FL., Krieger Publishing Company. In prep Book Chapter

36. Heard, D. J. and V. Huft (1998). "Effect of short-term physical and isoflurane restraint on hematologic and plasma biochemical values in the island flying fox ( Pteropus hypomelanus) ." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 29 (1): 14-17. Published Journal Article

37. Dierenfeld, E. S. and J. Seyjagat (1998). Intake and diet digestibility in three species of captive Pteropodid bats : 73-79. Published Journal Article

38. Kunz, T. H. and A. A. Stern (1995). "Maternal investment and post-natal growth in bats." Symposia of the Zoological Society of London 67 : 123-138. Published Journal Article

39. Kunz, T. H. (2004). A practical guide for marking bats . In Prep Book

40. McNab, B. and M. Armstrong (1999). "Sexual size dimorphism and the scaling of metabolism in flying foxes of the genus Pteropus ." Journal of Mammalogy . Journal Article

41. Iudica, C. A. and F. J. Bonaccorso (2003). "Anecdotal observations of seawater ingestion by flying foxes of the genus Pteropus (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)." Mammalia 67 (3): 455-458. Published Journal Article

42. Heard, D. J. (1997). Medical management of megachiropterans. Zoo and Wild Animal Medicine . M. E. Fowler and R. E. Miller. Philadelphia, W.B. Saunders Co. Current Therapy 4: 344-353. Published Book Chapter

43. Deem, S. L., D. J. Heard, et al. (1999). "Cranial edema associated with a protein-losing nephropathy in a golden-mantled flying fox (Pteropus pumilus)." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 30 (1): 126-131. Published Journal Article

44. Storz, J. F., H. R. Bhat, et al. (2000). "Social structure of a polygynous tent-making bat, Cynopterus sphinx (Megachiroptera)." Journal of Zoology ( London ) 251 (2): 151-165. Published Journal Article

45. Storz, J. F., J. Balasingh, et al. (2000). "Dispersion and site fidelity in a tent-roosting population of the short-nosed fruit bat (Cynopterus sphinx) in southern India ." Journal of Tropical Ecology 16 : 117-131. Published Journal Article

46. Herrera, G. L., D. LeBlanc, et al. (2000). "Sugar discrimination and gustatory thresholds in captive-born frugivorous Old World Bats." Mammalia 64 (2): 135-143. Published Journal Article

47. Leuthold, C. (1997). "Roost type influence on clustering, behavior and activity: Comparison between Pteropus vampyrus , Pteropus hypomelanus , Cynopterus brachyotis and Artibeus jamaicensis" Journal Article

49. Helmick, K. E. and D. J. Heard "Fatal pneumonia in captive Wahlberg's Epauletted fruit bats ( Epomophorus wahlbergi ) caused by a pasturella-like bacterium." Pending Journal Article

50. Kingston , T., G. Jones, et al. (1999). "Echolocation signal design in Kerivoulinae and Murininae (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Malaysia ." Journal of Zoology ( London ) 249 (03): 359-374. Published Journal Article

51. Kingston , T., G. Jones, et al. (2000). "Social calls in clear-winged woolly bats ( Kerivoula pellucida ) from Malaysia ." Bioaccoustics 11 : 11-16. Published Journal Article

52. Bonaccorso, F. (1999). The Bats of Papua New Guinea , Conservation International Press. Published Book

53. Winkelmann, J. R., F. J. Bonaccorso, et al. (2000). "Home Range of the Southern Blossom bat, Syconycteris australis, in Papua New Guinea ." Journal of Mammalogy 81 (2): 408-414. Published Journal Article

54. Thompson, S. C. and J. R. Speakman (1998). "Absorption of visible spectrum radiation by the wing membranes of living Pteropodid bats."Journal Article

55. Kingston , T., A. Zubaid, et al. (1999). "Variation in insect assemblages in an undisturbed Malaysian rainforest: implications for monitoring the effects of forest fragmentation." In prep Journal Article.

56. Kingston , T., G. Jones, et al. (2000). "Resource partitioning in rhinolophoid bats revisited." Oecologia 124 : 332-342. Published Journal Article

57. McNab, B. and F. Bonaccorso (1999). "The metabolism of New Ginean pteropodid bats." Journal of Comparative Physiology . Journal Article

58. Dierenfeld, E. S. and J. Seyjagat (2000). "Plasma fat-soluble vitamin and mineral concentrations in relation to diet in captive Pteropodid bats." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 31 (3): 315-321. Published Journal Article

59. Kingston , T., M. Lara, et al. (2001). "Acoustic divergence in two cryptic Hipposideros species: a role for sexual selection." Proceedings of the Royal Society of London 268 : 1381-1386. Published Journal Article

60. Stern, A. A. (1996). Growth and reproductive energetics of the greater spear-nosed bat, Phyllostomus hastatus . Boston , Boston University . Bound PhD Dissertation

61. McNab, B. (1999). "The influence of body size, climate and distribution on the energetics of South Pacific pigeons." Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology . Journal Article

