Pre-Columbian Bat
Desmodus rotundus. [photo: Brock Fenton] Dr. Brock Fenton
Behaviour and Ecology of Bats
Publications
2 September 2005 PUBLICATIONS IN REFEREED JOURNALS
1. Fenton, M.B. 1966. Myotis sodalis in caves near Watertown, New York. Journal of Mammalogy, 47:526.
2. Churcher, C.S. & M.B. Fenton. 1968. Vertebrate remains from the Dickson limestone quarry, Halton County,
Ontario, Canada. Bulletin of the National Speleological Society, 30:11-16.
3. Fenton, M.B. 1969. The carrying of young by females of three species of bats. Canadian Journal of Zoology,
47:158-159.
4. Fenton, M.B. 1969. Summer activity of Myotis lucifugus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae at hibernacula in Ontario
and Quebec. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 47:597-602.
5. Peterson, R.L. & M.B. Fenton. 1969. A record of Siamese twinning in bats. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 47:154.
6. Fenton, M.B. 1970. The deciduous dentition and its replacement in Myotis lucifugus (Chiroptera:
Vespertilionidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 48:817-820.
7. Fenton, M.B. 1970. A technique for monitoring bat activity with results obtained from different environments in
southern Ontario. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 48:847-851.
8. Fenton, M.B. 1970. Population studies of Myotis lucifugus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Ontario. Life Science
Contributions, Royal Ontario Museum, 77:1-34.
9. Peterson, R.L. & M.B. Fenton. 1970. Variation in bats of the genus Harpyionycteris with the description of a new
race. Life Science Occasional Papers, Royal Ontario Museum, 17:1-15.
10. Laidlaw, G.W.J. & M.B. Fenton. 1971. Control of nursery colony populations of bats by artificial light. Journal
of Wildlife Management, 35:843-846.
11. Carmody, G.R., M.B. Fenton & D.S.K. Lee. 1971. Variation of body weight and proteins in three Ontario
populations of hibernating Myotis lucifugus lucifugus (LeConte) (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Canadian
Journal of Zoology, 49:1535-1540.
12. Fenton, M.B. & R.L. Peterson. 1972. Further notes on Tadarida aloysiisabaudiae and Tadarida russata
(Chiroptera: Molossidae - Africa). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 50:19-24.
13. Fenton, M.B. 1972. The structure of aerial-feeding bat faunas as indicated by ears and wing elements. Canadian
Journal of Zoology, 50:287-296.
14. Fenton, M.B. 1972. Distribution and overwintering of Myotis leibii and Eptesicus fuscus (Chiroptera:
Vespertilionidae) in Ontario. Life Sciences Occasional Papers, Royal Ontario Museum, 21:1-8.
15. Fenton, M.B., S.L. Jacobson, & R.N. Stone. 1973. An automatic ultrasonic sensing sensing system for
monitoring the activity of some bats. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 51:291-299.
16. Roeder, K.D. & M.B. Fenton. 1973. Acoustic responsiveness of Scoliopteryx libatrix (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae),
a moth that shares hibernacula with some insectivorous bats. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 51:681-685.
17. Coutts, R.A., M.B. Fenton & E. Glen. 1973. Food intake by captive Myotis lucifugus and Eptesicus fuscus
(Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae). Journal of Mammalogy, 54:985-990.
18. Oxley, D.J., M.B. Fenton & G.R. Carmody. 1974. The effects of roads on populations of small mammals.
Journal of Applied Ecology, 11:51-59.
19. Fenton, M.B. 1974. The role of echolocation in the evolution of bats. American Naturalist, 108:386-388.
20. Fenton, M.B. & K.D. Roeder. 1974. The microtymbals of some Arctiidae. Journal of the Lepidopteran Society,
28:205-211.
21. Fenton, M.B. 1975. Acuity of echolocation in Collocalia hirundinaceae (Aves: Apodidae) with comments on the
distributions of echolocating swiftlets and molossid bats. Biotropica, 7:1-7.
22. Fenton, M.B. 1975. Observations on the biology of some Rhodesian bats including a key to the Chiroptera of
Rhodesia. Life Science Contributions, Royal Ontario Museum, 104:1-27.
23. Fenton, M.B. & T.H. Fleming. 1976. Ecological interactions between bats and nocturnal birds. Biotropica,
8:104-110.
24. Courtney, P.A. & M.B. Fenton. 1976. The effects of a small rural garbage dump on Journal of Applied Ecology,
13:413-422.
25. Fenton, M.B. & G.K. Morris. 1976. Opportunistic feeding by desert bats, Myotis spp. Canadian Journal of
Zoology, 54:526-530.
26. Fenton, M.B., J.J. Belwood, J.H. Fullard & T.H. Kunz. 1976. Responses of Myotis lucifugus Chiroptera :
Vespertilionidae) to calls of conspecifics and to other sounds. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 54:1443-1448.
