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Julia K. Vrtilek

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · The Ohio State University

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Early career · publishing since 2018
Human-Animal Interaction StudiesBat Biology and Ecology StudiesNeuroendocrine regulation and behaviorAnimal Vocal Communication and BehaviorPoxvirus research and outbreaks

Publications

13

Citations

111

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

9

Publishing since 2018

Research summary
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Julia K. Vrtilek's research focuses on the social behavior of vampire bats, particularly how they form food-sharing relationships and how social learning occurs within bat groups. Her work combines behavioral experiments with data analysis methods to study animal cooperation and social bonding. This research is relevant to students interested in animal behavior, social evolution, and experimental methods for studying wild or captive animal populations.

Vampire bat social behaviorFood-sharing and cooperation in animalsSocial learning in animalsAnimal behavior methodologyHuman-animal interaction studies

Publication output was concentrated in 2018-2020 with a gap in the following years, followed by a small resurgence in 2025, suggesting an irregular rather than steadily growing publication pattern.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 1.0/year recently
172018: 6 publications6182019: 1 publication192020: 1 publication20212223242025: 4 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Figshare×5
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)×3
  • Current Biology×1
  • Royal Society Open Science×1
  • Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences×1
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Last updated Jul 19, 2026.

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