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hibernaculum [‚hī·bər′nak·yə·ləm] (biology) A winter shelter for plants or dormant animals. (botany) A winter bud or other winter plant part. (invertebrate zoology) A winter resting bud produced by a few fresh-water bryozoans which grows into a new colony in the spring. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Unfortunately, bats, in particular myotid bats, are most accessible in their hibernacula, their maternity roosts (when most are pregnant or lactating), or at swarming sites (of which few are known and include mainly male bats). Surveillance activities conducted in January and February 2000 for overwintering Culex mosquitoes in New York City identified WN virus-infected specimens in underground hibernacula (13), indicating that there was a risk of virus maintenance in vector species and potential for reemergence as a human disease risk during the spring and summer months. |
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