A first survey of mite species that ectoparasitize bats in the states of Ceará and Mato Grosso was conducted. The specimens of bats and their mites were collected in areas of the Caatinga and Pantanal biomes. A total of 450 spinturnicids representing two
Juliana Cardoso de Almeida +4 more
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Bat-species richness in the Pantanal floodplain and its surrounding uplands [PDF]
Estudamos a fauna de morcegos na planície do Pantanal e nos planaltos de entorno no Mato Grosso do Sul, Brasil, com base na coleção científica da Universidade Anhanguera – Uniderp e no banco de dados do Projeto Morcegos do Pantanal, UFMS, incluindo 9 ...
Alho, Cleber José Rodrigues +3 more
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Segregação de recursos por diferentes espécies de morcegos (Mammalia: Chiroptera) na Reserva Biológica de Sooretama [PDF]
Em ecologia, uma das ideias mais importantes é o princípio da exclusão competitiva, ou Lei de Gause, que afirma que duas espécies competindo pelos mesmos recursos não podem coexistir de modo estável se todos os outros fatores ecológicos forem constantes.
Chew, WC, Jiang, L, Lo, YH, Xiong, X
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Evidence of Hantavirus Infection among Bats in Brazil [PDF]
Citation: Sabino-Santos, G., Maia, F. G. M., Vieira, T. M., Muylaert, R. D., Lima, S. M., Goncalves, C. B., . . . Figueiredo, L. T. M. (2015). Evidence of Hantavirus Infection among Bats in Brazil. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 93(2),
Barroso, P. D. +11 more
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Morfologia dos pelos dorsais de algumas espécies de morcegos do sudoeste da Amazônia (Mammalia: Chiroptera): novas descrições do padrão cuticular dos pelos de guarda [PDF]
The present study aims to provide new information on the morphology of bat guard hairs from southwestern Amazonia and to update a preexisting dichotomous identification key based on trichological patterns.
Brito, Karen C. +3 more
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DNA Methylation, Epigenetics, and Evolution in Vertebrates: Facts and Challenges
DNA methylation is a key epigenetic modification in the vertebrate genomes known to be involved in biological processes such as regulation of gene expression, DNA structure and control of transposable elements. Despite increasing knowledge about DNA methylation, we still lack a complete understanding of its specific functions and correlation with ...
Annalisa Varriale, Y. Satta
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Review of the Bat Flies of Honduras, Central America (Diptera: Streblidae)
Streblid bat flies are obligate and host‐specific blood‐feeding ectoparasites of bats. While the bat flies of some American countries are well studied (e.g., Panama, Venezuela), little is known about Honduran Streblidae. Accumulation of substantial numbers of specimens, from several different collections, has enabled a relatively thorough treatment of ...
Carl W. Dick, D. D. Chadee
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Avaliação fisiológica de morcegos frugívoros neotropicais e estruturação da assembleia causado pela alteração de habitat no cerrado [PDF]
Tese (doutorado)—Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, 2015.A fragmentação de habitat pode ser uma ameaça a quase todos remanescentes de vegetação nativa do planeta.
Amaral, Thales Simioni
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Chiroderma salvini Dobson 1878
Chiroderma salvini Dobson, 1878. Cat. Chiroptera Br. Mus., p. 532. TYPE LOCALITY: Costa Rica. DISTRIBUTION: Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela to Veracruz and Chihuahua (Mexico). ISIS NUMBER: 5301405008029002001.
Honacki, James H. +2 more
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Understanding phylogenetic incongruence: lessons from phyllostomid bats
All characters and trait systems in an organism share a common evolutionary history that can be estimated using phylogenetic methods. However, differential rates of change and the evolutionary mechanisms driving those rates result in pervasive phylogenetic conflict.
Liliana M. Dávalos +3 more
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