27. Belwood, J.J. & M.B. Fenton. 1976. Variation in the diet of Myotis lucifugus (Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae).
Canadian Journal of Zoology, 54:1674-1678.
28. Fenton, M.B., N.G.H. Boyle, T.M. Harrison & D.J. Oxley. 1977. Activity patterns, habitat use, and prey
selection by some African insectivorous bats. Biotropica,9:73-85.
29. Fenton, M.B., D.H.M. Cumming & D.J. Oxley. 1977. Prey of bat hawks and availability of bats. Condor,
79:495-497.
30. Fullard, J.H. & M.B. Fenton. 1977. Acoustic and behavioural analysis of the sounds produced by some species
of Nearctic Arctiidae (Lepidoptera). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 55:1213-1224.
31. Fenton, M.B. 1977. Variation in the social calls of little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus). Canadian Journal of
Zoology, 55:1151-1156.
32. Martin, K.A. & M.B. Fenton. 1978. A possible defensive function for the calls given by bats (Myotis lucifugus)
arousing from torpor. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 56:1430-1432.
33. Thomas, D.W. & M.B. Fenton. 1978. Notes on the dry season roosting and foraging behaviour of Epomophorus
gambianus and Rousettus aegyptiacus (Chiroptera:Pteropodidae). Journal of Zoology (London),
186:403-406.
34. Simmons, J.A., M.B. Fenton & M.J. O'Farrell. 1979. Echolocation and pursuit of prey by bats. Science,
203:16-21.
35. Simmons, J.A., M.B. Fenton, W.R. Ferguson, M. Jutting & J. Palin. 1979. Apparatus for research on animal
ultrasonic signals. Life Science Miscellaneous Publications, Royal Ontario Museum, pp. 1-31.
36. Fullard, J.H., M.B. Fenton & J.A. Simmons. 1979. Jamming bat echolocation: the clicks of arctiid moths.
Canadian Journal of Zoology, 57:647-649.
37. Fenton, M.B. & D.W. Thomas. 1980. Dry season overlap in activity patterns, habitat use and prey selection by
sympatric African insectivorous bats. Biotropica, 12:81-90.
38. Fenton, M.B. & G.P. Bell. 1979. Echolocation and feeding behaviour in four species of Myotis (Chiroptera :
Vespertilionidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 57:1271-1277.
39. Fenton, M.B. & J.H. Fullard. 1979. The influence of moth hearing on bat echolocation strategies. Journal of
Comparative Physiology, 132:77-86.
40. Thomas, D.W., M.B. Fenton, & R.M.R. Barclay. 1979. Social behavior of Myotis lucifugus. I Mating behavior.
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 6:129-136.
41. Barclay, R.M.R., M.B. Fenton & D.W. Thomas. 1979. Social behavior of Myotis lucifugus. II Vocal
communication. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 6:137-146.
42. Barclay, R.M.R., D.W. Thomas & M.B. Fenton. 1980. A comparison of methods used for controlling bats in
buildings. Journal of Wildlife Management, 44:502-506.
43. Fenton, M.B. and R.M.R. Barclay. 1980. Myotis lucifugus. Mammalian Species no. 142:1-8.
44. Fenton, M.B., C.G. van Zyll de Jong, G.P. Bell, D.B. Campbell, and M. Laplante. 1980. Distribution, parturition
dates and feeding of bats in south-central British Columbia. Canadian Field-Naturalist., 94:416-420.
45. van Zyll de Jong, C.G., M.B. Fenton and J.G. Woods. 1980. Occurrence of Myotis californicus at Revelstoke and
a second record of Myotis septentrionalis for British Columbia. Canadian Field-Naturalist, 94:455-456.
46. Fenton, M.B., G.P. Bell and D.W. Thomas. 1980. Echolocation and feeding behaviour of Taphozous mauritianus (Chiroptera : Emballonuridae). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 58:1774-1777.
47. Hurley, S. and M.B. Fenton. 1980. Ineffectiveness of fenthion, zinc phosphide DDT and two ultrasonic rodent
repellers for control of populations of little brown bats. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and
Toxicology, 25:503-507.
48. Fenton, M.B., D.W. Thomas and R. Sasseen. 1981. Nycteris grandis (Nycteridae), an African carnivorous bat.
Journal of Zoology (London), 194:461-465.
49. Fenton, M.B. and G.P. Bell. 1981. Recognition of species of insectivorous bats by their their echolocation calls.
Journal of Mammalogy, 62:233-243.
50. Barclay, R.M.R., M.B. Fenton, M.D. Tuttle, and M.J. Ryan. 1981. Echolocation calls produced by Trachops
cirrhosus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomatidae) while hunting for frogs. Canadian Journal of Zoology,
59:750-753.
51. Woodsworth, G.C., G.P. Bell and M.B. Fenton. 1981. Observations of the echolocation, feeding behaviour and
habitat use of Euderma maculatum (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in southcentral British Columbia.
