image: Little brown myotis (Myotis lucifugus) infected with White-Nose Syndrome at Graphite Mine in New York. Characteristic white fungal growth is visible on forearm and nose areas. This image relates to an article that appeared in the Aug. 6, 2010, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. Winifred Frick of Boston University in Boston, and colleagues is titled, "An Emerging Disease Causes Regional Population Collapse of a Common North American Bat Species." view more
Credit: [Photo credit: Ryan von Linden]