The Milieu Souterrain Superficiel as hibernation habitat for bats: implications for white-nose syndrome.

Recent studies have revealed that western populations of little brown bats () in North America exhibit different hibernation behavior than their eastern counterparts. Understanding these differences is essential for assessing the risk white-nose syndrome (WNS) poses to western bat populations. We used acoustic monitoring and radiotelemetry to study the overwintering behavior of little brown bats near Juneau, Alaska during 2011-2014.