Canadian Journal of Zoology, 59:1099-1102.
52. Fenton, M.B. and J.H. Fullard. 1981. Moth hearing and the feeding strategies of bats. American Scientist,
69:266-275. reprinted in Exploring Animal Behavior, readings from American Scientist (1993, P.W.
Sherman and J. Alcock, eds., Sinauer Associates Inc., Sunderland, Ma.).
53. Fenton, M.B. 1982. Echolocation calls and patterns of hunting and habitat use of bats (Microchiroptera) from
Chillagoe, north Queensland. Australian Journal of Zoology, 30:417-425.
54. Thompson, D. and M.B. Fenton. 1982. Echolocation and feeding behaviour of Myotis adversus (Chiroptera :
Vespertilionidae). Australian Journal of Zoology, 30:543-546.
55. Fenton, M.B. 1983. Roosts used by the African bat Scotophilus leucogaster (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae).
Biotropica, 15:129-132.
56. Fenton, M.B., C.L. Gaudet, and M.L. Leonard. 1983. Feeding behaviour of the bats Nycteris grandis and
Nycteris thebaica (Nycteridae) in captivity. Journal of Zoology (London), 200:347-354.
57. Leonard, M.L. and M.B. Fenton. 1983. Habitat use by spotted bats Euderma maculatum, (Chiroptera:
Vespertilionidae): roosting and foraging behaviour. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 61:1487-1491.
58. Fullard, J.H., M.B. Fenton, and C.L. Furlonger. 1983. Sensory relationships of moths and bats sampled from two
Nearctic sites. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 61:1752-1757.
59. Herd, R.M. and M.B. Fenton. 1983. An electrophoresic, morphological and ecological investigation of a putative
hybdrid zone between Myotis lucifugus and Myotis yumanensis (Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae). Canadian
Journal of Zoology, 61:2029-2050.
60. Leonard, M.L. and M.B. Fenton. 1984. Echolocation calls of Euderma maculatum (Chiroptera :
Vespertilionidae): use in orientation and communication. Journal of Mammalogy, 65:122-126.
61. Fenton, M.B., H.G. Merriam, and G.L. Holroyd. 1983. Bats of Kootenay, Glacier, and Mount Revelstoke
National Parks in Canada: identification by echolocation calls, distribution and biology. Canadian Journal
of Zoology, 61:2503-2508.
62. Gaudet, C.L. and M.B. Fenton. 1984. Observational learning in three species of insectivorous bats (Chiroptera).
Animal Behaviour, 32:385-388.
63. Fenton, M.B. 1984. Echolocation: implications for the ecology and evolution of bats. Quarterly Review of
Biology, 59:33-53.
64. Bell, G.P. and M.B. Fenton. 1984. The use of Doppler-shifted echoes as a flutter detection and clutter rejection
system: the echolocation and feeding behavior of Hipposideros ruber (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae).
Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 15:109-114.
65. Fenton, M.B. and L.M. Crerar. 1984. Cervical vertebrae in relation to roosting posture in bats. Journal of
Mammalogy, 65:395-403.
66. Geggie, J.F. and M.B. Fenton. 1985. A comparison of foraging by Eptesicus fuscus (Chiroptera :
Vespertilionidae) in urban and rural environments. Canadian Journal of Zoology,63:263-266.
67. Fenton, M.B., R.M. Brigham, A.M. Mills & I.L. Rautenbach. 1985. The roosting and foraging areas of
Epomophorus wahlbergi (Pteropodidae) and Scotophilus viridis (Vespertilionidae) in Kruger National Park,
South Africa. Journal of Mammalogy, 66:461-468.
68. Bell, G.P. & M.B. Fenton. 1986. Visual acuity, sensitivity and binocularity in a gleaning insectivorous bat,
Macrotus californicus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae). Animal Behaviour, 34:409-414.
69. Thomson, C.E., M.B. Fenton, & R.M. R. Barclay. 1985. The role of infant isolation calls in mother-infant
reunions in the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus; Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae). Canadian Journal of
Zoology, 63:1982-1988.
70. Brigham, R.M. & M.B. Fenton. 1987. The effect of roost sealing as a method to control maternity colonies of big
brown bats. Canadian Journal of Public Health, 78:47-50.
71. Fenton, M.B., D.C. Tennant, & J. Wyszecki. 1987. Using echolocation calls to measure the distribution of bats:
the case of Euderma maculatum. Journal of Mammalogy, 68:142-144.
72. Brigham, R.M. & M.B. Fenton. 1986. The influence of roost closure on the roosting and foraging behaviour of
Eptesicus fuscus (Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 64:1128-1133.
73. Fenton, M.B. 1986. Hipposideros caffer (Chiroptera : Hipposideridae) in Zimbabwe: morphology and
echolocation calls. Journal of Zoology (London), 210:347-353
74. Fenton, M.B., D.H.M. Cumming, J.M. Hutton & C.M. Swanepoel. 1987. Foraging and habitat use by Nycteris
grandis (Chiroptera : Nycteridae) in Zimbabwe. Journal of Zoology (London), 211:709-716.
