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1. Nafus, M.G., Germano, J.M. Perry, J.A., Todd, B.D., Walsh, A., and R. Swaisgood. 2015. Hiding in plain sight: a study on camouflage and habitat selection in a slow-moving desert herbivore. Behavioral Ecology, 26 (5): 1389-1394.

2. Barlow, K.E., Briggs, P.A., Haysom, K.A., Hutson, A.M., Lechiara, N.L., Racey, P.A., A.L Walsh and S. A. Langton. 2015. Citizen Science reveals trends in bat populations: The National Bat Monitoring Programme in Great Britain. Biological Conservation, 182: 14-26.

3. Jonathan H. Epstein, Michelle L. Baker, Carlos Zambrana-Torrelio, Deborah Middleton, Jennifer A. Barr, Edward DuBovi, Victoria Boyd, Brian Pope, Shawn Todd, Gary Crameri, Allyson Walsh, Katey Pelican, Mark Fielder, Angela Davies, Lin-Fa Wang,, and Peter Daszak. 2013. Duration of Maternal Antibodies Against Hendra Virus and Canine Distemper Virus in Pteropid Bats. PLOS ONE, Vol. 8:6. e67584

4. Hall, N. Udell, M., Dorey, N., Walsh, A. and C. Wynne. Megachiropteran Bats (Pteropus) utilize human referential stimuli to locate hidden food. 2011. Journal of Comparative Phsychology, 125 (3): 341-346.

5. Thomas B Kepler, Chris Sample, Kathryn Hudak, Jeffrey Roach, Albert Haines, Allyson Walsh and Elizabeth A Ramsburg. 2010 Chiropteran Types I and II interferon genes inferred from genome sequencing traces by a statistical gene-family assembler. BMC Genomics 11:444.

6. Jones, K.E., S.P. Mickleburgh, W. Sechrest and Walsh, A.L. 2009. Global overview of the conservation of island bats: importance, challenges and opportunities. Pages 496-530 in Island Bats. Evolution, ecology and conservation. (T. Fleming and P. A. Racey, eds). University of Chicago Press, Chicago.

7. Walsh A.L. and P. Morton. 2009. Methods to promote bat conservation outreach and education through science- and research-based activities. Pages 868-885 in T.H.Kunz and S. Parsons, editors. Ecological and behavioral methods for the study of bats. 2nd edition. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

8. Metrione, L.C., Verstegen, J.P., Heard, D.J., LeBlanc, D., Walsh, A.L. and L.M. Penfold. 2008. Preliminary evaluation of deslorelin, a GnRh agonist for contraception of the variable flying fox Pteropus hypomelanus. Contraception, 78: 336-345.

9. Hui Tang, Min Cao, Lian-Xi Sheng, Xun-Feng Ma, Allyson Walsh, Shu-Yi Zhang. 2008
Seed Dispersal of Morus macroura (Moraceae) by Two Frugivorous Bats in Xishuangbanna, SW China. Biotropica 40: 127-131.

10. Wood, W.F., Walsh, A.L., Seyjagat, J. and P. Weldon. 2005. Volatile Compounds in Shoulder Gland Secretions of Male Flying Foxes, Genus Pteropus (Pteropodidae, Chiroptera). Verlag der Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung 60c: 779-784.

11. Walsh A.L., Barclay, R.M.B and G. McCracken. 2004. Designing bat activity surveys for inventory and monitoring studies at local and regional scales. Pages 157-165, in Brigham R.M., Kalko E.K.V., Jones G., Parsons S. and H.G.A. Limpens, editors. Bat Echolocation research: tools, techniques and analysis. Bat Conservation International, Austin, Texas, 167pp.

12. Walsh A.L., Catto C.M.C., Hutson T.M., Langton, S. and P.A. Racey. 2003. The United Kingdom National Bat Monitoring Programme: Turning Conservation Goals into tangible results. Pages 103-117, in T.J O’Shea and M.A. Bogan, editors. Monitoring trends in bat populations of the United States and territories: problems and prospects. U.S. Geological Survey, Biological Resources Discipline, Information Technology Report USGS/BRD/ITR--2003-0003, 274pp.

13. Walsh, A.L., Catto, C.M.C. Hutson, A.M., Racey, P.A. P. Richardson, and S. Langton. 2001. The UK’s National Bat Monitoring Programme Final Report. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affair, UK, 155p.

14. Jones, K.J and A.L. Walsh. 2001. Field identification guide to British bats. Field Studies Council, UK

15. Entwistle, A.C., S. Harris, A.M. Hutson, P.A. Racey, A.L. Walsh, S.D. Gibson, I. Hepburn and J. Johnston. 2001. Habitat Management for Bats - A guide for land managers, land owners and their advisors. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, UK, 48pp.

