| a new spirurid (nematoda) parasite from mormoopid bats in mexico. | a new nematode species, spirura mexicana n. sp., is described from specimens recovered from the esophageal mucosa of the parnell's mustached bat pteronotus parnellii , davy's naked-backed bat pteronotus davyi, wagner's mustached bat pteronotus personatus, and the ghost-faced bat mormoops megalophylla in the state of morelos, mexico. this nematode is characterized by having a relatively short prostoma, 5-6 pairs of caudal papillae, and a smooth distal end of the tail in females. this is the first ... | 2012 | 22509820 |
| helminth fauna associated with three neotropical bat species (chiroptera: mormoopidae) in veracruz, mexico. | bats are recognized as potential hosts of pathogens exploiting the food chain to reach them as definitive hosts. however, very little is known about their endoparasites, especially for neotropical bats. in this study, we assessed the helminth fauna associated with 3 insectivorous bat species roosting in the same single hot cave in central veracruz, mexico: the ghost-faced bat (mormoops megalophylla), the naked-backed bat (pteronotus davyi) and wagner's mustached bat (pteronotus personatus). duri ... | 2017 | 28420310 |
| doppler-shift compensation behavior by wagner's mustached bat, pteronotus personatus. | doppler-shift compensation behavior (dsc) is a highly specialized vocal response displayed by bats that emit pulses with a prominent constant frequency (cf) component and adjust the frequency of their cf component to compensate for flight-speed induced doppler shifts in the frequency of the returning echoes. dsc has only been observed in one member of the neotropical mormoopidae, a family of bats that use pulses with prominent cf components, leading researchers to suspect that dsc is a uniquely ... | 2008 | 18537384 |