75. Fenton, M.B. & I.L. Rautenbach. 1986. A comparison of the roosting and foraging behaviour of three species of
African insectivorous bats. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 64:2860-2867.
76. Hickey, M.B.C. & M.B. Fenton. 1987. Scent-dispersing hairs (osmetrichia) in some Pteropodidae and Molossidae
(Chiroptera). Journal of Mammalogy, 68:376-384.
77. Thomas, D.W., G.P. Bell & M.B. Fenton. 1987. Variation in echolocation call frequencies in North American
vespertilionid bats: a cautionary note. Journal of Mammalogy, 68:842-847.
78. Furlonger, C.L., H.J Dewar & M.B. Fenton. 1987. Habitat use by foraging nsectivorous bats. Canadian Journal
of Zoology, 65:284-288.
79. Racey, P.A., T.A. Uchida, T. Mori, M.I. Avery & M.B. Fenton. 1987. Spermatozoa-eptithelium relationships in
relation to the time of copulation in little brown bats, Myotis lucifugus. Journal of Reproductive Fertility,
80:445-454.
80. Wai-Ping, V. & M.B. Fenton. 1988. Non-selective mating in little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus). Journal of
Mammalogy, 69:641-645.
81. Audet, D. & M.B. Fenton. 1988. Heterothermy and the use of torpor by the bat Eptesicus fuscus (Chiroptera :
Vespertilionidae): a field study. Physiological Zoology, 61:197-204.
82. Norberg, U.M.& M.B. Fenton.1988. Carnivorous bats? Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 33:383-394.
83. Balcombe, J.P. & M.B. Fenton. 1988. Eavesdropping by bats: the influence of echolocation call design and foraging
strategy. Ethology, 79:158-166.
84. Wai-Ping, V. & M.B. Fenton. 1989. Ecology of spotted bat (Euderma maculatum) roosting and foraging behavior. Journal
of Mammalogy, 70:617-622.
85. Fenton, M.B. 1989. Head size and the foraging behaviour of animal-eating bats. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 67:2029 -
2035.
86. Fenton, M.B., C.M. Swanepoel, R.M. Brigham, J. Cebek & M.B.C. Hickey. 1990. Foraging behavior and prey selection by
large slit-faced bats (Nycteris grandis; Chiroptera: Nycteridae). Biotropica, 22:2-8.
87. Obrist, M., H.D.J.N. Aldridge & M.B. Fenton. 1989. Roosting and echolocation behavior of the African bat, Chalinolobus
variegatus. Journal of Mammalogy, 70:828-833.
88. Bates, D.L. & M.B. Fenton. 1990. Aposematism or startle?: predators learn their responses to the defenses of prey.
Canadian Journal of Zoology, 68:49-52.
89. Aldridge, H.D.J.N., M. Obrist, H.G. Merriam & M.B. Fenton. 1990. Roosting, vocalizations and foraging by the African
bat Nycteris thebaica. Journal of Mammalogy, 71:242-246.
90. Fenton, M.B. 1990. The foraging behaviour and ecology of animal-eating bats. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 68:411-422.
91. Fenton, M.B. & L.E. Licht. 1990. Why rattle snake? Journal of Herpetology, 24:274-279.
92. Hickey, M.B.C. & M.B. Fenton. 1990. Foraging by red bats (Lasiurus borealis): do intraspecific chases mean territoriality?
Canadian Journal of Zoology, 68:2477-2482.
93. Brigham, R.M., C.D. Ianuzzo, N. Hamilton & M.B. Fenton. 1990. Histochemical and biochemical plasticity of muscle
fibers in the little brown bat (Myotis lucifugus). Journal of Comparative Physiology, B, 160:183-186
94. Brigham, R.M. & M.B. Fenton. 1991. Convergence in foraging strategies by two morphologically and phylogenetically
distinct nocturnal aerial insectivores. Journal of Zoology (London), 223:475-489.
95. Yager, D.D., M.L. May & M.B. Fenton. 1990. Ultrasound-triggered, flight-gated evasive maneuvers in the praying mantis,
Parasphendale agrionine (Gerst.). I. Free flight. Journal of Experimental Biology, 152:17-39.
96. Fenton, M.B. 1992. Wounds and the origin of blood-feeding in bats. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 47:161 -
171.
97. Rautenbach, I.L., M.B. Fenton, A.C. Kemp & S.J. van Jaarsveld. 1990. Home range and activity of African goshawks,
Accipiter tachiro, in relation to their predation on bats. Koedoe, 33:17-21.
98. Fenton, M.B., L. Acharya, D. Audet, M.B.C. Hickey, C. Merriman, M.K. Obrist, D.M. Syme, & B. Adkins. 1992.
Phyllostomid bats (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) as indicators of habitat disruption in the neotropics. Biotropica,
24:440-446.
