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Differential fruit choice in two simpatric monkey species and frugivorous bats in southern Mexico [PDF]

open access: yesActa Biológica Colombiana, 2018
In order to identify the role played by plant species as a food source in the fruit election of dispersing agents (Alouatta pigra Lawrence 1933, Ateles geoffroyi Kuhl 1820 and frugivorous bats), we developed a study in dry tropical forests in Yucatan ...
Henry Fernando Dzul-Cauich   +3 more
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Prevalence of Gastrointestinal Parasites in the Frugivorous and the Insectivorous Bats in Southcentral Nepal

open access: yesJournal of Parasitology Research, 2020
Bats are the only active flying placental mammals and are traditionally classified into mega- and microbats, which are, respectively, herbivorous and insectivorous in feeding habit.
Roshan Babu Adhikari   +2 more
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Extensive Survey and Analysis of Factors Associated with Presence of Antibodies to Orthoebolaviruses in Bats from West and Central Africa

open access: yesViruses, 2023
The seroprevalence to orthoebolaviruses was studied in 9594 bats (5972 frugivorous and 3622 insectivorous) from Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Guinea, with a Luminex-based serological assay including recombinant antigens of four ...
Martine Peeters   +24 more
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DIVERSITY OF FRUGIVORES BATS AND SEEDS CONSUMED ON THE EDGES OF CLOUD FOREST, VERACRUZ, MEXICO

open access: yesTropical and Subtropical Agroecosystems, 2023
Background: The change in the coverage of the Cloud Forest (CF) generates edges and fragments of original vegetation that can affect the bat community and the diversity of dispersed seeds.
Morelia Texcahua-Tzontehua   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular Evolution of the Nuclear Factor (Erythroid-Derived 2)-Like 2 Gene Nrf2 in Old World Fruit Bats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae). [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2016
Mammals developed antioxidant systems to defend against oxidative damage in their daily life. Enzymatic antioxidants and low molecular weight antioxidants (LMWAs) constitute major parts of the antioxidant systems.
Qiuyuan Yin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Food niche overlap among neotropical frugivorous bats in Costa Rica

open access: yesRevista de Biología Tropical, 2007
Food habits of 15 species of frugivorous bats were studied at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. Eight hundred and fifty-four (854) fecal samples and 169 samples from fruit parts and seeds discarded by bats beneath feeding roosts were analyzed ...
Jorge E Lopez, Christopher Vaughan
doaj   +1 more source

Detection of novel coronaviruses from dusky fruit bat (Penthetor lucasi) in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo

open access: yesVeterinary Medicine and Science, 2023
Background Sarawak has one of the highest diversity of fruit bats species (family Pteropodidae) in Malaysia, with 19 species described. Most coronavirus (CoV) studies have mainly focused on insectivorous bats, resulting in a lack of information on CoVs ...
Sultana Parvin Habeebur‐Rahman   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tropical secondary forest management influences frugivorous bat composition, abundance and fruit consumption in Chiapas, Mexico. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
Most studies on frugivorous bat assemblages in secondary forests have concentrated on differences among successional stages, and have disregarded the effect of forest management.
Ivar Vleut   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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