| landscape ecology of trypanosoma cruzi in the southern yucatan peninsula. | landscape interactions of trypanosoma cruzi (tc) with triatoma dimidiata (td) depend on the presence and relative abundance of mammal hosts. this study analyzed a landscape adjacent to the calakmul biosphere reserve, composed of conserved areas, crop and farming areas, and the human community of zoh laguna with reported chagas disease cases. sylvatic mammals of the chiroptera, rodentia, and marsupialia orders were captured, and livestock and pets were sampled along with t. dimidiata in all habit ... | 2015 | 26219998 |
| sources of assimilated protein in five species of new world frugivorous bats. | fruits are n-poor items and their availability in the tropics varies throughout the year. field and experimental studies debate whether frugivorous bats have to switch to n-rich sources of food during part of the year or if they are able to subsist on a fruit-only diet. different strategies to meet their n requirements may influence the way in which frugivorous bats partition food resources allowing the coexistence of numerous species in tropical communities. we examined the extent to which five ... | 2002 | 28466224 |
| bats are a potential reservoir of pathogenic leptospira species in colombia. | bats have become an epidemiologically significant source of pathogenic microorganisms, such as leptospires, the causative agents of leptospirosis. however, little information exists about bats and their potential role as a reservoir of pathogenic leptospira spp. in colombia. the aim of this study was to evaluate the presence of pathogenic leptospira spp. in the kidneys of bats from the caribbean region of colombia deposited in the collection of mammals of the museo javeriano de historia natural ... | 2019 | 32045371 |