This news release is available in German. African straw-coloured fruit bats fulfil important ecosystem functions by dispersing seeds and pollen during their flights. Researchers from the Max Planck ...

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African straw-colored fruit bats, or Eidolon helvum, are among the bat species researchers have determined are not likely hosts of ebolaviruses. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible ...

In a recent study published in the journal PLoS ONE, researchers evaluated the temporal shedding patterns of coronavirus (CoV) in Eidolon helvum, the straw-colored fruit bat. E. helvum is a pteropodid ...

Thousands of fruit bats migrate to Kasanka National Park, Zambia annually. Bats aid forest regeneration through seed dispersal and pollination. Kasanka's swamp forest is a key migration stop due to ...

Everybody who visits Kasanka National Park in Zambia during "bat season" agrees that the evening emergence of African straw-coloured fruit bats from their roost site is one of the wildlife wonders of ...

AT Kampala, Uganda (latitude 0° 20′ N.), there is an enormous roost of the fruit bat, Eidolon helvum Kerr. Numbers vary seasonally, with a maximum of about 250,000 during October–November.

When searching for food, African straw-colored fruit bats cover greater distances than any other bat species studied to date. African straw-coloured fruit bats fulfil important ecosystem functions by ...