16. Walsh, A.L. and C. Catto, C. 1999. Survey and monitoring. Pages 25-32 inA.J. Mitchell-Jones and A.P. McLeish, editors. The Bat Workers’ Manual, 2nd edition. Joint Nature Conservation Committee, UK, 138p.

17. Walsh, A.L. and S. Harris. 1996. Foraging habitat preferences of vespertilionid bats in Britain (I). Journal of Applied Ecology 33: 508-518.

18. Walsh, A.L. and S. Harris. 1996. Determinants of vespertilionid bat abundance in Britain: geographic, land class and local habitat relationships (II). Journal of Applied Ecology 33: 519-529. [IF’06 4.53]

19. Walsh, A.L., Harris, S., and A.H. Hutson. 1995. Abundance and habitat selection of foraging vespertilionid bats in Britain: a landscape scale approach. Pages 325-344 in Racey, P.A. and S. M. Swift, editors. Ecology, evolution and behaviour of bats. Symposia of the Zoological Society of London 67, Oxford Science Publications, Oxford. [IF’06 4.53]

20. Waters, D. and A.L. Walsh. 1994. The influence of bat detector brand on the quantitative estimation of bat abundance. Bioacoustics 5: 205-221.

21. Walsh, A.L., Hutson, A.H. and S. Harris. 1993. UK volunteer bat groups and the British bats and habitats survey. Pages 113-123 in K. Kapteyn, editors. Proceedings of the First European Bat Detector Workshop. Netherlands Bat Research Foundation, Amsterdam.

22. Walsh, A.L. and B.A. Mayle. 1991. Bat activity in different habitats in a mixed lowland woodland. Myotis 29: 97-104.

Publications List

Conferences and Presentations List

Avoiding impacts with wind turbines using GSM/GPS tracking telemetry that incorporates autonomous geofence alerts. Sheppard, J.K., McGann, A.J., Lanzone, M., Walsh, A. L., Wallace, M.P., and R. R. Swaisgood. National Wind Coordinating Collaborative, 10th Wind Wildlife Research Meeting, Colorado, December 2014.

Smart Science from the start Smart Science from the Start: Implications of desert tortoise translocation and disease research conducted by San Diego Zoo at the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center, Las Vegas, Nevada. Allyson Walsh, Roy Averill-Murray, Kim Field and Ron Swaisgood. Turtle Survival Alliance Meeting, Orlando, Florida, 2014.

Microclimate of Mojave Desert tortoises as a common resource for western burrowing owls Germano, J., Eckstut, M., Perry, J. Walsh, A., Covert. A., and R. Swaisgood. 4th International Burrowing Owl Symposium, Pasco, Washington, February 2014.

Screening for Disease Agents in the Ornithodoros Tick Found on the Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). Larisa Gokool, Allyson Walsh, and Josephine Braun. Desert Tortoise Council Annual Symposium. Las Vegas, February 2013. Poster.

Release Site Habitat Affects Post-translocation Movement: A Closer Look at the Microclimate of Chosen Shelter Sites. Jennifer Germano, Kimberleigh Field, Mallory Eckstut, Allyson Walsh, Angela Covert and Ron Swaisgood. Desert Tortoise Council Annual Symposium, Las Vegas, February 2013. Poster.

Data Comparison of Captive Desert Tortoises Surrendered to the Desert Tortoise Conservation Center in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Lori Scott, Angela Covert, and Allyson Walsh. Desert Tortoise Council Annual Symposium, Las Vegas, February 2013. Poster.

Mojave desert tortoise olfactory behavior and impacts of an upper respiratory tract disease. V.E. Van Zerr, J.M. Germano, A. Walsh, T. Esque, K. Nussear, and N. Lamberski. 33rd Annual Symposium on Sea Turtle Biology and Conservation, Baltimore, Maryland, 2013. Poster.

Multi-state Role of Integrative Research and Conservation Training Provided by the Desert Tortoise Conservation. Angela Covert, Daniel Essary, Pamela J. Flores, Rachel Foster, Lori Scott, Kimberleigh Field, Roy Averill-Murray, Nadine Lamberski, Ron Swaisgood and Allyson Walsh. Desert Tortoise Council Annual Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2013. Also at Southwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, Las Vegas, Nevada 2012. Poster.

Key Clinical signs and body condition scores can be used to minimize disease spread and maximize survival during desert tortoise translocation. Nadine Lamberski, Josephine Braun, Carmel Witte, Mary Christopher, Kimberleigh Fields, Roy Averill-Murray, Laura Keener, PK Robbins, Jay Johnson, Angela Covert, Allyson Walsh and Bruce Rideout. Wildlife Disease Association Meetings, March 2012. Poster.