99. Rautenbach, I.L. & M.B. Fenton. 1992. Bats from Mana Pools National Park in Zimbabwe and the first record of Eptesicus
rendallii from the country. Z. Saugetierkunde, 57:112-115.
100. Acharya, L. & M.B. Fenton. 1992. Echolocation behaviour of vespertilionid bats (Lasiurus cinereus and Lasiurus
borealis) attacking airborne targets, including arctiid moths. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 70:1292-1298.
101. Audet, D., M.D. Engstrom & M.B. Fenton. 1993. Morphology, karyology and echolocation calls of Rhogeessa tumida
(Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from the Yucatan Peninsula. Journal of Mammalogy, 74:498-502.
102. Fenton, M.B., D. Audet, D.C. Dunning, J. Long, C. Merriman, D. Pearl, D.M. Syme, B. Adkins, S. Pedersen & T.
Wholgenant. 1993. Activity patterns and roost selection by Noctilio albiventris (Chiroptera: Noctilionidae) in Costa
Rica. Journal of Mammalogy, 74:607-613.
103. Fenton, M.B., I.L. Rautenbach, D. Chipese, M.B. Cumming, M.K. Musgrave, J.S. Taylor & T. Volpers. 1993. Variation
in foraging behavior, habitat use, and diet of large slit-faced bats (Nycteris grandis). Z. Saugetierkunde, 58:65-74.
104. Fenton, M.B. 1992. Pelage patterns and crypsis in roosting bats: Taphozous mauritianus and Epomophorus spp. Koedoe,
35:49-55.
105. Fenton, M.B. 1994. Assessing signal variability and reliability: to thine ownself be true. Animal Behaviour, 47:757-764.
106. Obrist, M., M.B. Fenton, J.L. Eger & P. Schlegel. 1993. What ears do for bats: a comparative study of pinna sound
pressure transformation in Chiroptera. Journal of Experimental Biology, 180:119-152.
107. Fenton, M.B., I.L. Rautenbach, S.E. Smith, C.M. Swanepoel, J. Grosell, & J. van Jaarsveld. 1994. Raptors and bats:
threats and opportunities. Animal Behaviour, 48:9-18.
108. Neilson, A.L. & M.B. Fenton. 1994. Conserving little brown bats: the impact of exclusion and bat houses. Wildlife
Society Bulletin, 22:1-7.
109. MacDonald, K., E. Matsui, R. Stevens & M.B. Fenton. 1994. Echolocation calls of Pipistrellus subflavus (Chiroptera:
Vespertilionidae), the eastern pipistrelle. Journal of Mammalogy. 75:462-465.
110. Fenton, M.B. 1994. Echolocation: its impact on the behaviour and ecology of bats. Ecoscience, 1:21-30.
111. Fenton, M.B., D. Audet, M.K. Obrist & J. Rydell. 1995. Signal strength, timing and self-deafening: the evolution of
echolocation in bats. Paleobiology, 21:229-242.
112. Watt, M.E. & M.B. Fenton. 1995. DNA fingerprinting provides evidence of discriminate suckling and non-random
mating in little brown bats, Myotis lucifugus. Molecular Ecology, 4:261-264.
113. Hassanloo, Z., M.B. Fenton, J.D. DeLaurier & J.L. Eger. 1995. Fur increases the parasite drag for flying bats. Canadian
Journal Zoology, 73:837-842.
114. de la Cueva Salcedo, H., M.B. Fenton, M.B.C. Hickey & R.W. Blake. 1995. Energetic consequences of flight speeds of
foraging red and hoary bats (Lasiurus borealis and Lasiurus cinereus; Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Journal of
Experimental Biology, 198:2245-2251.
115. Rautenbach, I.L., M.B. Fenton & M. Whiting. 1995. Bats in riverine forests and woodlands: a latitudinal transect in
southern Africa. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 74:312-322.
116. Hickey, M.B.C. & M.B. Fenton. 1996. Behavioural and thermoregulatory responses of female hoary bats,
Lasiurus cinereus Beauvois (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) to variations in prey availability . Ecoscience, 3:414-422.
117. Fenton, M.B. & D.J. McQueen. 1996. Measuring the impact of research: speaking for the environment and education.
Ecoscience, 3:352-355.
118. Bogdanowicz, W., R.D. Csada & M.B. Fenton. 1997. Noseleaf structure, echolocation and foraging behavior in the
Phyllostomidae (Chiroptera). Journal of Mammalogy, 78:942-953.
119. Fenton, M.B. & D.R. Griffin. 1997. High altitude insect pursuit by echolocating bats. Journal of Mammalogy, 78:247-
250.
120. Pearl, D.L. & M.B. Fenton. 1996. Echolocation calls provide information about group identity in the little brown bat,
Myotis lucifugus. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 74:2184-2192.
