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Dear colleague,

We are currently conducting a survey on the perception of bats by scientists studying them and we would value your opinion. To do so, we have been designing a short survey "How scientists working on bats perceive their object of study?" and we would really appreciate if you could fill it.

Replying to the questionnaire is not going to be very time-consuming (It should take less than 10 mn to fill and most likely about 5 mn). All information is going to be treated in an anonymous way and personal opinions are not going to be divulged. Your participation in this study is completely voluntary. There are no foreseeable risks associated with this project. However, if you feel uncomfortable answering any question, you can withdraw from the survey at any point.

If you receive our invitation more than once, we are sorry for disturbance and we kindly ask you to fill the survey only once.

In order to process the results of the survey in the coming months we would appreciate if you could complete it as soon as possible after you receive the message and no later than 2/3 weeks.

This survey is funded by the French ANR project BiodivHealthSEA. 

Thank you very much for your time and support. Feel free to contact us if you need additional information.

Please start with the survey now by clicking on the Continue button below.


Christophe Boëte (UMR 190 IRD / Aix-Marseille Université / EHESP - Marseille, France)
Serge Morand (CNRS- CIRAD, Centre d’Infectiologie Christophe Mérieux du Laos - Vientiane, Lao PDR)

contact : [email protected]; [email protected]
 
 
 
 
* Is your research somehow related to bats?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
* Please allocate 100 points on how you spend your research activities:
Research dealing with bats
Research NOT dealing with bats
0
Values must add up to 100
 
 
 
* In which zoogeographic region * do you live and work most of the year?



* based on an update of Wallace’s Zoogeographic Regions of the World by Ben G. Holt et al. Science 339, 74 (2013). DOI: 10.1126/science.1228282 
 
 
 
* In which country or territory do you live and work most of the year?
 
 
 
* In which zoogeographic regions(s) are you conducting most of your research activities on bats?



 
African
 
Amazonian
 
Arctico-Siberian
 
Australian
 
Chinese
 
Eurasian
 
Guineo-Congolian
 
Indo-Malayan
 
Japanese
 
Madagascan
 
Mexican
 
North American
 
Novozelandic
 
Oriental
 
Panamanian
 
Papua-Melanesian
 
Polynesian
 
Saharo-Arabian
 
South American
 
Tibetan

 
 
 
* On which family (or families) of bats are you working?
 
Craseonoycteridae
 
Emballonuridae
 
Furipteridae
 
Hipposideridae
 
Megadermatidae
 
Miniopteridae
 
Molossidae
 
Mormoopidae
 
Mystacinidae
 
Myzopodidae
 
Natalidae
 
Noctilionidae
 
Nycteridae
 
Phyllostomidae
 
Pteropodidae
 
Rhinolophidae
 
Rhinopomatidae
 
Thyropteridae
 
Vespertilionidae

 
 
 
* Do you work on bats that feed on:
 
Fruits
 
Nectar
 
Insects and invertebrates
 
Vertebrates
 
Blood

 
 
 
* What type of studies do you conduct on bats: 
 
Conservation
 
Ecology (field including bats in captivity / lab)
 
Theoretical Biology / Ecology
 
Ethology
 
Epidemiology
 
Parasitology, microbiology, virology
 
Phylogeny
 
Physiology
 
Population genetics
 
Taxonomy

 
 
 
* Do you work on bats' infections? 
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
* Which infection(s) of bats are you working on? (please name the aetiological agents as precisely as possible and separate them with semicolon)
   
 
 
Could you please tick the correct answers:
Bats can be reservoirs for the following pathogens:
Yes No Don't Know
* Rabies
* SARS-CoV
* Hendra virus
* Nipah virus
* Ebola
* H17N10
* H5N1
 
 
 
* How do you perceive the representation of bats in the media? 
 
Accurate
 
Appealing
 
Frightening
 
No opinion
 
Other
 
 
 
 
* Do you eat bat meat?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
What do you think about the consumption of bat meat?
   
 
 
 
* Do you, in general, perceive bats as dangerous animals?
 
Yes
 
No
 
No opinion
 
 
 
* Do you think most people perceive that bats are dangerous animals?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Don't know
 
 
 
* Do you think people prefer bats rather than rats?
 
Yes
 
No
 
Similar
 
Don't know
 
 
 
* Do you manipulate alive bats?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
While manipulating alive bats, do you use any of the following protection tools?
Always Very often Sometimes Rarely Never
* Disposable gloves
* Rubber gloves
* Disposable overshoes
* Boots
* Surgical cap
* Safety glasses / Safety goggles/ Face shield
* Facemask with respirator
* Facemask without respirator
* Lab coat
* Hazmat suit / Tyvek suit
* Self-contained breathing apparatus
* Glovebox
* Biosafety cabinet - Class I
* Biosafety cabinet - Class II
* Biosafety cabinet - Class III
 
 
 
* Do you manipulate samples from alive bats?
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
While manipulating samples from alive bats, do you use any of the following protection tools?
Always Very often Sometimes Rarely Never
* Disposable gloves
* Rubber gloves
* Disposable overshoes
* Boots
* Surgical cap
* Safety glasses / Safety goggles/ Face shield
* Facemask with respirator
* Facemask without respirator
* Lab coat
* Hazmat suit / Tyvek suit
* Self-contained breathing apparatus
* Glovebox
* Biosafety cabinet - Class I
* Biosafety cabinet - Class II
* Biosafety cabinet - Class III
 
 
 
* Please allocate 100 points on how you spend your working time on bats or on sample of bats:
Field activities
Lab activities
Desk activities (data analysis, grant and paper writing...)
0
Values must add up to 100
 
 
 
* Considering the most important factors affecting the populations of bats worldwide, please drag the answers and rank then (1st to 6th) in order of importance:
Drag your choices here to rank them
     
     
     
    * Which country or territory are you a national from?
     
     
     
    * Which zoogeographic region* are you national from?


    * based on an update of Wallace’s Zoogeographic Regions of the World by Ben G. Holt et al. Science 339, 74 (2013). DOI: 10.1126/science.1228282 
     
     
     
    * When did you start working on bats?
     
     
     
    * What is your gender?
     
     
    Male
     
    Female
     
    Prefer not to answer
     
     
     
    * What is your date of birth?
     
     
     
    Thanks. If you want to get informed about the results of the survey, do not hesitate to leave us your email address in the box below or to drop us a line otherwise just leave the box empty and click on the 'Continue' button.