Do differences in release habitat affect post-translocation movement? J. Germano, K. Field, A. Walsh, P. Kahn, J. Sheppard, and R. Swaisgood. Desert Tortoise Council Symposium, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2012.

Differences in release area habitat affect post-translocation movement: a case study on desert tortoises (Gopherus agassizii). J. Germano, K. Field, A. Walsh, J. Sheppard, S. Madill, and R. Swaisgood. 7th World Congress of Herpetology, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2012.

Integrating science and translocations: improving tools for desert tortoise conservation. Germano, J.M., K. Field, D. Hinderle, A. Walsh, and R. Swaisgood Southwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, Las Vegas, Nevada 2012.

How do desert tortoise retreat sites vary in their ability to buffer environmental temperatures and relative humidity? Eckstut, M., J. Perry, K. Field, A. Walsh, A. Covert, R. Swaisgood, and J.M. Germano. Southwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2012. Poster.

The impacts of upper respiratory tract disease on the olfactory behavior of the Mojave desert tortoise. Germano, J., V.E. Van Zerr, A. Walsh, T. Esque, K. Nussear, and N. Lamberski. Southwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2012. Poster.

Screening for disease agents in the Ornithodoros tick found on the Desert Tortoise (Gopherus agassizii). Gokool, L., A. Walsh, and J. Braun. Southwest Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conservation, Las Vegas, Nevada, 2012. Poster.

Megachiropteran Bats Utilize Human Referential Stimuli to Locate Hidden Food. Hall, N. Udell, M., Dorey, N., Walsh, A. and C. Wynne NASBR, Denver, Colorado, October 2010. Session chair.

Recent cases of skeletal fluorosis in captive colonies of fruit bats (Artibeus jamaicensis, Pteropus hypomelanus, P. vampyrus, P.rodricensis, P.giganteus, P.poliocephalus) at multiple institutions. Christine L. Miller, Michael M. Garner, Allyson Walsh, and Andrea L. Goodnight. American Association of Zoo Veterinarians annual meeting, Tulsa, Oklahoma, October 2010.

Building community capacity to achieve conservation outcomes for fruit bats: elements of effective bat conservation education programs. Walsh A.L. WIOI Pteropus Fruit Bat Workshop, Mauritian Wildlife Foundation & Conservation International, 1-14 November, 2008. Oral Paper/Session chair.

Monitoring trends in fruit bat populations through roost surveys: methods, challenges and recommendations for the future. Walsh, A.L. WIOI Pteropus Fruit Bat Workshop, Mauritian Wildlife Foundation & Conservation International, 1-14 November 2008. Oral paper/Session chair.

Captive research and management of Eidolon helvum. Walsh A.L. Cambridge Infectious Diseases Consortium: Workshop on the ecology of Eidolon helvum and its associated infections. University of Cambridge, 3-5 July 2008. Oral invited paper.

Methods to promote bat conservation outreach and education through science – and research-based activities. A.L. Walsh, P.A. Morton and T Kingston. 36ThNASBR, Merida, Mexico. August 2007. Oral paper.

Forum on Ethnobiology of bats as medicine and bushmeat in SE Asia. Walsh, A.L., Tulador-Douglas, W, and Olival, K. 1st SE Asian Bat Conference, Phuket, Thailand, 6-11 May 2007. Oral paper/Session organizer.

Investigation of the GnRH agonist, Deslorelin, as a contraceptive for variable Flying Foxes.

Metrione, L.,Verstegen, J., Heard, D.J., LeBlanc,D., Walsh, A.L. and L. Penfold. Association of American Zoo Veterinarians Annual Conference, 2007.

Bat conservation, medicine and surgery workshop. Walsh, A.L. and Heard, D.J. American Association of Zoo Veterinarians Annual Conference, Tampa, Florida, 20 September 2006. Oral paper.

Conservation and science at Lubee Bat Conservancy. Walsh, Allyson L., LeBlanc, D. 35th Annual North American Symposium on Bat Research, Sacramento, California, October 2005. Oral paper/Abstract: Bat Research News 46(4).

Emerging bat diseases: An update on bat/human interactions. Walsh A.L and D.L. Heard. AZA Annual National Conference, Chicago, Illinois, 13-18 September, 2005. Oral paper.

Return to flight: An essential form on enrichment for Old World fruit bats. Purcell, S., P. Thomas, D LeBlanc and A.L.Walsh. 7th International Conference on Environmental Enrichment, New York, July 2005. Poster.

Integrating species of fruit bats for exhibition. Howell, L.N., LeBlanc, D. and A.L. Walsh. American Association of Zoo Keepers, New Orleans, 18-13 September 2005. Poster.

The Bat Project: Philippines Bat biodiversity. Allyson Walsh. AZA National Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, 18-23 September 2004. Oral paper.

