Little brown bat

My report is about brown bats. There are two types of brown bats. They are called Big and Little Brown Bats. I learned that they are nocturnal animals. That means they are active at night and sleep during the day. Brown bats sleep up to 20 hours per day. The life span of the Big Brown Bat is 18-20 years while the Little Brown Bat lives 6-7 years. If you go looking for brown bats you will find them in big colonies. Big Brown Bats and Little Brown Bats are similar because they are both covered in fur, have leathery wings, and have short round ears. These bats are also very different. Little Brown Bats weigh 14-16 grams with a body size of…

of the bat species, if the total number of bats becomes very small, is a decrease in fitness as there will be less protection among the population of little brown bats. A decrease in fitness means the little brown bats won't be able to defend themselves against predators as their group numbers are too small. In addition, during the colder season, these little brown bats won’t be able to generate enough heat among themselves, which can potentially lead to their deaths. Another threat to the…

Chiroptera forelimb morphological evolution is what allows them the gift of flight, which is their forelimb main function. Their wings contain an altered tetrapod limb structure (Cooper and Tabin 2008). Changes include increasing membrane surface area between the digits and between the forelimb and flank (Cooper and Tabin 2008). In addition to a reduced bone thickness which decreases the bats weight (Cooper and Tabin 2008). Also a strengthen forelimb and increase in muscle mass of the forelimb,…

Orders of mammal, the Order Chiroptera (bats) is the only Order that can fly. Bats is the only mammal that have modified limbs allowing it to achieve the ability to fly (Hickman, 2015). Bats is also the only few mammals that have the ability to use echolocation- the ability to use high frequency sound to navigate the environments. Bats are divided into two groups: megabats and microbats. Megabats does not relies echolocation, but instead relies on vision and smell for navigation. Megabats only…

within wing tissue of Little Brown Myostis infected with White Nose Syndrome to bats without White Nose Syndrome. As expected, Pseudogymnoascus destructans caused significant changes in gene expression within the tissue. Inflammatory responses paired with anti-fungal host responses were triggered by the introduction of Pseudogymnoascus destructans. Necessary chemokines (Small secreted proteins that induce a certain response) were produced in tissue with Pseudogymnoascus destructans, but immune…

The Evolution of the Trope of Flying In Morrison’s Song of Solomon Flying is a trope which is depicted prominently in Toni Morrison’s book Song of Solomon. This trope appears in the book as a branch of magic realism and it provides the magical element within harshness and tepid realism. The trope unites all the different elements of the story together throughout the entire book. Obviously, flying is an important clue in the book and it is used for both literally and figuratively as a way to…

offering to write a white paper to Cullen Geiselman of Bat Conservation International in regards to a technology discovered in 2013. This white paper will be written under the guidelines of my English 3302 studies along with Technical Communications by Paul Anderson. The technology chosen would aid the organization in many of its goals regarding bat conservation. A volatile organic chemical (VOC) derived from bacteria is found to hinder white-nose syndrome fungus growth in bat colonies across…

There are also hazards that face the bat colony itself. By being located in the East College Street parking garage the bats may be at risk to the insecticide that is sprayed throughout the warmer part of the year. Insecticide trucks drive down highly populated centers in Nacogdoches, particularly those near athletic areas. As verified by Brian Bray, Director of Community Services for the city of Nacogdoches, there has been insecticide sprayed down East College Street throughout the year until…

This shows Onychonycteris finneyi, a bat fossil. The image shows its wing digits widely spread out with small claws on tip of each finger. It also shows the long tail found in earlier bat fossils (Moskowitz, 2008). Molecular Mechanisms The origins of bats wing muscles, molecular and cellular mechanisms are unknown but this research shows that the wing muscles of bats come from “a multiple myogenic source of different embryonic origins” (Tokita, Abe, && Suzuki, 2012). The results conclude that…

It has been known for many years that bats use echolocation to navigate and find prey in the dark. What has been left unanswered is how that when bats are flying together are not found running into each other due to interference of sound waves from their neighbours. It is known that bats do not have any problems with this interference because bats have been observed flying in swarms and capturing prey with not a problem. What scientists are now trying to discover is how the bats can get around…