| comparison of frugivory by howling monkeys (alouatta palliata) and bats (artibeus jamaicensis) in the tropical rain forest of los tuxtlas, mexico. | information on the fruit diets of howling monkeys and fruit-eating bats in the tropical rain forest of los tuxtlas, mexico was collected for a year to compare the plant species used. howling monkeys used 19 plant species whereas bats used 32 plant species as fruit sources. eleven species were common in the diet of both mammals. a rank analysis at the plant species level showed that the fruit diets of alouatta and artibeus were very different. in contrast to bats, howling monkeys displayed a seas ... | 1984 | 32138460 |
| current knowledge and ecological and human impact variables involved in the distribution of the dengue virus by bats in the americas. | dengue fever, caused by the dengue virus (denv), is one of the most important reemerging viral diseases transmitted by arthropods worldwide. denv is maintained in nature in two transmission cycles: urban and sylvatic. the latter has only been recorded in africa and asia and involves nonhuman primates as natural hosts, although it has been suggested that other mammals may play a secondary role as potential reservoir host, including bats. the objective of this article is to review the current stat ... | 2021 | 33439764 |