121. Fenton, M.B. 1997. Science and the conservation of bats. Journal of Mammalogy, 78:1-14.
122. Arita, H.T. & M.B. Fenton. 1997. Flight and echolocation in the ecology and evolution of bats. Trends in Ecology and
Evolution, 12:53-58.
123. Fenton, M.B., I.L. Rautenbach, J. Rydell, H.W. Arita, J. Ortega, S. Bouchard, M.D. Hovorka, B.K. Lim, E. Odgren, C.V.
Portfors-Yeomans, W. Scully, D.M. Syme, & M.J. Vonhof. 1998. Emergence, echolocation, diet and foraging of
Molossus ater. Biotropica, 30:314-320.
124. Cumming, D.H.M., M.B. Fenton, I.L. Rautenbach, R.D. Taylor, G.S. Cumming, M.S. Cumming, J.M. Dunlop, A.G. Ford,
M.D. Hovorka, D.S. Johnston, M.C. Kalcounis, Z. Mahlangu & C.V. Portfors. 1997. Elephant impacts on biodiversity
of miombo woodlands in Zimbabwe. South African Journal of Science, 93:231-236.
125. Fenton, M.B., D.H.M. Cumming, I.L. Rautenbach, G.S. Cumming, M.S. Cumming, A.G. Ford, R.D. Taylor, J.M. Dunlop,
M.D. Hovorka, D.S. Johnston, C.V. Portfors, M.C. Kalcounis & Z. Mahlanga. 1998. Bats and the loss of tree canopy
in African woodlands. Conservation Biology, 12:399-407.
126. Brigham, R.M., M.B. Fenton & H.D.J.N. Aldridge. 1998. Flight speed of foraging common nighthawks (Chordeiles
minor): does the measurement technique matter? American Midland Naturalist, 139:325-330.
127. Fenton, M.B., C.V. Portfors, I.L. Rautenbach & J.M. Waterman. 1998. Compromises: sound frequencies used in
echolocation by aerial feeding bats. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 76:1174-1182.
128. Fenton, M.B., J.M. Waterman, J.D. Roth, E. Lopez & S.E. Fienberg. 1998. Tooth breakage and diet: a comparison of bats
and carnivores. Journal of Zoology (London), 246:83-88.
129. Bogdanowicz, W., M.B. Fenton & K. Daleszcyk. 1999. The dietary consequences of what bats say and what moths hear.
Journal of Zoology (London), 247:381-393.
130. Acharya, L. & M.B. Fenton. 1999. Bat attacks and moth defensive behaviour around street lights. Canadian Journal of
Zoology, 77:27-33.
131. Fenton, M.B., J. Rydell, M.J. Vonhof, J. EklÅf & W.C. Lancaster. 1999. Constant frequency (CF) and frequency
modulated (FM) components in the echolocation calls of three small bats (Emballonuridae, Thyropteridae and
Vespertilionidae). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 77:1891-1900.
132. Fenton, M.B., J.O. Whitaker Jr., M.J. Vonhof, J.M. Waterman, W.A. Pedro, L.M.S. Aguiar, J.E. Baumgarten, S.
Bouchard, D.M. Faria, C.V. Portfors, I.L. Rautenbach, W. Scully, & M. Zortea. 1999. The diet of bats from
southeastern Brazil: the relation to echolocation and foraging behaviour. Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 16:1081-
1085.
133. Scully, W.M.R., M.B. Fenton & A.S.M. Saleuddin. 2000. A histological examination of holding sacs and scent glandular
organs of some bats (Emballonuridae, Hipposideridae, Phyllostomidae, Vespertilionidae and Molossidae). Canadian
Journal of Zoology, 78:613-623.
134. Fenton, M.B., M.J. Vonhof, S. Bouchard, S.A. Gill, D.S. Johnston, F.A. Reid, D.K. Riskin, K.L.Standing, J.R. Taylor &
R. Wagner. 2000. Roosts used by Sturnira lilium (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Belize. Biotropica, 32:729-733.
135. Fenton, M.B., B. Shalmon and D. Makin. 1999. Roost switching, foraging behavior and diet of the vespertilionid bat,
Otonycteris hemprichii. Israel Journal of Zoology, 41:501-506.
136. Waterman, J.M. and M.B. Fenton. 2000. The effect of drought on the social structure and use of space in Cape ground
squirrels, Xerus inauris. Ecoscience,7:131-136.
137. Fenton, M.B. 1999. Describing the echolocation calls and behavior of bats. Acta Chiropterologica,1:127-136.
138. Bouchard, S., M.J. Vonhof, M.B. Fenton and G. Monette. 2000. Nutrient preferences by Brazilian hummingbirds. Wilson
Bulletin, 112:558-562.
139. Cholewa, E., M.J. Vonhof, S. Bouchard, C.A. Peterson and M.B. Fenton. 2001. The pathway of water movement in
leaves modified into tents by bats. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 72:179-191.
