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201. Toltec Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus toltecus French: Dermanure tolteque / German: Tolteken-Fruchtvampir / Spanish: Artibeo tolteca Taxonomy. Stenoderma tolteca [sic] Saussure, 1860, “ Mexique [= Mexicol.” Restricted by P. Hershkovitz in 1949 to Mirador, Veracruz, Mexico.
Don E. Wilson, Russell A. Mittermeier
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The effect of group size on sleep in a neotropical bat, Artibeus jamaicensis
Research Highlights We combine behavioral and physiological data to show that Jamaican fruit bats (Artibeus jamaicensis) sleeping in groups may sleep longer than individuals sleeping alone, and that behavior can be used to measure some sleep metrics in wild bats.
Alexis M. Heckley+6 more
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A abundância e a frugivoria de morcegos que compõem a taxocenose em uma área de mata ripária, à margem esquerda do rio Ivaí, foram foco do presente estudo.
João Eduardo Cavalcanti Brito+2 more
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Early Morning Activity: New records of diurnal behavior in Mexican bats
Bats are predominantly nocturnal animals, but some studies, mainly from temperate regions and islands, report bats flying during the day. We report the diurnal foraging of three species of bats in Mexico, one species of the family Vespertilionidae, and ...
Pedro Adrián Aguilar Rodríguez+3 more
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A survey of the Streblidae batflies on the phyllostomid bats was conducted in the northeastern Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, during 1997. Hundred thirty three streblids were collected on 44 parasited hosts.
Gustavo Graciolli, Ana Maria Rui
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194. Dark Fruit-eating Bat Artibeus obscurus French: Artibée noiratre / German: Dunkler Fruchtvampir / Spanish: Artibeo oscuro Other common names: Dark Artibeus Taxonomy. Phyllostoma obscurum Schinz, 1821, “Ostkuste von Brasilien.” Identified by M. P.
Wilson, Don E., Mittermeier, Russell A.
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Bats as instructive animal models for studying longevity and aging
Every organism's lifespan depends on the balance of protective and regenerative versus degenerative processes. Bats (Chiroptera) live far longer than is predicted by their small body size. Recent studies explore mechanisms underlying their longevity and have raised the question of how their aging compares to that of equally long‐lived primates.
Lisa Noelle Cooper+12 more
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Consumo de plantas pioneras por murciélagos frugívoros en una localidad de la orinoquía colombiana [PDF]
English: Feeding behavior plays a major role as a resource partitioning strategy within assemblages of fruit bats. Although Colombia is one of the most diverse countries in terms of bat diversity, the influence of phenology of consumed resources on bat ...
Montenegro, Olga L.+1 more
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Mammals, Serra da Concórdia, state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [PDF]
The Atlantic Forest in the state of Rio de Janeiro is extremely fragmented and reduced in its originalextension. Although there are a great number of studies related to the biome, few lists are available for this region.
Albuquerque, H, G.+11 more
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My Home Is Your Castle: Roost Making Is Sexually Selected in the Bat Lophostoma silvicolum [PDF]
Shelters are important for the survival and reproduction of many animals and this is particularly true for bats. Depending on the future use and effect of shelters on the fitness of individuals, not all members of a group of animals may contribute ...
Dechmann, Dina K. N., Kerth, G.
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