| environmental conditions favoring bat infection with histoplasma capsulatum in mexican shelters. | histoplasma capsulatum was isolated from gut, lung, liver, and spleen of 17 of 208 captured bats belonging to 6 different genera and species. three of the 17 infected bats were from the state of guerrero and 14 were from the state of morelos. all were adult bats: 6 males (1 pteronotus parnellii, 2 natalus stramineus, 2 artibeus hirsutus, and 1 leptonycteris nivalis) and 11 females (1 myotis californicus, 1 mormoops megalophylla, 8 a. hirsutus, and 1 l. nivalis). high rates of bat infection with ... | 1999 | 10674670 |
| molecular typing of histoplasma capsulatum isolated from infected bats, captured in mexico. | the present paper represents data on the genetic polymorphism of 13 histoplasma capsulatum isolates recovered from infected bats randomly captured in the mexican states of morelos, puebla, and oaxaca. the polymorphic dna patterns were analyzed by two-primer rapd-pcr (random amplified polymorphic dna-polymerase chain reaction) method. to amplify the fungal genome by pcr, the following primer arrangements were used: 5'-aacgcgcaac-3' and 5'-aagagcccgt-3'; 5'-aacgcgcaac-3' and 5'-gtttccgccc-3'; or 5 ... | 2000 | 11035942 |
| a new species of the genus eudusbabekia (acari: prostigmata: myobiidae) on leptonycteris nivalis (chiroptera: phyllostomidae) in central mexico. | eudusbabekia provirilia new species was found on the bat leptonycteris nivalis (saussure) in the central part of mexico. the female, male, protonymph, and larva are described and illustrated. | 2002 | 11931034 |
| digestive capacities allow the mexican long-nosed bat (leptonycteris nivalis) to live in cold environments. | digestive capabilities of nectar-feeding vertebrates to assimilate sugars affect their ability to acquire and store energy and could determine the minimal temperatures at which these animals can survive. here, we described the sugar digestive capability of leptonycteris nivalis and related it with its capacity to live in cold environments. we measured the enzymatic activity, food intake rate and changes in body mass of bats feeding at four different sucrose concentrations (from 5 to 35% wt./vol. ... | 2013 | 23370293 |
| macronyssid mites in oral mucosa of long-nosed bats: occurrence and associated pathology. | macronyssid mites (radfordiella) have been found in the oral mucosa of the long-nosed bat (leptonycteris nivalis), which occurs from texas southward throughout much of mexico. this is the first report of mites of the suborder mesostigmata attached in the oral cavity of a mammal. osteolysis of hard palate and odontolysis of teeth result from infestations of mites adjacent to the upper premolars and molars; destruction of bone, teeth, and connective tissue often leads to exfoliation of teeth in li ... | 1969 | 5807961 |
| genomic consequences of dietary diversification and parallel evolution due to nectarivory in leaf-nosed bats. | the new world leaf-nosed bats (phyllostomids) exhibit a diverse spectrum of feeding habits and innovations in their nutrient acquisition and foraging mechanisms. however, the genomic signatures associated with their distinct diets are unknown. | 2020 | 32510151 |
| climate change, range shifts, and the disruption of a pollinator-plant complex. | climate change has significant impacts on the distribution of species and alters ecological processes that result from species interactions. there is concern that such distribution shifts will affect animal-plant pollination networks. we modelled the potential future (2050 and 2070) distribution of an endangered migratory bat species (leptonycteris nivalis) and the plants they pollinate (agave spp) during their annual migration from central mexico to the southern united states. our models show t ... | 2019 | 31575888 |