Publications
| colour vision variation in leaf-nosed bats (phyllostomidae): links to cave roosting and dietary specialization. | bats are a diverse radiation of mammals of enduring interest for understanding the evolution of sensory specialization. colour vision variation among species has previously been linked to roosting preferences and echolocation form in the suborder yinpterochiroptera, yet questions remain about the roles of diet and habitat in shaping bat visual ecology. we sequenced opn1sw and opn1lw opsin genes for 20 species of leaf-nosed bats (family phyllostomidae; suborder yangochiroptera) with diverse roost ... | 2018 | 30059176 |
| survey on helminths and protozoa of free-living neotropical bats from northeastern brazil. | bats are considered important reservoirs of pathogens of veterinary and medical relevance worldwide. however, despite the increasing attention paid towards the central role of bats in the spreading of some zoonotic infections, studies on their own parasites remain patchy especially in neotropical regions. understanding the relationships occurring between bats and their pathogens is a crucial step to determine the implications undermining the ecology and biology of these animals. the present stud ... | 2018 | 29883575 |