Long-distance movement by a great fruit-eating bat, Artibeus lituratus (Olfers, 1818), in southeastern Brazil (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae): evidence for migration in Neotropical bats?

Arnone, Ives Simões; Trajano, Eleonora; Pulchério-Leite, Atenisi; Passos, Fernando C.

doi:10.1590/1676-0611-bn-2015-0026

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“…Migration studies report that small-and medium-sized bats can migrate long distances, with a maximum migration distance of 1905 km reported for a Vespertilionidae bat [58]. However, there are no studies of migration patterns for P. discolor and few for A. literatus, none of which report such long distance [59,60]. It is therefore more likely that the close relatedness of BtCoV from P. discolor and from A. literatus is a reflection of the virus Bhost specificity.Ô verall, the BtCoV phylogenetic tree shows highly supported branches clustering primarily according to host family.…”

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Alphacoronavirus Detection in Lungs, Liver, and Intestines of Bats from Brazil

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Bats are flying mammals distributed worldwide known to host several types of Coronavirus (CoV). Since they were reported as the probable source of spillover of highly pathogenic CoV into the human population, investigating the circulation of this virus in bats around the world became of great importance. We analyzed samples from 103 bats from two distinct regions in Brazil. Coronavirus from the Alphacoronavirus genus was detected in 12 animals, 11 from São José do Rio Preto-SP region and 1 from Barreiras-BA region, resulting in a prevalence of 17.18% and 2.56% respectively. The virus was detected not only in intestines but also in lungs and liver. Phylogenetic analysis based on nsP12 genomic region suggests that the sequences group according to host family and sampling location. Studies on the circulation of these viruses in bats remain important to understand the ecology and evolutionary relationship of these pathogens.

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Alphacoronavirus Detection in Lungs, Liver, and Intestines of Bats from Brazil

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“…Other studies show the opposite effect in non-flying mammals, bats, birds, and trees (Galindo-González & Sosa 2003;Cleary et al 2016;Socolar et al 2019;Pardo et al 2019) . The lack of a significant effect of distance to conserved habitats on bat abundance in disturbed habitats may be related to the variation in habitat disturbance type in our study and the ability of phyllostomids to fly large distances either to migrate or forage (Arnone et al 2016;Esbérard et al 2017;Medellin et al 2018) . In order to determine the effect of these two variables on bat abundance in disturbed habitats, studies that evaluate the effects of habitat disturbance on bat abundance comparing disturbance type and phyllsotomid vagility are necessary.…”

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Trophic guild and forest type explain phyllostomid bat abundance variation from human habitat disturbance

Carballo-Morales¹,

Saldaña‐Vázquez

Villalobos³

2020

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The loss of tropical forest cover caused by land-use change is causing a reduction in functional groups, such as trophic guilds. Phyllostomid bats (family Phyllostomidae) are essential in the Neotropics since they occupy up to six trophic guilds, and are pollinators, seed dispersers, and regulators of vertebrate and invertebrate populations. In this study, a series of meta-analyses were performed in order to analyse their response to habitat disturbance. Data were obtained through a comprehensive literature review whereby we measured the abundance of phyllostomid bats in disturbed habitats and conserved forests. We found that the abundance of phytophagous bats depends on the type of habitat disturbance and the type of forest where it occurs. On the other hand, animal-feeding bats reduce their abundance in any disturbed habitat regardless of disturbance type and forest type. No phylogenetic signal was found in the response of bats to habitat disturbance, nor was the response found to be dependent on the type of crop, the age of the secondary forest, or the distance to a conserved forest. These results demonstrate that feeding and the type of forest where the disturbance occurs are important aspects to understand the reduction of animal populations in the face of habitat destruction processes. This has implications on the conservation of species and their function in ecosystems.HighlightsNo phylogenetic signal was found in the abundance of bats in disturbed habitats.The abundance of bats in disturbed habitats depends on the trophic guild.Forest altitude influences the abundance of bats in disturbed habitats.Animal-feeding bats reduced their abundance in disturbed habitats regardless of disturbance type and forest type.

