Bats With White-Nose Syndrome Prefer Suboptimal Habitats Despite Consequences

Since 2006, a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome has caused sharp declines in bat populations across the eastern United States. The fungus that causes the disease, Pseudogymnoascus destructans, thrives in subterranean habitats where bats hibernate over the winter months.

Bats roosting in the warmest sites have been hit...