The
study will take the form of a series of surveys of targeted bat populations.
A description of the geographic and species distribution of Hendra virus
(HeV) is advanced with respect to Australia's four common mainland pteropid
species, however surveillance of other species has been limited. Thus,
sampling of megachiroptera in this project will largely focus on the
inadequately surveyed genera of Dobsonia, Macroglossus, Syconycteris, and
Nyctimeme. Sampling of microchiroptera (insectivorous bats) will focus on
ubiquitous genera across the six families represented in Australia. Photo:
C. Smith.
Author: P. Daszak.