High paracellular nutrient absorption in intact bats is associated with high paracellular permeability in perfused intestinal segments

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Condição corpórea e flutuação assimétrica com biomarcadores morfológicos dos efeitos da fragmentação em três espécies de morcegos frugívoros (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)

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Caracterização da fauna de morcegos (Mammalia, Chiroptera) e ocorrência de vírus rábico na região noroeste do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil

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Riqueza, abundância e dieta de morcegos (Chiroptera) em floresta de eucaliptos

Os quirópteros apresentam grande diversidade e variação de hábitos alimentares, desempenhando um importante papel ecológico, se destacando pela dispersão de sementes que auxilia na conservação e restauração de ambientes degradados. Em caso de monoculturas, espera-se que reflorestamentos mais antigos com sub-bosque bem desenvolvido abriguem comunidades com maior diversidade de espécies se comparados a reflorestamentos utilizados para fins comerciais. O objetivo deste estudo é conhecer a riqueza, abundância e diversidade de morcegos e a dieta das espécies frugívoras em uma área refloresta por Eucalyptus spp., a Floresta Estadual Edmundo Navarro de Andrade localizada em Rio Claro - SP. As capturas ocorreram entre maio de 2014 e 2015, utilizando redes de neblina e um esforço amostral de 9072 m².h. As fezes encontradas foram coletadas, identificadas usando-se uma coleção de referência em laboratório e associadas às espécies de morcegos. Foi realizado um teste de germinação com Piper amalago para verificar o efeito da passagem de sementes pelo trato digestivo dos morcegos. São apresentados dados de dominância, constância, estimativas de riqueza (Chao1, Jackknife2) e diversidade (Shannon-Wiener) de morcegos, assim como índice de valor de importância de interação (Murray) para plantas e morcegos e a velocidade e a porcentagem germinativa de sementes de Piper amalago. Foram capturados 86 indivíduos de nove espécies de quirópteros pertencentes a duas famílias. As espécies encontradas são, em sua maioria, generalistas, sendo a mais abundante Artibeus lituratus, seguido de Carollia perspicillatta, esta se alimentou de 10 espécies diferentes de plantas, tendo o maior valor no índice de importância, enquanto Piper aduncum foi a planta consumida pelo maior número de morcegos na área de estudo. As espécies de plantas consumidas são principalmente pioneiras como Piperaceae e Solanaceae, que contribuem para a...

Suitability of DNA extracted from archival specimens of fruit-eating bats of the genus Artibeus (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) for polymerase chain reaction and sequencing analysis

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O ato alimentar em três espécies de Artibeus de grande porte (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) do Sudeste brasileiro

The alimentary act of three species of frugivorous bats of the genus Artibeus: A. lituratus, A. fimbriatus and A. planirostris, in a total of nine individuals, was studied by observations in field and captivity, during the months of May to September of 2008. With the objective to caracterize the form of consumption of two tipes of fruits (soft and consistent) and it relates with the dentary structure of this bats, the alimentary act was film and analysed later. It had little variation between the species. The fruits had been consumed in similar way, being that statistics analisis had demonstrated that consistent fruits had received more lateral bytes than the soft fruits. The dentary analisis shown that the posterior teeth (pre-molar and molar) present important characteristcs to triturate pieces of more consistent fruits and the incisors serve to scrape the pulp of the soft fruits. This study it served to describe the form of feeding of frugivorous bats, that little is explained in the studies of alimentary behavior

Quirópteros da Estação Ecológica da Serra das Araras, Mato Grosso, Brasil, com o primeiro registro de Artibeus gnomus e A. anderseni para o cerrado

We present the results of the first bat inventory at the 'Serra das Araras' Ecological Station, MT, in the northwestern portion of the Cerrado domain. We captured bats using the traditional ground-level mist netting and, occasionally, high nets placed 3 m above the ground, and hand nets for hoosting bats. We recorded 23 species distributed in six families (Emballonuridae, Noctilionidae, Mormoopidae, Phyllostomidae, Molossidae, and Vespertilionidae), including Artibeus gnomus and A. anderseni, which had never been recorded in the Cerrado domain. © 2004 Instituto de Ciências Biológicas - UFMG.

Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Guarulhos, state of São Paulo, Brazil

The present study provides a record of the bat fauna captured in Guarulhos, state of São Paulo, Brazil, between February and November 2011. The capture sessions were carried out using mist nets set on trails, around and above streams and lakes, near built areas and around livestock. After a total effort of 26,208 m2.h, we recorded 17 bat species belonging to Phyllostomidae (13 species), Vespertilionidae (3) and Molossidae (1). Sturnira lilium (73 captures), Artibeus fimbriatus (69), and A. lituratus (59) were the most abundant species, corresponding to 57.8% of all captures. Some information about shelters was also commented. This paper is the first to report Molossops neglectus for Guarulhos. © 2012 Check List and Authors.

Structure, histochemistry and ultrastructure of the male reproductive accessory glands in the neotropical flat-faced fruit-eating bat Artibeus planirostris (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)

Chiroptera, the second largest mammalian order, presents different reproductive strategies and unique reproductive features. However, there are few reports regarding male reproductive accessory glands (RAGs) in Chiroptera. Thus, the aim of the present study was to characterise the RAGs of the exclusively neotropical bat Artibeus planirostris (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) macroscopically, microscopically and ultrastructurally. The RAGs were composed of a prostatic complex with two regions (ventral and dorsal) and paraurethral and bulbourethral glands, but no seminal vesicles. The ventral region had an undefined epithelium, with secretory and basal cells, and its secretions were periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) positive. The dorsal region received both deferens ducts, had a columnar pseudostratified epithelium with secretory and basal cells. There were two types of secretions from the dorsal region: one that was basophilic and another that was mixed PAS positive and PAS negative. The paraurethral glands were dispersed in the connective tissue of the urethra, whereas the bulbourethral glands were located in the penile root. Histological and ultrastructural data confirmed the prostatic nature of the ventral and dorsal regions and the holocrine nature of the ventral region, with the latter finding never having been described previously for the prostate gland. Our findings demonstrate the wide discrepancy of RAGs between A. planirostris and other mammals in terms of their composition, structure and morphology. © CSIRO 2013.

Annual reproductive cycle of males of the flat-faced fruit-eating bat, Artibeus planirostris (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)

Artibeus planirostris is an endemic species of Phyllostomid bat from the Neotropical region. Some studies have indicated that it exhibits seasonal bimodal polyestry; however, others postulate that it may be able to produce young at any time during the year. Thus, the aim of this study was to evaluate the annual variations in testicular and epididymal parameters of this species in southeast Brazil and try to understand how the reproduction of this species is regulated in this environment. Sixty mature male specimens, collected between June 2009 and May 2010, were submitted to morphometric and immunohistochemical analysis. Our study showed that A. planirostris presented a continuously active pattern of spermatogenesis throughout the year, presenting spermatozoa inside its cauda epididymis in all months, but with two pronounced peaks of spermatogenic production, one in September and other in February. We propose that the males developed these two peaks in order to produce sufficient sperm for the reproduction in a harem system and to synchronize with the female reproductive cycle, which had a bimodal polyestric pattern. Control of this variation is directly linked to the expression of the androgen receptor (AR) in Sertoli cells and to serum testosterone levels, which appear to synchronize to establish these two peaks. In the months preceding the two peaks, the testis have a higher expression of the AR, which possibly stimulates the increase in PCNA, and drives a gradual increase in the testicular parameters. Taken together the results suggest that if sperm storage happens in this species, it is of short duration. © 2013 Elsevier Inc.

Análise molecular em morcegos do gênero Artibeus Leach, 1821 (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) a partir de espécimes depositados em coleção científica

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Morfofisiologia das glândulas reprodutivas acessórias masculinas de morcegos: estudo nas espécies Artibeus planirostris e Platyrrhinus lineatus (Chiroptera: Phylostomidae )

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Análise morfométrica comparativa e biogeografia dos pequenos Artibeus brasileiros Leach, 1821 (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae)

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Análise de marcadores moleculares RAPD em espécie de morcegos dos gêneros Eumops, Molossus, Eptesicus, Myotis e Artibeus (Chiroptera, Mammalia)

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Análise citogenética comparativa em espécies de morcegos dos gêneros Molossus (Molossidae), Artibeus, Platyrrhinus, Sturnira, Glossophaga, Phyllostomus e Carollia (Phyllostamide) - Chiroptera (Mammalia)

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