A professor at Bloomfield College in New Jersey, Schutt knew that nearly all vampire bat research had focused on the genus Desmodus, which makes up 99 percent of the vampire bat population.
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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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Along with the genera, " Diaemus " and " Diphylla ", " Desmodus " makes up the subfamily Desmodontinae of family Phyllostomidae, the vampire bats.
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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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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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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 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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There are no lingual grooves under the tongue as in " Desmodus " and " Diaemus " ( the white-winged vampire bat ), but it does have a groove along the roof of the mouth which may serve as a " blood gutter ".
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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.
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Regurgitated food sharing in common vampire bats ( Desmodus rotundus ) has been studied in both the lab and field, and is predicted by kinship, association, and reciprocal help In a field study conducted in Costa Rica from 1978 to 1983, vampire bats frequently switched between several roost trees and co-roosted with kin and non-kin.
