Gunārs Pētersons Academic position Associate professor / Leading researcher Dr. biol. Field of research 1. Implementation of the "One Health" concept and species interaction studies in the context of climate change E-mail gunars.petersons@lbtu.lv Telephone +37129439097 He is a biologist, graduated from the University of Latvia, with 40 years of work experience at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the Latvian University of Life Sciences and Technologies. His research interests are bat ecology, especially seasonal migrations and disease. He is the author of more than 20 scientific peer-reviewed articles indexed in SCOPUS, with an h-index of 15. He is a bat expert, certified by Latvian Nature coservation agency and the national scientific focal point at UNEP/EUROBATS Agreement on the Conservation of Populations of European Bats. The most important publications (2019-2025) G. Pētersons , (2020), Transcontinental 2200 km migration of a Nathusius’ pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii) across Europe, Mammalia, ISSN 0025-1461 G. Pētersons , (2020), First record of a Nathusius’ pipistrelle (Pipistrellus nathusii) overwintering at a latitude above 60°N, Mammalia, ISSN 0025-1461 G. Pētersons , (2019), Orientation and flight behaviour identify the Soprano pipistrelle as a migratory bat species at the Baltic Sea coast, Journal of Zoology, ISSN 1469-7998 G. Pētersons , (2019), Experienced migratory bats integrate the sun's position at dusk for navigation at night, Current Biology G. Pētersons , (2021), Corneal sensitivity is required for orientation in free-flying migratory bats, Communications Biology, ISSN 2399-3642 G. Pētersons , (2023), Nathusius' bats, Pipistrellus nathusii, bypass mating opportunities of their own species, but respond to foraging heterospecifics on migratory transit flights, Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, ISSN 2296-701X G. Pētersons , (2019), Nathusius' bats optimize long-distance migration by flying at maximum range speed, Journal of Experimental Biology
