Posted on Thursday, September 27, 2007
Dr. Shahroukh Mistry, assistant professor of biology, was a presenter at a joint meeting of the 14th International Bat Conference and the 37th North American Bat Research Conference held Aug. 19-23 in Merida, Mexico.
Mistry's presentation, coauthored with Dr. Arnulfo Moreno, "Climate change and vampire bats: latitudinal and elevational shifts in North America," was given before over 300 participants from more than 30 countries. "Participation was a little low this year because we were in the middle of Hurricane Dean's path," Mistry said.
Mistry, who has been a participant or presenter almost annually since 1986, said, "There were numerous workshops, symposia, and trips. These included a symposium on wind energy and bats that examined the high rate of migrating bat mortality at wind power sites. I also participated in a field trip to nearby caves where we examined numerous tropical bat species."
Mistry, who has been with ¾¨Ó㴫ý since 2003, earned undergraduate and master's degrees in zoology from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India, a master's in animal behavior from the University of Tennessee, and his Ph.D. in ecology from the University of New Mexico. His research interests focus on issues related to conservation biology and his research projects have included studies in India, Kenya, and Mexico. He is on the scientific advisory board of Bat Conservation International and is a member of the IUCN Chiroptera Specialist Group.
Contact Mistry at (724) 946-7210 or e-mail mistrys@westminster.edu for additional information.