62. Bonaccorso, F. and B. McNab (2003). "Standard energetics of the leaf-nosed bats (Hipposideridae): its relationship to intermittent and protracted foraging tactics in bats and birds." Journal of Comparative Physiology B 171 : 201-214. Published Journal Article

63. Bonaccorso, F. J., J. R. Winklemann, et al. (2002). "Home range of Dobsonia minor (Pteropodidae): a solitary foliage-roosting fruit bat in Papua New Guinea ." Biotropica 34 : 127-135. Published Journal Article

64. Nelson, S. (2000). "Sugar concentration preference of two species of blossom bats ( Syconecteris australis and Macroglossus minimus ) in Papua New Guinea ." Submitted Journal Article

65. Ruby, J., P. T. Nathan, et al. (2000). "Chemical composition of fruits and leaves eaten by short-nosed fruit bat, Cynopterus sphinx ." Journal of Chemical Ecology 26 (12): 2825-2841. Published Journal Article

66. Elangovan, V., G. Marimuthu, et al. (2001). "Temporal patterns of resource use by the short-nosed fruit bat, Cynopterus sphinx (Megachiroptera: Pteropodidae)." Journal of Mammalogy 82 (1): 161-165. Published Journal Article

67. Newmark, J. (1998). Isolation calls of young Pteropus vampyrus facilitate mother-infant reunions (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae). Boston , Boston University . Thesis

68. Storz, J. F., J. Balasingh, et al. (2001). "Clinal variation in body size and sexual dimorphism in an Indian fruit bat, Cynopterus sphinx (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae)." Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 72 : 17-31. Journal Article

69. Elangovan, V., G. Marimuthu, et al. (2000). "Nectar feeding behavior in the short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus sphinx (Pteropodidae)." Acta Chiropterologica 2 (1): 1-5. Published Journal Article

70. Kingston , T., C. M. Francis, et al. (2003). "Species richness and rarity in an insectivorous bat assemblage from Malaysia ." Journal of Tropical Ecology 19 : 1-12. Published Journal Article

71. Kingston , T., G. Jones, et al. (2003). "Alternation of echolocation calls in 5 species of aerial-feeding insectivorous bats from Malaysia ." Journal of Mammalogy 84 (1): 205-215. Published Journal Article

72. Day, R. L., D. J. Heard, et al. (2001). "The effect of time at which plasma separation occurs on iochemical values in small island flying foxes ( Pteropus hypomelanus )." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 32 (2): 206-208. Published Journal Article

73. DeMarco, J. H., D. J. Heard, et al. (2001). "Ivermectin toxicosis after topical administration in dog-faced fruit bats ( Cynopteris brachyotis) ." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine 33 (2): 147-150. Published Journal Article

74. LeBlanc, D. Environmental enrichment for long-term captive bats. Bats in Captivity . S. Barnard. Malabar, FL., Krieger Publishing Company. In prep Book Chapter

75. Kingston , T., S. Gopal, et al. (2001). "Spatial distribution of species in an insectivorous bat community from Malaysia : implications for conservation biology." In prep Journal Article

76. Nathan, P. T., J. Balasingh, et al. (2001). "Social organization in captive short-nosed fruit bats ( Cynopterus sphinx : Pteropodidae)." Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology . In prep Journal Article

77. Mohd-Azlan, J., A. Zubaid, et al. (2001). "Distribution, relative abundance, and conservation status of the large flying fox, Pteropus vampyrus, in peninsular Malaysia : a preliminary assessment." Acta Chiropterologica 3 (2): 149-162. Journal Article

78. Gupukumar, N., P. T. Nathan, et al. (2002). "Early ontogeny of foraging behaviour in the short-nosed fruit bat Cynopterus sphinx (Megachiroptera) preliminary results." Mammals . Journal Article

79. Campbell, P. and T. H. Kunz " Cynopterus brachyotis ." Mammalian Species . Accepted /in prep series

80. Hodgkison, R., S. T. Balding, et al. (2003). "Roosting ecology and social organization of the spotted-winged fruit bat, Balionycteris maculata (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae), in a Malaysian lowland dipterocarp forest." Journal of Tropical Ecology 19 : 667-676. Journal Article

81. Storz, J. F. (2000). Genetic structure and social evolution in an Old-World tent-making bat. Boston , Boston University . Bound PhD Dissertation

82. Storz, J. F., H. R. Bhat, et al. (2001). "Genetic consequences of polygyny and social structure in an Indian fruit bat, Cynopterus sphinx. II. Variance in male mating success and effective population size." Evolution 55 (6): 1224-1232. Journal article

83. Storz, J. F., H. R. Bhat, et al. (2001). "Genetic consequences of polygyny and social structure in an Indian fruit bat, Cynopterus sphinx . I. Inbreeding, outbreeding, and population subdivision." Evolution 55 (6): 1215-1223. Journal Article

84. Hodgkison, R., D. Ahmad, et al. (2002). Capturing bats (Chiroptera) in tropical forest canopies. The Global Canopy Programme Handbook: Techniques of Access and Study in the Forest Roof . A. W. Mitchell, K. Secoy and T. Jackson. Oxford , Global Canopy Programme : 160-167. Book Section