140. Johnston, D.S. and M.B. Fenton. 2001. The diets of pallid bats (Antrozous pallidus): variability at individual and
population levels. Journal of Mammalogy, 82:362-373.
141. Fenton, M.B., S. Bouchard, M.J. Vonhof and J. Zigouris. 2001. Time-expansion and zero-crossing period meter systems
present significantly different views of echolocation calls of bats. Journal of Mammalogy, 82:721-727.
142. Jacobs, D.S. and M.B. Fenton. 2001. The status of Sauromys petrophilus and Chaerephon pumilus (Chiroptera:
Molossidae) in the Western Cape Province of South Africa. African Zoology 36:129-136.
143. Fenton, M.B., E. Bernard, S. Bouchard, L. Hollis, D.S. Johnston, C.L. Lausen, J.M. Ratcliffe, D.K. Riskin, J.R. Taylor &
J. Zigouris. 2001. The bat fauna of Lamanai, Belize: roosts and trophic roles. Journal of Tropical Ecology, 17:511-
524.
144. Bouchard, S., J. Zigouris & M.B. Fenton. 2001. Fall mating and resorption of an embryo by a Hoary bat, Lasiurus
cinereus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). American Midland Naturalist, 145:210-212.
145. Vonhof, M.J., C.S. Davis, C. Strobeck, & M.B. Fenton. 2001. Characterization of microsatellite loci in Spix's
disk-winged bats (Thyroptera tricolor). Molecular Ecology Notes 1:73-75.
146. Hickey, M.B.C., M.B. Fenton, K.C. MacDonald & C. Soulliere. 2001. Metal contaminants in the fur of bats (Chiroptera:
Vespertilionidae) from Ontario and Quebec. Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 66:699-706.
147. Fenton, M.B. 2000. Choosing the “correct” bat detector. Acta Chiropterologica, 2:215-224.
148. Syme, D.M., M.B. Fenton & J. Zigouris. 2001. Roosts and food supplies ameliorate the impact of a bad summer on
reproduction by the bat, Myotis lucifugus LeConte (Chiroptera : Vespertilionidae). Écoscience, 8:18-25.
149. Jackson, A.C. & M.B. Fenton. 2001. Human rabies and bat bites. Lancet, 357:1714.
150. Fenton, M.B., P.J. Taylor, D.S. Jacobs, E.J. Richardson, E. Bernard, S. Bouchard, K.R. Debaeremaeker, H. ter Hofstede,
L. Hollis, C.L. Lausen, J.S. Lister, D. Rambaldini, J.M. Ratcliffe & E. Reddy. 2002. Researching little-known
species: the African bat Otomops martiensseni (Chiroptera: Molossidae). Biodiversity and Conservation, 11:1583-
1606.
151. Riskin, D.K & M.B. Fenton. 2001. Sticking ability and locomotion in Spix’s disk-winged bat, Thyroptera tricolor (Microchiroptera: Thyropteridae). Canadian Journal of Zoology, 79:2261-2267.
152. Ratcliffe, J.M., M.B. Fenton & B.J. Galef. 2003. An exception to the rule: common vampire bats do not learn taste
aversion. Animal Behaviour, 65:385-389. [.pdf file]
153. Vonhof, M.J., C.S. Davis, M.B. Fenton & C. Strobeck. 2002. Characterization of dinucleotide microsatellite loci in big
brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus), and their use in other North American vespertilionid bats. Molecular Ecology Notes
2(2):167-169.
154. Fenton, M.B. 2003. Science and the conservation of bats: where to next? Wildlife Society Bulletin, 31:6-15. [.pdf file]
155. Fenton, M.B. & W. Bogdanowicz. 2002. Relationships between external morphology and foraging behaviour: bats in the
genus Myotis. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 80:1004-1013.
156. Bernard, E. & M.B. Fenton. 2002. Species diversity of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in forest fragments, primary forest
and savannas in central Amazon, Brazil. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 80:1124-1140.
157. DeBaeremaker, K.R. & M.B. Fenton. 2003. Basisphenoid and basioccipital pits in microchiropteran bats. Biological
Journal of the Linnean Society, 78: 215-233.
158. Vonhof, M. J., & M. B. Fenton. in press. Roost availability and population size of Thyroptera tricolor, a leaf-roosting
bat, in
northeastern Costa Rica. Journal of Tropical Ecology. [.pdf file]
159. Bernard, E. & M.B. Fenton. 2003. Bat mobility in a fragmented landscape in Central Amazonia, Brazil. Biotropica,
35:262-277.
160. Fenton, M.B. 2003. Eavesdropping on the echolocation and social calls of bats. Mammal Review, 33:193-204. [.pdf file]
161. Fenton, M.B., D.S. Jacobs, E.J. Richardson, P.J. Taylor, and W. White. 2004. Individual signatures in the frequencymodulated
sweep calls of large African large-eared free-tailed bats (Otomops martiensseni; Chiroptera: Molossidae). Journal of
Zoology (London), 262:11-19. [.pdf file]
162. Keeley, B.W., M.B. Fenton and E. Arnett. 2003. A North American partnership for advancing research, education, and
management for the conservation of bats and their habitats. Wildlife Society Bulletin 31:80-86.
