Phagocyte Respiratory Burst Responses in Two Hibernating European Bat Species

Jan Zukal's dataset compares phagocyte respiratory burst immune responses between the greater mouse-eared bat (Myotis myotis) and the common noctule bat (Nyctalus noctula) during hibernation. The data, last updated in May 2026, is a 14.3 KB Excel file shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license. It supports findings that N. noctula exhibits stronger and faster phagocytic responses than M. myotis, suggesting links between immune function and species-specific hibernation strategies.

Use Cases

• Comparing immune response intensity between bat species based on phagocyte respiratory burst measurements.
• Investigating correlations between hibernation strategy (cave vs. above-ground) and immune function.
• Analyzing potential trade-offs between energy investment in immune responses versus other biological functions during torpor-arousal cycles.

Strengths

• Dataset is openly shared under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.
• Provides a direct comparison of a specific immune function (phagocyte respiratory burst) between two distinct bat species.
• The description explicitly links the immunological findings to the ecological context of differing hibernation strategies.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 14.3 KB, indicating limited scope.
• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, requiring manual inspection after download.
• The description does not specify sample sizes, measurement units, or the exact temporal or geographic scope of data collection.

Provenance

Source

Author Jan Zukal, shared via figshare.

Collection Method

Likely contains experimental measurements of phagocyte respiratory burst from bat samples collected during hibernation.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-19 04:20:58.

Geography

European bat species; specific collection locations are not stated.