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Coronavirus Detection in Bats Captured on the Deforestation Arc of Mato Grosso, Brazil
ABSTRACT Coronaviruses (CoV) are RNA viruses associated with enteric and respiratory diseases and known for their emergence potential in humans and other mammals. CoVs originate from zoonotic transmission, in which bats are natural reservoirs. Previous studies suggest that CoV diversity is positively correlated with bat diversity, whereas anthropogenic
Matheus Augusto Calvano Cosentino +5 more
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Bat Influenza A(HL18NL11) Virus in Fruit Bats, Brazil
Screening of 533 bats for influenza A viruses showed subtype HL18NL11 in intestines of 2 great fruit-eating bats (Artibeus lituratus). High concentrations suggested fecal shedding.
Angélica Cristine Almeida Campos +15 more
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Bat (Chiroptera) assemblages in three Cerrado fragments of Mato Grosso do Sul, southwestern Brazil [PDF]
Despite its high species richness and large area, the Brazilian Cerrado is a generally undervalued and under-protected biome. There are relatively few published studies of bat assemblages in this area.
Julie Shapiro, Marcelo Bordignon
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Chiropterans play an important role in the maintenance of the environmental balance, since they are pollinators, seed dispersers and predators. They contribute to transmission and spreading of microorganisms such as helminths, fungi, protozoa, bacteria ...
Thaliane França Costa +8 more
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Catalogue of the ectoparasitic insects of the bats of Argentina [PDF]
Taxonomy and distribution of the ectoparasitic insects of bats from Argentina, are reviewed. Seventeen species of Diptera (six of Nycteribiidae and eleven of Streblidae), six species of Siphonaptera (four ofIschnopsyllidae, one of Pulicidae, and one ...
Autino, Analia G., Claps, Guillermo L.
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Consumo diurno de fruto por Artibeus lituratus en Coclé, República de Panamá
Se presenta la primera observación de consumo diurno de fruto en el murciélago frugívoro Artibeus lituratus en un bosque húmedo tropical de la República de Panamá. El individuo fue observado alimentándose de día en un árbol de guayaba (Myrtaceae). Se trata del primer caso reportado de este inusual comportamiento en Centroamérica.
Zuleima Sánchez +3 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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Reproduction of Artibeus lituratus and Sturnira lilium (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in a Semideciduous Seasonal Forest fragment in southern Brazil [PDF]
Here we evaluate the reproduction and changes in abundance among different reproductive stages for Artibeus lituratus (Olfers, 1818) and Sturnira lilium (E. Geoffroy, 1810) in a Semideciduous Seasonal Forest fragment at southern Brazil.
Aranha, José Marcelo Rocha +3 more
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Pollen essential amino acids shape bat–flower interaction networks
Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Although pollen consumption by phytophagous bats has long been documented, the role of its protein and amino acid content in driving plant–pollinator interactions remains largely overlooked.
Fernando Gonçalves +4 more
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Describimos la riqueza y abundancia de las especies de murciélagos de la Reserva del Valle Mamoní ubicada en el Corregimiento de Las Margaritas, Distrito de Chepo, la cual se ubica en el punto más estrecho del Istmo de Panamá.
Nelson Guevara, Melissa López
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