• Bats mimic hymenopteran insect sounds to deter predators 

      Ancillotto, Leonardo; Pafundi, Donatella; Cappa, Federico; Chaverri Echandi, Gloriana; Gamba, Marco; Cervo, Rita; Russo, Danilo (2022)
      This study explores interspecific acoustic mimicry in mammals, particularly focusing on the greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) distress calls. These calls imitate stinging bee and wasp sounds, aiming to deter avian ...
    • Social communication in bats 

      Chaverri Echandi, Gloriana; Ancillotto, Leonardo; Russo, Danilo (2018)
      Bats represent one of the most diverse mammalian orders, not only in terms of species numbers, but also in their ecology and life histories. Many species are known to use ephemeral and/or unpredictable resources that require ...