Lubee Bat Conservancy: research and worldwide conservation programs for fruit and nectar bats. Allyson Walsh. 13th International Bat Research Conference, Mikolajki, Poland, 23-27August 2004. Oral paper.

Lubee Bat Conservancy: research and worldwide conservation programs for fruit and nectar bats. Allyson Walsh 34th North American Symposium on Bat Research, Salt Lake City, Utah, 27-30 October 2004. Oral paper.

Global overview of the conservation of island bats. Allyson Walsh and Kate Jones Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation annual meeting, Miami, Florida, 12-16 July 2004. Oral paper.

Project Planning and Grants. Allyson Walsh 2nd Four Corners Regional Bat Conference, Durango, Colorado, 29 Jan - 1 February 2003. Oral paper/Session chair.

Putting bat biodiversity on the map: a global bat GIS. Walsh, A.L., Jones, K., Sechrest, W. and J. Gittleman. 10th Australasian Bat Society Conference, Cairns, Australia, 2-5 April 2002. Oral paper.

Designing bat activity monitoring projects. Walsh, A.L., McCracken, G., and Barclay, R.M.R. Bat echolocation symposium. Austin, Texas, 15-17 April, 2002. Oral & written paper.

Putting bat biodiversity on the map: a global bat GIS. Walsh, A.L., Jones, K., England, A., Sechrest, W. and J. Gittleman 31st North American Symposium on Bat Research Victoria, BC, Canada, 24-27 October 2001. Oral paper.

The UK National Bat Monitoring Program. Walsh, A.L., Catto, C.M.C. and A.M. Hutson 30th North American Symposium on Bat Research, Miami, Florida, 27-30 September 2000. Oral paper.

The UK National Bat Monitoring Program. Walsh, A.L., Catto, C.M.C. and A.M. Hutson National Bat Conference, Reading, September 2000. Oral paper.

The UK National Bat Monitoring Programme: Turning Conservation Goals into tangible results. Walsh, A.L., Catto, C.M.C. and A.M. Hutson U.S. Geological Survey workshop, Monitoring trends in U.S. bat populations: problems and prospects, Colorado, September 1999. Oral paper/Panel member.

Towards consistent monitoring methodologies: the UK National Bat Monitoring Programme. 8th European Bat Research Symposium, Krakow, Poland, 23-27 August 1999. Walsh, A.L. and Catto, C.M.C. Oral paper/Session chair.

Training techniques for recognizing bat calls in the field. Walsh, A.L 4th European Bat Detector Workshop, Pieniny Mts, Poland, 27-30 August 1999.

Transect survey techniques for bats: design, field methods and data analysis. Walsh, A.L. 4th European Bat Detector Workshop, Pieniny Mts, Poland, 27-30 August 1999.

The UK National Bat Monitoring Program. Walsh, A.L., Catto, C.M.C. and A.M. Hutson National Bat Conference, York, September 1999. Oral paper.

The UK National Bat Monitoring Program. Walsh, A.L

2nd Irish Bat Conference, Ireland. June 1999.
National Bat Conference, Swansea. September 1998. Oral paper.
11th International Bat Research Conference, Brazil. August 1998.
National Bat Conference, Stirling, Scotland. September 1997.
Welsh Bat Groups Symposium, Swansea, Wales. June 1997.
National Bat Conference, Uxbridge, September 1996.
European Bat Symposium, Holland. August 1996.

Abundance and habitat selection of foraging vespertilionid bats in Britain: a landscape scale approach. Walsh, A.L., Harris, S. and Hutson, A.M Zoological Society Symposium on Recent advances in the study of bats, London Zoological Society, London, UK. November 1993. Oral & written paper.

The UK National Bats and Habitats Survey. Walsh, A.L.

National Bat Conference, Reading, UK. September 1993.

Welsh Bat Groups Symposium, Aberystwyth, Wales. April 1993.
National Bat Conference, Chester, September 1991.

Bat activity in different habitats in a mixed lowland woodland. Walsh, A.L. and Mayle, B. International Bat Research Conference, Denmark. August 1990. Poster Abstract published in "Bat Research News" Vol.32 No.1 Spring.

Bats in woodlands. Walsh, A.L. National Bat Conference, Leicester, September 1990. Oral Paper.

Other Talks

The Mojave Desert Tortoise and Mycoplasma: When wildlife diseases, conservation and energy policy collide. Walsh A.L. Disease Dynamics Unit, University of Cambridge, January 2018. Invited.

Global Overview of the conservation of island bats: importance, Challenges and Opportunities. San Diego Zoo Institute of Conservation Research, Escondido, July 2013. Invited.

Aeroecology of bats. Phil Griffin Distinguished Lecture series, University of Florida Alumni Association, Gainesville Florida, October 2008. Invited.