85. Hodgkison, R. (2001). The ecology of fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) in Malaysian lowland dipterocarp forest, with particular reference to the spotted winged fruit bat ( Balionycteris maculata, Thomas). Aberdeen , University of Aberdeen . Bound PhD Dissertation

86. Winkleman, J., F. Bonaccorso, et al. (2003). "Home range and territoriality in the least blossom bat, Macroglossus minimus, in Papua New Guinea ." Journal of Mammalogy 84 : 561-570. Published Journal Article

87. Long, E. (2002). The feeding ecology of Pteropus rufus in a remnant gallery forest surrounded by sisal plantations in southeast Madagascar , Aberdeen University . Bound PhD Dissertation

89. Wood, W. F., J. Seyjagat, et al. (2002). "Volitile components of the shoulder gland secretions of flying foxes (Pteropus spp.)." In prep Journal Article

90. Hodgkison, R., S. T. Balding, et al. (2002). "Foraging strategies flight performance and vertical stratificaiton of Old World Fruit bats in Malaysia ." Ecological Monographs . Journal Article

90. Hodgkison, R., S. T. Balding, et al. (2003). "Fruit bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) as seed dispersers and pollinators in a lowland Malaysian rainforest." Biotropica 35 (4): 491-502. Journal Article

91. Myers, M. R., D. J. Heard, et al. "A comparison of serum and plasma for blood biochemical value dtermination in Malayan flying foxes ( Pteropus vampyrus )." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine . Submitted Journal Article

92. Long, E. and P. Racey (2002). "Food availability and diet of Pteropus rufus in the gallery forest and sisal plantations of the Berenty private reserve in SE Madagascar ." Journal Article

93. Long, E. and P. Racey (2002). "The nutritional ecology of Pteropus rufus (Pteropodidae) in the private reserve Brenty, SE Madagascar ." Journal Article

94. Long, E. and P. Racey (2002). "The role of Pteropus rufus (Pteropodidae) in the seed dispersal of two endemic figs ( Ficus species) in SE Madagascar ." Journal Article

95. Lafortune, M., J. Sherman O. Canapp, et al. "A VASECTOMY TECHNIQUE FOR EGYPTIAN FRUIT BATS (ROUSETTUS AEGYPTIACUS)." IN PREP

96. Heard, D. J. and Farina "Hemochromatosis in Captive Egyptian Fruit Bats ( Rousettus aegyptiacus )." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Management . in prep

97. Reeder, D. "Variations in the response to stress during the reproductive season in Indian Flying Foxes ( Pteropus hypomelanus ): Glucocorticoids and Testosterone." In prep

98. Peters, C., R. Isaza, et al. "Vaccination of captive Egyptian fruit bats (rousettus aegyptiacus) with monovolant inactivated rabies vaccine." Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine . in press

99. Gardner, A. "RADIOGRAPHIC EVALUATION OF CARDIAC SIZE IN FLYING FOX SPECIES (PTEROPUS RODRICENSUS, P. HYPOMELANUS, AND P. VAMPYRUS)." in prep

100. Campbell , P. (2005). Population genetic structure in the lesser dog-faced fruit bat ( Cynopterus brachyotis ) in peninsular Malaysia . Boston , Boston University . Expected Dissertation

101. Campbell, P., C. J. Schneider, et al. "Phylogeny and phylogeography of Old World fruit bats in the Cynopterus brachyotis complex." Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . in prep/Submitted Journal Article

102. Utzurrum, R. C. B. (1999). Spatio-temporal patterns in population and community structure of Philippine bats. Boston , Boston University . Bound PhD Dissertation

103. Kunz, T. H. and L. F. Lumsden (2003). Ecology of cavity and foliage roosting bats. Bat Ecology . T. H. Kunz and M. B. Fenton. Chicago, University of Chicago Press : 3-89. Published Book Chapter

104. Kingston , T. (2000). Diversity, extinction risk and structure in an insectivorous bat community from Malaysia . Department of Biology . Boston , Boston University . Bound PhD Dissertation

105. Nelson, S. L. (2003). Nutritional ecology of Old-World fruit bats. Wildlife Ecology and Conservation . Gainesville , University of Florida . Bound PhD Dissertation

106. Comeaux, L. B. (1997). A conservation genetic study and phylogeny of three flying fox (chiroptera: Pteroppodidae) species. Knoxville , University of Tennessee . Bound Masters Dissertation

107. LeBlanc, D. and S. Barnard The captive environment for Old World fruit bats. Bats in Captivity . S. Barnard. Malabar, FL., Kreiger Publishing Company. In prep Book Chapter

108. Nelson, S. L., D. V. Masters, et al. "Nutritional and landscape ecology and habitat use by Tongan flying foxes (Pteropus tonganus) in American Samoa : Do bats seek calcium within the landscape?" In prep

109. Nelson, S. L., S. R. Humphrey, et al. "Folivory in fruit bats: Are leaves a natural calcium supplement?" in prep

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