Peer-Reviewed Publications
25. Vaccarelli, I., Colado, R., Pallarés, S., Galassi, D.M.P., Sanchez-Fernandez, D., Di Cicco, M., Meierhofer, M.B., Piano, E., Di Lorenzo, T., and Mammola, S. In Press. A global meta-analysis on the biological impacts of climate change in subterranean ecosystems. One Earth.
24. Meierhofer, M.B., J.S. Johnson, J. Perez-Jimenez, F. Ito, P.W. Webela, S. Wiantoro, E. Bernard, K.C. Tanalgo, A. Hughes, P. Cardoso, T. Lilley, and S. Mammola. 2023. Effective conservation of subterranean-roosting bats. Conservation Biology. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14157
23. Suominen, K.M., Vesterinen, E.J., Kivistö, I., Reiman, M., Virtanen, T., Meierhofer, M.B., Vasko, V., Sironen, T., and Lilley, T.M. 2023. Environmental features around roost sites drive species-specific roost preferences for Boreal bats. Global Ecology and Conservation. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.GECCO.2023.E02589.
22. Meierhofer, M.B., P. Cardoso, T. Lilley, S. Mammola. 2022. The promise and perils of engineering cave climates: Response to Turner et al. Conservation Biology. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/COBI.13927.
21. Meierhofer, M.B., S.J. Leivers, B.L. Pierce, G.W. Powers, J.W. Evans, M.L. Morrison. 2021. Structural and environmental predictors of tri-colored presence and abundance in Texas caves. Journal of Mammalogy doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyz099.
20. Mammola, S.*, M.B. Meierhofer*, et al. 2022. Towards evidence-based conservation of subterranean ecosystems. Biological Reviews. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/BRV.12851.
19. Ferreira, R., … M.B. Meierhofer, W.F. Frick. 2022. Brazilian cave heritage under siege. Science. doi:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abo1973.
18. Wolf, L.K., M.B. Meierhofer, M.L. Morrison, D.M. Cairns, T.E. Lacher. 2022. Modeling the suitability of Texas karst regions for infection by Pseudogymnoascus destructans in bats. Journal of Mammalogy. doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyac017.
17. Lundberg, P., M.B. Meierhofer, V. Vasko, M. Suutari, A. Ojala, A. Vainio, T.M. Lilley. 2021. Next‐generation ultrasonic recorders facilitate effective bat activity and distribution monitoring by citizen scientists. Ecosphere doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3866.
16. J.J. Wynne, ..., M.B. Meierhofer, et al. 2021. A roadmap for the conservation of the subterranean biome. Nature Ecology and Evolution doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12834.
15. Meierhofer, M.B., T.M. Lilley, L. Ruokolainen, J.S. Johnson, S. Parratt, M.L. Morrison, B.L. Pierce, J.W. Evans, and J. Anttila. 2021. Ten-year projection of white-nose syndrome disease dynamics at the southern leading-edge of infection in North America. PROC B. doi:https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0719.
14. Blomberg, A.S., V. Vasko, M.B. Meierhofer, J.S. Johnson, T. Eeva, T.M. Lilley. 2021. Winter activity of boreal bats. Mammalian Biology doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00111-8.
13. Leivers, S.J., M.L. Morrison, B.L. Pierce, and M.B. Meierhofer. 2020. Wildlife behavior at culverts in East Texas. Texas Journal of Science. doi:https://doi.org/10.32011/txjsci_73_1_Note1.
12. Ossa, G., T.M. Lilley, A.G. Waag, M.B. Meierhofer, and J.S. Johnson. 2020. Roosting ecology of the southernmost bats, Myotis chiloensis and Histiotus magellanicus, in southern Tierra del Fuego, Chile. Austral Ecology. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.12950.
11. Mammola, S. … M.B. Meierhofer, et al. 2020. Fundamental research questions in subterranean biology. Biological Reviews. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12642.
10. Leivers, S.J., M.B. Meierhofer, B.L. Pierce, J.W. Evans, and M.L. Morrison. 2019. External temperature and distance from nearest entrance influence microclimates of cave and culvert roosting tri-colored bats (Perimyotis subflavus). Ecology and Evolution. doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5841.
09. Meierhofer, M.B., J.S. Johnson, S.J. Leivers, B.L. Pierce, J.W. Evans, and M.L. Morrison. 2019. Winter habitats of bats in Texas. PLOS One 14(8): e0221590. doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220839.
08. Meierhofer, M.B., S.J. Leivers R. Fern, L.K. Wolf, J.H. Young Jr., B.L. Pierce, J.W. Evans, and M.L. Morrison. 2019. Structural and environmental predictors of tri-colored bat presence and abundance in Texas culverts. Journal of Mammalogy 100:1274-1281. doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyz099.
07. Meierhofer, M.B., H.-H. Wang, W.E. Grant, J.H. Young Jr., L.H. Johnston, L.K. Wolf, J.W. Evans, B.L. Pierce, J.M. Szewczak, and M.L. Morrison. 2018. Use of box beam bridges as day roosts by Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) in Texas. Southeastern Naturalist 17:605-615. doi:https://doi.org/10.1656/058.017.