163. Mukhida, M., J. Orprecio and M.B. Fenton. 2004. A comparison of the echolocation calls of Myotis lucifugus and Myotis
leibii (Vespertilionidae) flying inside and outside. Acta Chiropterologica, 6:91-97.
164. Vonhof, M.J., H. Whitehead and M.B. Fenton. 2004. Analysis of Spix’s disk-winged bat association patterns and
roosting
home ranges reveal a novel social structure among bats. Animal Behaviour, 68:507-521. [.pdf file]
165. Reddy, E. and M.B. Fenton. 2003. Exploiting vulnerable prey: moths and red bats (Lasiurus borealis – Vespertilionidae).
Canadian Journal of Zoology 81:1553-1560.
166. ter Hofstede, H., M.B. Fenton, and J.O. Whitaker Jr. 2004. Host specificity and host site specificity of bat flies (Diptera:
Streblidae and Nycteribiidae) of Neotropical bats. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 82:616-626.
167. Ulanovsky, N., M.B. Fenton, A. Tsoar and C. Korine. 2004. Dynamics of jamming avoidance in echolocating bats.
Proceedings of the Royal Society, B 271:1467-475. [.pdf file]
168. ter Hofstede, H.M., J.S. Miller, J.M. Ratcliffe and M.B. Fenton. 2004. A healed radius in a big brown bat, Eptesicus
fuscus.
Journal of Wildlife Rehabilitation, 26:4-7.
169. Biscardi, S*., J. Orprecio*, M.B. Fenton, A. Tsoar & J.M. Ratcliffe*. 2004. Data, sample sizes and statistics affect the
recognition of species of bats by their echolocation calls. Acta Chiropterologica, 6:347-363. [.pdf file]
170. Ratcliffe, J.M.*, H. M. ter Hofstede*, R. Avila-Flores*, M. B. Fenton, G. F. McCracken, S. Biscardi*, J. Blasko*, E.
Gillam, J. Orprecio*& G. Spanjer*. 2004. Cospecifics influence call design in the Brazilian free-tailed bat, Tadarida
brasiliensis. Canadian Journal of Zoology, 82:966-971. [.pdf file]
171. Ratcliffe, J.M., H. Raghuram, G. Marimuthu, J.H. Fullard & M.B. Fenton. 2005. Hunting in unfamiliar space:
echolocation in
the Indian false vampire bat, Megaderma lyra. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 58:157-164. [.pdf file]
172. Spanjer, G.R. & M.B. Fenton. In press. Behavioral responses of bats to gates at caves and mines. to Wildlife Society
Bulletin,
accepted with revisions Dec 2004.
173. ter Hofstede, H.M. & M.B. Fenton. 2005. The influence of roost preference on ectoparasite density and grooming
behaviour.
Journal of Zoology (London), 266:333-340. [.pdf file]
174. Holdereid, M.W., C. Korine, M.B. Fenton, S. Parsons, S. Robson and G. Jones. 2005. Echolocation call design and
intensity in the aerial hawking bat, Eptesicus bottae (Vespertilionidae). Journal of Experimental Biology, 208:1321-
1327. [.pdf file]
175. Avila-Flores, R. & M.B. Fenton. in press. Use of spatial features by foraging insectivorous bats in a large urban
landscape. Journal of Mammalogy, accepted April 2005.
Refereed Paper About Teaching
1. Fenton, M.B., J.K. Long and L. Acharya. 1995. There are no "right" answers: an approach to teaching the biology of
conservation. Journal of College Science Teaching, 25(3):211-217.
2. Fenton, B and J Taylor*. 2004. The Ecology and Diversity of Bats. Teaching Issues and Experiments in Ecology
(www.tiee.ecoed.net) 3: in press.
Books
1. Fenton, M.B. 1983. Just bats. Univ. of Toronto Press, Toronto, 165 pp.
2. Fenton, M.B. 1985. Communication in the Chiroptera. Indiana Univ. Press, Bloomington, Indiana, 161 pp.
3. Fenton, M.B., P.A. Racey and J.M.V. Rayner (eds). 1987. Recent advances in the study of bats. Cambridge University
Press, Cambridge, U.K., 470 pp.
4. Fenton, M.B. 1992. Bats. Facts on File Inc., New York, 207 pp.
5. Fenton, M.B. 1998. The bat: wings in the night sky. Key Porter Books, Toronto. 144 pp.
6. Fenton, M.B. 2001. Bats: revised edition. Facts On File Inc., New York.
7. Kunz, T.H. and M.B. Fenton (editors). 2003. Bat ecology. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. 779 pp.
