Interannual Survival of Myotis lucifugus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) near the Epicenter of White-Nose Syndrome

Jonathan D Reichard; Nathan W Fuller; Alyssa B Bennett; Scott R Darling; Marianne S Moore; Kate E Langwig; Emily D Preston; Susi von Oettingen; Christopher S Richardson; D Scott Reynolds

doi:10.1656/045.021.0410

Interannual Survival of Myotis lucifugus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) near the Epicenter of White-Nose Syndrome

Northeast Nat (Steuben). 2014;21(4):N56-N59. doi: 10.1656/045.021.0410.

Affiliations

¹ US Fish and Wildlife Service, Hadley, MA 01035.
² Boston University, Boston, MA 02215.
³ Vermont Fish and Wildlife Department, Rutland, VT 05701.
⁴ State University of New York, Stony Brook, NY 11794.
⁵ University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA.
⁶ New Hampshire Fish and Game Department, Concord, NH 03301.
⁷ US Fish and Wildlife Service, Concord, NH 03301.
⁸ Northeastern University, Boston, MA, 02115.
⁹ St. Paul's School, Concord, NH 03301.

Abstract

Reduced populations of Myotis lucifugus (Little Brown Myotis) devastated by white-nose syndrome (WNS) persist in eastern North America. Between 2009 and 2013, we recaptured 113 marked individuals that survived between 1 and 6 winters in New England since the arrival of WNS. We also observed signs of reproductive success in 57 recaptured bats.

Grants and funding

K12 GM102778/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States