06. Meierhofer, M.B., J.S. Johnson, K.A. Field, S.S. Lumadue, A. Kurta, J.A. Kath, and D.M. Reeder. 2018. Bats recovering from white-nose syndrome elevate metabolic rate during spring wing healing. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 54(3). doi:https://doi.org/10.7589/2017-08-195.
05. Meierhofer, M.B., and K.D. Demere. 2017. Leucism in two tri-colored bats (Perimyotis subflavus) in Texas. Southeastern Naturalist 16(4):N43-N45. doi:https://doi.org/10.1656/058.016.0401.
04. Demere, K.D., M.B. Meierhofer, M.L. Morrison, B.L. Pierce, J.M. Szewczak, and L.K. Ammerman. 2017. Noteworthy records for six species of bats from 13 Texas counties and the first voucher specimens from Pseudogymnoascus destructans positive sites. Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University 351:1-10.
03. Moore, M.S., K.A. Field, M.J. Behr, G.G. Turner, M.E. Furze, D.W.F. Stern, P.R. Allegra, S.A. Bouboulis, C.D. Musante, M.E. Vodzak, M.E. Biron, M.B. Meierhofer, W.F. Frick, J.T. Foster, D. Howell, J.A. Kath, A. Kurta, G. Nordquist, J.S. Johnson, T.M. Lilley, B.W. Barrett, and D.M. Reeder. 2017. Energy conserving thermoregulatory patterns and lower disease severity in a bat resistant to the impacts of white-nose syndrome. Journal of Comparative Physiology B doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-017-1109-2.
02. Johnson, J.S., D.M. Reeder, T. Lilley, G.Á. Czirják, C. Voight, J.W. McMichael III, M.B. Meierhofer, S.S. Lumadue, A.J. Altmann, M.A. Toro, and K.A. Field. 2015. Antibodies to Pseudogymnoascus destructans are not sufficient for protection against white-nose syndrome. Ecology and Evolution 5(11): 2203-2214. doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1502.
01. Johnson, J.S., D. M. Reeder, J.W. McMichael III, M.B. Meierhofer, D.W.F. Stern, S.S. Lumadue, L.E. Sigler, H.D. Winters, M.E. Vodzak, A. Kurta, J.A. Kath, and K.A. Field. 2014. Host, pathogen, and environmental characteristics predict white-nose syndrome mortality in captive little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus). PLOS ONE 9(11): e112502. doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0112502.
25. Vaccarelli, I., Colado, R., Pallarés, S., Galassi, D.M.P., Sanchez-Fernandez, D., Di Cicco, M., Meierhofer, M.B., Piano, E., Di Lorenzo, T., and Mammola, S. In Press. A global meta-analysis on the biological impacts of climate change in subterranean ecosystems. One Earth.
24. Meierhofer, M.B., J.S. Johnson, J. Perez-Jimenez, F. Ito, P.W. Webela, S. Wiantoro, E. Bernard, K.C. Tanalgo, A. Hughes, P. Cardoso, T. Lilley, and S. Mammola. 2023. Effective conservation of subterranean-roosting bats. Conservation Biology. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/cobi.14157
23. Suominen, K.M., Vesterinen, E.J., Kivistö, I., Reiman, M., Virtanen, T., Meierhofer, M.B., Vasko, V., Sironen, T., and Lilley, T.M. 2023. Environmental features around roost sites drive species-specific roost preferences for Boreal bats. Global Ecology and Conservation. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.GECCO.2023.E02589.
22. Meierhofer, M.B., P. Cardoso, T. Lilley, S. Mammola. 2022. The promise and perils of engineering cave climates: Response to Turner et al. Conservation Biology. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/COBI.13927.
21. Meierhofer, M.B., S.J. Leivers, B.L. Pierce, G.W. Powers, J.W. Evans, M.L. Morrison. 2021. Structural and environmental predictors of tri-colored presence and abundance in Texas caves. Journal of Mammalogy doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyz099.
20. Mammola, S.*, M.B. Meierhofer*, et al. 2022. Towards evidence-based conservation of subterranean ecosystems. Biological Reviews. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/BRV.12851.
19. Ferreira, R., … M.B. Meierhofer, W.F. Frick. 2022. Brazilian cave heritage under siege. Science. doi:https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abo1973.
18. Wolf, L.K., M.B. Meierhofer, M.L. Morrison, D.M. Cairns, T.E. Lacher. 2022. Modeling the suitability of Texas karst regions for infection by Pseudogymnoascus destructans in bats. Journal of Mammalogy. doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyac017.
17. Lundberg, P., M.B. Meierhofer, V. Vasko, M. Suutari, A. Ojala, A. Vainio, T.M. Lilley. 2021. Next‐generation ultrasonic recorders facilitate effective bat activity and distribution monitoring by citizen scientists. Ecosphere doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.3866.
16. J.J. Wynne, ..., M.B. Meierhofer, et al. 2021. A roadmap for the conservation of the subterranean biome. Nature Ecology and Evolution doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.12834.
