Prevalence and severity of alopecia lesions on gray bats, Myotis grisescens, peaks during lactation.

We observed multiple gray bats (Myotis grisescens) in 2022 with large patches of fur loss (i.e., alopecia) on the dorsal surface of their body. Alopecia in wildlife has been linked to multiple possible factors and often is a sign of suboptimal health. In 2023, we designed an experiment to compare pr...

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Main Authors: Ashleigh B Cable, Megan Kinsella, Richard Gerhold, Elizabeth Hamrick, Cory Holliday, Chris Ogle, Robert T Stinson Ii, Dustin Thames, Emma V Willcox
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2024-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0314009
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