| spinturnicid mites (gamasida: spinturnicidae) associated with bats in central brazil. | the results of a survey of spinturnicid mites (gamasida: spinturnicidae) infesting bats near brasília, d.f., brazil, are presented. one hundred twenty-five bats were collected, representing three families and 15 species. seven species of spinturnicid mites (genus periglischrus) were collected from nine species of bats (family phyllostomidae). each of the following six species of periglischrus was associated with a single species of bat: periglischrus acutisternus machado-allison and p. torrealba ... | 1989 | 2795621 |
| the complexity of background clutter affects nectar bat use of flower odor and shape cues. | given their small size and high metabolism, nectar bats need to be able to quickly locate flowers during foraging bouts. chiropterophilous plants depend on these bats for their reproduction, thus they also benefit if their flowers can be easily located, and we would expect that floral traits such as odor and shape have evolved to maximize detection by bats. however, relatively little is known about the importance of different floral cues during foraging bouts. in the present study, we undertook ... | 2015 | 26445216 |
| detection of hantavirus in bats from remaining rain forest in são paulo, brazil. | the significant biodiversity found in brazil is a potential for the emergence of new zoonoses. study in some places of the world suggest of the presence to hantavirus in tissues of bats. researches of hantavirus in wildlife, out rodents, are very scarce in brazil. therefore we decided to investigate in tissues of different species of wild animals captured in the same region where rodents were detected positive for this virus. the present work analyzed ninety-one animals (64 rodents, 19 opossums, ... | 2012 | 23259834 |
| new records of bats from the northern region of the peruvian amazon. | the northern amazon basin in peru is one of the most diverse areas for small mammals in the world. in this work, i present information related to the diversity of bat species in the amazonian region of iquitos, peru, where nearly 60% of the 152 bat species known to peru recorded. unlike in previous investigations in this area, bat surveys were designed to detect species living in urban and rural areas. the results have added a new bat species (eumops delticus) to the peruvian fauna, eight new sp ... | 2011 | 21509963 |
| nectar intake and energy expenditure in a flower visiting bat. | in a coastal region of venezuela the daily energy expenditure (dee) and water turnover of the flower visiting bat anoura caudifer was measured by using the doubly labeled water method. in flower visitors, this method allows independent measurement of energy intake and expenditure if the animals drink no additional water and if the nectar's energy content is known. an average dee of 12.4 kcal/d and water exchange of 13.4 ml/d were found. our data show a balanced energy budget when animals in the ... | 1984 | 28311011 |
| reference values for selected ophthalmic diagnostic tests in two species of microchiroptera bats (artibeus lituratus and anoura caudifer). | to establish reference values for ophthalmic tests in two bat species. bats: fourteen bats including seven great fruit-eating bats (artibeus lituratus) and seven tailed tailless bats (anoura caudifer). | 2020 | 31309723 |