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“…Se ha observado también que A. lituratus recorre grandes distancias, como lo registrado en el sureste de Brasil, donde una hembra recorrió 113 km en un intervalo de altura de 738 m (Arnone et al 2016). Anteriormente, Bernard y Fenton (2003) México, recorran grandes distancias en búsqueda de sitios de alimentación, dado que esta zona se encuentra fuertemente fragmentada y con poca cobertura vegetal.…”

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“…La presencia de vegetación resulta importante para su desplazamiento (Rydell et al 2002, Estrada y Coates-Estrada 2001, debido a que forrajean a menos de un metro de la vegetación o dentro de ésta y raramente en áreas abiertas (Bonaccorso 1979, Herd 1983, Jennings et al 2004. También A. jamaicensis y A. lituratus se consideran tolerantes a la perturbación (Galindo-González 2004); para la primera especie hubo una sola localización, lo que pudo deberse a fallas en el radio-transmisor o porque se trataba de un animal en dispersión o posiblemente migración (Arnone et al 2016).…”

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Notes on bat movements in a fragmented landscape in the Tehuantepec Isthmus, Mexico

Lavariega

Briones‐Salas

2016

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Several studies have observed that bat species respond differently to landscape changes and that individuals tend to expand their home range when the habitat is not optimal. Tropical dry forest in the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, Mexico, shows a high habitat loss and fragmentation by anthropogenic causes. However, how bats use this fragmented landscape is unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study was to describe the temporal and spatial movements of bats fitted with radio transmitters in a fragmented region of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. In July 2011, six bats belonging to three species were captured: an adult female of Artibeus lituratus, a juvenile female of A. jamaicensis, an adult male of Leptonycteris yerbabuenae (Family Phyllostomidae), and three adult females of Pteronotus parnellii (Family Mormoopidae) were fitted with a radio transmitter. Bats were monitored during night (18:00 to 06:00 h) from fixed stations for 17 days. The activity was obtained by quantifying the frequency of bearings in intervals of one hour. Simultaneous bearings were triangulated for locations, which were exported to a vector map where type of land use and vegetation was determined. The home range was calculated using two techniques: minimum convex polygon and fixed Kernel. A total of 75 bearings corresponding to an adult female of A. lituratus (n = 36, 48.0 %), three adults females of P. parnellii (n = 30, 40.0 %), and an adult male of L. yerbabuenae (n = 8; 10.6 %) were obtained. A juvenile female of A. jamaicensis was located on one occasion (1.3 %). Female of A. lituratus showed activity between 19:00 and 23:00 h and between 24:00 and 05:00 h, with a peak between 03:00 y 04:00 h. This bat widely used the area with preference to riparian vegetation. Based on their locations, a home range (Kernel 95 %) of 8,394 hectares and a minimum convex polygon of 2,587 hectares were estimated. The male of L. yerbabuenae showed activity only between 22:00 and 02:00 h and their locations were on agriculture land (n = 2). The observed activity of P. parnellii began at 20:00 h, it was increased to at 22:00 h (one activity peak between 01:00 and 3:00 h) and gradually declined until 06:00 h. The three females of P. parnellii were located in agricultural land (n = 4) and cultivated pasture (n = 1). The home range of A. lituratus observed in the present study is the largest reported for phyllostomid bats, possibly in response to landscape condition. Activity and locations of three females of P. parnellii and a male of L. yerbabuenae suggest that they occasionally use the study area in their way to more productive areas.Se ha observado que las especies de murciélagos responden de manera diferencial a los cambios en el paisaje y que los individuos tienden a ampliar su ámbito hogareño cuando el hábitat no es óptimo. Las selvas secas de la Planicie costera del Istmo de Tehuantepec, en México, presentan una alta pérdida y fragmentación por causas humanas. Sin embargo, se desconoce cómo los murciélagos usan este paisaje fragmentado. Por lo anterior, el objeti...

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Long-distance movement by a great fruit-eating bat, Artibeus lituratus (Olfers, 1818), in southeastern Brazil (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae): evidence for migration in Neotropical bats?

Cited by 30 publications

References 37 publications

Alphacoronavirus Detection in Lungs, Liver, and Intestines of Bats from Brazil

Alphacoronavirus Detection in Lungs, Liver, and Intestines of Bats from Brazil

Trophic guild and forest type explain phyllostomid bat abundance variation from human habitat disturbance

Notes on bat movements in a fragmented landscape in the Tehuantepec Isthmus, Mexico

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