15. Meierhofer, M.B., T.M. Lilley, L. Ruokolainen, J.S. Johnson, S. Parratt, M.L. Morrison, B.L. Pierce, J.W. Evans, and J. Anttila. 2021. Ten-year projection of white-nose syndrome disease dynamics at the southern leading-edge of infection in North America. PROC B. doi:https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2021.0719.
14. Blomberg, A.S., V. Vasko, M.B. Meierhofer, J.S. Johnson, T. Eeva, T.M. Lilley. 2021. Winter activity of boreal bats. Mammalian Biology doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00111-8.
13. Leivers, S.J., M.L. Morrison, B.L. Pierce, and M.B. Meierhofer. 2020. Wildlife behavior at culverts in East Texas. Texas Journal of Science. doi:https://doi.org/10.32011/txjsci_73_1_Note1.
12. Ossa, G., T.M. Lilley, A.G. Waag, M.B. Meierhofer, and J.S. Johnson. 2020. Roosting ecology of the southernmost bats, Myotis chiloensis and Histiotus magellanicus, in southern Tierra del Fuego, Chile. Austral Ecology. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.12950.
11. Mammola, S. … M.B. Meierhofer, et al. 2020. Fundamental research questions in subterranean biology. Biological Reviews. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.12642.
10. Leivers, S.J., M.B. Meierhofer, B.L. Pierce, J.W. Evans, and M.L. Morrison. 2019. External temperature and distance from nearest entrance influence microclimates of cave and culvert roosting tri-colored bats (Perimyotis subflavus). Ecology and Evolution. doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.5841.
09. Meierhofer, M.B., J.S. Johnson, S.J. Leivers, B.L. Pierce, J.W. Evans, and M.L. Morrison. 2019. Winter habitats of bats in Texas. PLOS One 14(8): e0221590. doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220839.
08. Meierhofer, M.B., S.J. Leivers R. Fern, L.K. Wolf, J.H. Young Jr., B.L. Pierce, J.W. Evans, and M.L. Morrison. 2019. Structural and environmental predictors of tri-colored bat presence and abundance in Texas culverts. Journal of Mammalogy 100:1274-1281. doi:https://doi.org/10.1093/jmammal/gyz099.
07. Meierhofer, M.B., H.-H. Wang, W.E. Grant, J.H. Young Jr., L.H. Johnston, L.K. Wolf, J.W. Evans, B.L. Pierce, J.M. Szewczak, and M.L. Morrison. 2018. Use of box beam bridges as day roosts by Mexican free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) in Texas. Southeastern Naturalist 17:605-615. doi:https://doi.org/10.1656/058.017.
06. Meierhofer, M.B., J.S. Johnson, K.A. Field, S.S. Lumadue, A. Kurta, J.A. Kath, and D.M. Reeder. 2018. Bats recovering from white-nose syndrome elevate metabolic rate during spring wing healing. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 54(3). doi:https://doi.org/10.7589/2017-08-195.
05. Meierhofer, M.B., and K.D. Demere. 2017. Leucism in two tri-colored bats (Perimyotis subflavus) in Texas. Southeastern Naturalist 16(4):N43-N45. doi:https://doi.org/10.1656/058.016.0401.
04. Demere, K.D., M.B. Meierhofer, M.L. Morrison, B.L. Pierce, J.M. Szewczak, and L.K. Ammerman. 2017. Noteworthy records for six species of bats from 13 Texas counties and the first voucher specimens from Pseudogymnoascus destructans positive sites. Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University 351:1-10.
03. Moore, M.S., K.A. Field, M.J. Behr, G.G. Turner, M.E. Furze, D.W.F. Stern, P.R. Allegra, S.A. Bouboulis, C.D. Musante, M.E. Vodzak, M.E. Biron, M.B. Meierhofer, W.F. Frick, J.T. Foster, D. Howell, J.A. Kath, A. Kurta, G. Nordquist, J.S. Johnson, T.M. Lilley, B.W. Barrett, and D.M. Reeder. 2017. Energy conserving thermoregulatory patterns and lower disease severity in a bat resistant to the impacts of white-nose syndrome. Journal of Comparative Physiology B doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s00360-017-1109-2.
02. Johnson, J.S., D.M. Reeder, T. Lilley, G.Á. Czirják, C. Voight, J.W. McMichael III, M.B. Meierhofer, S.S. Lumadue, A.J. Altmann, M.A. Toro, and K.A. Field. 2015. Antibodies to Pseudogymnoascus destructans are not sufficient for protection against white-nose syndrome. Ecology and Evolution 5(11): 2203-2214. doi:https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.1502.
01. Johnson, J.S., D. M. Reeder, J.W. McMichael III, M.B. Meierhofer, D.W.F. Stern, S.S. Lumadue, L.E. Sigler, H.D. Winters, M.E. Vodzak, A. Kurta, J.A. Kath, and K.A. Field. 2014. Host, pathogen, and environmental characteristics predict white-nose syndrome mortality in captive little brown bats (Myotis lucifugus). PLOS ONE 9(11): e112502. doi:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0112502.