Common vampire bats ( " Desmodus rotundus " ) have specialized IR sensors in their nose-leaf.
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The leaf-shaped nose is characteristic of the Common Vampire Bat ( " Desmodus rotundus " ).
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Not surprisingly, they do not perform the flight-initiating jumps that characterize the common vampire bat, " Desmodus rotundus ".
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So, in search of something better, researchers have been experimenting with another natural anticlotting substance, the saliva of Desmodus rotundus, the vampire bat.
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Non-resident males can also be accepted in harems, but some species, such as the common vampire bat ( " Desmodus rotundus " ), may be more strict.
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That same substance _ Desmodus rotundus salivary plasminogen activator, or DSPA _ might someday be given to stroke victims to dissolve clots and thereby limit brain damage, he said.
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It is often found in caves with the common vampire bat ( " Desmodus rotundus " ), but it is a solitary bat and does not form groups like " Desmodus ".
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In a recent study a genetically engineered drug called desmoteplase based on the saliva of " Desmodus rotundus " ( the vampire bat ) was shown to improve recovery in stroke patients.
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In Trinidad, up to thirty " Diaemus " bats were found in a hollow immortelle tree, and one was found in a well-lit cave, along with " Desmodus rotundus " and " Saccopteryx bilineata ".
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A study in the January 10, 2003, issue of " Stroke : Journal of the American Heart Association " tested a genetically engineered drug called desmoteplase, which uses the anticoagulant properties of the saliva of " Desmodus rotundus ", and was shown to increase blood flow in stroke patients.