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Habitat disturbance results in chronic stress and impaired health status in forest-dwelling paleotropical bats

Author(s) -

Anne Seltmann,

Gábor Á. Czirják,

Alexandre Courtiol,

Henry Bernard,

Matthew J. Struebig,

Christian C. Voigt

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

conservation physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942

H-Index - 37

ISSN - 2051-1434

DOI - 10.1093/conphys/cox020

Subject(s) - habitat , biology , ecology , disturbance (geology) , biodiversity , population , chronic stress , habitat fragmentation , habitat destruction , paleontology , demography , sociology , endocrinology

Encroachment of humans into pristine habitats is a major threat to biodiversity. We found that some paleotropical bat species from disturbed forests suffered from chronic stress and an impaired immune system, suggesting that allostatic overload may play a pivotal role in the extinction of wildlife species.

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