| potential sympatric vectors and mammalian hosts of venezuelan equine encephalitis virus in southern mexico. | arboviruses are important zoonotic agents with complex transmission cycles and are not well understood because they may involve many vectors and hosts. we studied sympatric wild mammals and hematophagous mosquitoes having the potential to act as hosts and vectors in two areas of southern mexico. mosquitoes, bats, and rodents were captured in calakmul (campeche) and montes azules (chiapas), between november 2010 and august 2011. spleen samples from 146 bats and 14 rodents were tested for molecula ... | 2017 | 28384059 |
| richness, infestation and specificity of spinturnicid mites (acari: spinturnicidae) on bats in southern oaxaca, mexico. | studies of mites on bats in the mexican state oaxaca are scarce. our objective was therefore to evaluate the richness, infestation, and specificity of spinturnicid mites on bats in southern oaxaca, mexico. bats were monthly captured from april 2010 to february 2011, in four sites using four mist-nets; also, we visited natural (crevices) and artificial roosts (tunnel). of each bat we account the number of spinturnicid mites, considering the area of the body where they were collected. mites were p ... | 2016 | 27431824 |
| genetic and ecological processes promoting early diversification in the lowland mesoamerican bat sturnira parvidens (chiroptera: phyllostomidae). | with 22 species, sturnira is the most speciose genus of frugivorous neotropical bats. sturnira parvidens inhabits lowland tropical areas from mexico to central america. the elevation of this taxon to species level was recent, and discrepancies with respect to its geographic limits and phylogenetic position continue to exist. in order to identify genetic and ecological processes likely involved in the diversification and current distribution of s. parvidens, we evaluated relationships, researched ... | 2017 | 28647618 |
| isolation and characterization of microsatellite markers for sturnira parvidens and cross-species amplification in sturnira species. | sturnira is one of the most species-rich genera in the neotropics, and it is found from mexico and the lesser antilles to argentina. this genus forms a well-supported monophyletic clade with at least twenty-one recognized species, as well as several others under taxonomic review. sturnira parvidens is a widespread frugivorous bat of the deciduous forests of the neotropics, is highly abundant, and is a major component in fruit dispersal to regenerate ecosystems. | 2017 | 28560110 |
| fruit traits and temporal abundance shape plant-frugivore interaction networks in a seasonal tropical forest. | interactions between fleshy fruited plants and frugivores are crucial for the structuring and functioning of biotic communities, particularly in tropical forests where both groups are diverse and play different roles in network organization. however, it remains poorly understood how different groups of frugivore species and fruit traits contribute to network structure. we recorded interactions among 28 plant species and three groups of frugivores (birds, bats, and non-flying mammals) in a season ... | 2018 | 29610984 |
| chemical characterisation of potential pheromones from the shoulder gland of the northern yellow-shouldered-bat, sturnira parvidens (phyllostomidae: stenodermatinae). | bats of the genus sturnira (family phyllostomidae) are characterised by shoulder glands that are more developed in reproductively mature adult males. the glands produce a waxy secretion that accumulates on the fur around the gland, dyeing the fur a dark colour and giving off a pungent odour. these shoulder glands are thought to play a role in their reproductive behaviour. using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry, we analysed solvent extracts of fur surrounding the shoulder gland in the norther ... | 2019 | 31579609 |