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Revisiting ecological specialization: the case of plant–frugivore interactions
Understanding the extent to which organisms exhibit specialization when interacting with or relying on distinct aspects of their biotic and abiotic environment is a central tenet in ecology and evolution. Despite the relevance of the concept and theoretical advances, specialization has and continues to be ambiguously defined. Here we review the uses of
Tomás A. Carlo+7 more
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Expected and Unexpected Features of the Newly Discovered Bat Influenza A-like Viruses [PDF]
Citation: Ma, W. J., Garcia-Sastre, A., & Schwemmle, M. (2015). Expected and Unexpected Features of the Newly Discovered Bat Influenza A-like Viruses. Plos Pathogens, 11(6), 6.
Garcia-Sastre, A.+2 more
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Published as part of Don E. Wilson & Russell A. Mittermeier, 2019, Phyllostomidae, pp. 444-583 in Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 9 Bats, Barcelona :Lynx Edicions on pages 572-573, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo ...
Wilson, Don E., Mittermeier, Russell A.
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O uso do habitat por morcegos em sistemas naturais e agroflorestais na savana brasileira [PDF]
Tese de mestrado. Biologia (Ecologia e Gestão Ambiental). Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Ciências, 2011O processo de conversão de sistemas naturais em áreas para pastagens, agricultura e silvicultura no Brasil tem sido cada vez mais acelerado e são
Meyer, Christoph+2 more
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Artibeus lituratus (Olfers, 1818). In Eschwege, Neue Bibl. Reisenb., p. 224. TYPE LOCALITY: Paraguay, Asuncion. DISTRIBUTION: Sinaloa and Tamaulipas (Mexico) to S. Brazil, N. Argentina, and Bolivia; Trinidad; Tobago; S. Lesser Antilles. COMMENT: Includes palmarutn but not fallax, hercules, or preceps (KFK).
Honacki, James H.+2 more
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This study investigates the use of synthetic chemical lures to attract fruit‐eating bats and enhance seed dispersal in northeastern Costa Rica. The lures significantly increased the capture of Carollia spp., a key seed disperser, and boosted seed rain.
Mariana Gelambi+3 more
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The genus Aspidoptera (Diptera: Streblidae) in Argentina [PDF]
Se cita a Aspidoptera falcata Wenzel por primera vez de la Argentina, mediante ejemplares procedentes de las provincias de Jujuy, Misiones, Salta y Tucumán, recolectados en simpatría con A.
Autino, Analía G.+2 more
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Fish and amphibians as bat predators [PDF]
Although bats (Chiroptera) belong to the most diverse mammalian orders, study of diversity of their natural predators has been seriously neglected for a long time.
Mikula, Peter
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Infection by Adenovirus Type 2 in a Short‐Tailed Bat in Mexico
A short‐tailed female bat (Carollia perspicillata), 1 year old, died without apparent signs of the disease while on display at an amusement park in the Municipality of Montemorelos, Nuevo León, Mexico. Amphophilic nuclear inclusion bodies were observed in the intestinal epithelia, corresponding to the virus of the adenovirus genera. Although there have
Armando Trejo-Chávez+7 more
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The tongue is regarded as a key organ for bats, since the specialized characters are used for taxonomic and systematic purposes, cladistic studies, and elucidation of patterns of eating habits.
Eveline de Cássia Batista de Almeida Alves+4 more
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