Misconceptions and misinformation about bats and viruses

• Sebastien J. Puechmaille,
• Meriadeg Ar Gouilh,
• Dina Dechmann,
• Brock Fenton,
• Cullen Geiselman,
• Rodrigo Medellin,
• Russell Mittermeier,
• Paul Racey,
• DeeAnn M. Reeder,
• Juliane Schaer,
• Amanda Vicente-Santos,
• Wes Sechrest,
• Luis Víquez-R,
• Natalie Weber

Affiliations

Sebastien J. Puechmaille

Corresponding author.; ISEM, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, EPHE, IRD, Montpellier, France

Meriadeg Ar Gouilh

GRAM2.0, University of Caen Normandy, Caen, 14000, France; Virology Department, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Caen, Caen 14000, France

Dina Dechmann

Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Department of Migration, Radolfzell, Germany

Brock Fenton

Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada

Cullen Geiselman

Bat Eco-Interactions, USA

Rodrigo Medellin

Institute of Ecology, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

Russell Mittermeier

Global Wildlife Conservation, Austin, USA

Paul Racey

Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, United Kingdom

DeeAnn M. Reeder

Department of Biology, Bucknell University, USA

Juliane Schaer

Department of Biology, Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany

Amanda Vicente-Santos

Population Biology, Ecology, and Evolution Graduate Program, Emory University, USA

Wes Sechrest

Global Wildlife Conservation, Austin, USA

Luis Víquez-R

Institute of Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation Genomics, Ulm University, Germany

Natalie Weber

Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior, Department of Migration, Radolfzell, Germany