Bats surf storm fronts during spring migration

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  • DOI 10.1126/science.ade7441
  • PMID https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39745957
  • OpenAlex ID W4406025501
  • Type Article
  • Language EN
  • Published 02 Jan 2025
  • Volume 387 (6729)
  • Pages 97–102
  • Source Science
  • Publisher American Association for the Advanc…
  • FWCI 21.57
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  • Institutions 2
  • Added 03 Jan 2025
  • Updated 31 Oct 2026
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Bats surf storm fronts during spring migration

Article 2025 EN

Long-distance migration, common in passerine birds, is rare and poorly studied in bats. Piloting a 1.2-gram IoT (Internet of Things) tag with onboard processing, we tracked the daily location, temperature, and activity of female common noctules ( Nyctalus noctula ) during spring migration across central Europe up to 1116 kilometers. Over 3 years, 71 bats migrated tens to hundreds of kilometers per…

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1 Edward Hurme Corresponding University of Konstanz (DE) Max Planck Institute of Animal… (DE)
2 Ivan Lenzi Max Planck Institute of Animal… (DE)
3 Martin C. Wikelski University of Konstanz (DE) Max Planck Institute of Animal… (DE)
4 Timm A. Wild Corresponding Max Planck Institute of Animal… (DE)
5 Dina K. N. Dechmann Corresponding University of Konstanz (DE) Max Planck Institute of Animal… (DE)

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