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Justin G. Boyles is affiliated with Southern Illinois University Carbondale in the United States. Their research contributions span several key areas within agricultural and biological sciences as well as environmental science. The scientist's work notably focuses on ecology, evolution, behavior, and systematics, comprising a significant portion of their scholarly output.

The research addresses various subfields including ecology, animal science and zoology, infectious diseases, and genetics. The topics covered in their studies center around bat biology and ecology, effects of environmental stressors on livestock, viral infections and vectors, physiological and biochemical adaptations, Yersinia bacterium research, species distribution in the context of climate change, and marine animal studies.

Frequent publication venues for Boyles' research include Scientific Reports, Virulence, Canadian Journal of Zoology, Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research), and the Journal of Experimental Biology. These venues reflect a focus on both applied and theoretical aspects of biological science and environmental studies.

Among recent published papers are:

  • "Experimental inoculation trial to determine the effects of temperature and humidity on White-nose Syndrome in hibernating bats" (2022) in Scientific Reports
  • "Temperature alone is insufficient to understand hibernation energetics" (2021) in Journal of Experimental Biology
  • "Plant pathogens provide clues to the potential origin of bat white-nose syndrome Pseudogymnoascus destructans" (2022) in Virulence
  • "Balancing costs and benefits of managing hibernacula of cavernicolous bats" (2023) in Mammal Review
  • "Behavioural microclimate selection and physiological responses to environmental conditions in a hibernating bat" (2022) in Canadian Journal of Zoology

Boyles collaborates frequently with a number of researchers such as Liam P. McGuire, Winifred F. Frick, Carol U. Meteyer, Virgil Brack, and Emily Johnson, illustrating a multidisciplinary approach involving experts in bat biology, infectious diseases, and ecological dynamics.

Best Publications

  • Economic Importance of Bats in Agriculture

    Justin G. Boyles;Paul M. Cryan;Gary F. McCracken;Thomas H. Kunz

  • Experimental infection of bats with Geomyces destructans causes white-nose syndrome

    Jeffrey M. Lorch;Carol U. Meteyer;Melissa J. Behr;Justin G. Boyles

  • Wing pathology of white-nose syndrome in bats suggests life-threatening disruption of physiology

    Paul M Cryan;Carol Uphoff Meteyer;Justin G Boyles;David S Blehert

  • Temperature-dependent growth of Geomyces destructans, the fungus that causes bat white-nose syndrome

    Michelle L. Verant;Justin G. Boyles;William Waldrep;Gudrun Wibbelt

  • The evolution of thermal physiology in endotherms.

    Michael J. Angilletta;Brandon S. Cooper;Matthew S. Schuler;Justin G. Boyles

  • Adaptive thermoregulation in endotherms may alter responses to climate change.

    Justin G. Boyles;Frank Seebacher;Ben Smit;Andrew E. McKechnie

  • Bats initiate vital agroecological interactions in corn

    Josiah J. Maine;Justin G. Boyles

  • Energy availability influences microclimate selection of hibernating bats.

    Justin G. Boyles;Miranda B. Dunbar;Jonathan J. Storm;Virgil Brack

  • Evaporative Water Loss Is a Plausible Explanation for Mortality of Bats from White-Nose Syndrome

    Craig K. R. Willis;Allyson K. Menzies;Justin G. Boyles;Michał S. Wojciechowski

  • Could localized warm areas inside cold caves reduce mortality of hibernating bats affected by white-nose syndrome?

    Justin G. Boyles;Craig K. R. Willis

  • Stacking the odds: light pollution may shift the balance in an ancient predator–prey arms race

    Corneile Minnaar;Justin G. Boyles;Ingrid A. Minnaar;Catherine L. Sole

  • The Perils of Picky Eating: Dietary Breadth Is Related to Extinction Risk in Insectivorous Bats

    Justin G. Boyles;Jonathan J. Storm

  • Activity following arousal in winter in North American vespertilionid bats

    Justin G. Boyles;Miranda B. Dunbar;John O. Whitaker

  • Optimal hibernation theory

    Justin G. Boyles;Joseph S. Johnson;Anna Blomberg;Thomas M. Lilley

  • A global heterothermic continuum in mammals

    Justin G. Boyles;Amy B. Thompson;Andrew E. McKechnie;Ezit Malan

  • Thermal benefits of clustering during hibernation: a field test of competing hypotheses on Myotis sodalis

    J. G. Boyles;J. J. Storm;V. Brack

  • Managing forests with prescribed fire: Implications for a cavity-dwelling bat species

    Justin G. Boyles;Doug P. Aubrey

  • A new comparative metric for estimating heterothermy in endotherms.

    Justin G. Boyles;Ben Smit;Andrew E. McKechnie

  • Modeling Survival Rates of Hibernating Mammals with Individual-Based Models of Energy Expenditure

    Justin G. Boyles;Virgil Brack

  • Torpor in Dark Times: Patterns of Heterothermy Are Associated with the Lunar Cycle in a Nocturnal Bird:

    Ben Smit;Justin G. Boyles;R. Mark Brigham;Andrew E. McKechnie

  • Describing roosts used by forest bats: the importance of microclimate

    Justin G. Boyles

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul M. Cryan
Paul M. Cryan United States Geological Survey
Andrew E. McKechnie
Andrew E. McKechnie University of Pretoria
R. Mark Brigham
R. Mark Brigham University of Regina
Gary F. McCracken
Gary F. McCracken University of Tennessee at Knoxville
Craig K. R. Willis
Craig K. R. Willis University of Winnipeg
John O. Whitaker
John O. Whitaker Indiana State University
Nigel C. Bennett
Nigel C. Bennett University of Pretoria
Thomas H. Kunz
Thomas H. Kunz Boston University
Winifred F. Frick
Winifred F. Frick Bat Conservation International
John R. Speakman
John R. Speakman University of Aberdeen

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