| chiropteran enamel structure. | we have examined sectioned and whole teeth of hipposideros diadema in order to provide a baseline description of bat enamel at electron microscopy level. intact and worn surfaces of whole teeth from representatives of all superfamilies of the suborder microchiroptera, representatives of the suborder megachiroptera, and the ditjimanka fossil tooth have been surveyed. whole chiropteran teeth lend themselves well to non-destructive sem examination; all except dobsonia sp. showing evidence of prisma ... | 1987 | 3589613 |
| detection of a new bat gammaherpesvirus in the philippines. | a new bat herpesvirus was detected in the spleen of an insectivorous bat (hipposideros diadema, family hipposideridae) collected on panay island, the philippines. pcr analyses were performed using consensus-degenerate hybrid oligonucleotide primers (codehops) targeting the herpesvirus dna polymerase (dpol) gene. although we obtained pcr products with codehops, direct sequencing using the primers was not possible because of high degree of degeneracy. direct sequencing technology developed in our ... | 2009 | 19452269 |
| standard energetics of leaf-nosed bats (hipposideridae): its relationship to intermittent- and protracted-foraging tactics in bats and birds. | basal rates of metabolism within the insectivorous genera hipposideros and ascelliscus, old world leaf-nosed bats (hipposideridae), ranged from 58% to 77% of the mammalian standard. the larger species, hipposideros diadema and hipposideros maggietaylori, effectively thermoregulated at ambient temperatures down to 9 degrees c, whereas two smaller species, hipposideros galeritus and hipposideros cervinus, occasionally permitted body temperatures to fall below 32 degrees c. the low basal rates of m ... | 2003 | 12592442 |
| morphology of the external nose in hipposideros diadema and lavia frons with comments on its diversity and evolution among leaf-nosed microchiroptera. | in some bats, a noseleaf is thought to help focus echolocation calls emitted through the nostrils. i studied the ontogenetic mode of the rhinarial cartilages and the associated facial muscles to assess how these rhinarial infrastructures interact with the noseleaf, and the inferred function of such a rhinarial complex. this study focuses on developmental stages of hipposideros diadema and lavia frons. based on new data on these two rhinolophoids and a review of former studies concerning rhinopom ... | 2002 | 11602802 |
| a contribution to the ectoparasite fauna of bats (mammalia: chiroptera) in mindoro island, philippines: i. blood sucking diptera (nycteribiidae, streblidae) and siphonaptera (ischnopsyllidae). | new data on bat ectoparasites from mindoro island, philippines are reported. eighty-three individuals of ectoparasitic insects representing seven species of nyc-teribiidae and fve species of streblidae (both diptera), and one species of ischnopsyllidae (siphonaptera) were recorded from 11 bat species captured in naujan lake national park, mindoro oriental province, philippines. raymondia pagodarum is a new record for the country. eight species are also newly recorded for mindoro island, includin ... | 2016 | 32218804 |
| microclimate and physiological effects in the roosts of cave dwelling bats: implications in roost selection and conservation in sarawak, malaysian borneo. | bats play crucial ecological and economic roles. however, this group of mammals is largely threatened due to anthropogenic activities inside or around their caves. in the present study, we investigate the effects of cave microclimate and physiological parameters on bat roost preference in fairy cave nature reserve (fairy cave nr). the microclimate and physiological parameters including temperature (°c), relative humidity (rh), light intensity (lux), air flow, passage dimension (m), roost height ... | 2018 | 30520355 |
| environmental and biological context modulates the physiological stress response of bats to human disturbance. | environmental and biological context play significant roles in modulating physiological stress responses of individuals in wildlife populations yet are often overlooked when evaluating consequences of human disturbance on individual health and fitness. furthermore, most studies gauge individual stress responses based on a single physiological biomarker, typically circulating glucocorticoid concentrations, which limits interpretation of the complex, multifaceted responses of individuals to stress ... | 2018 | 29858693 |