Predação oportunista de Artibeus planirostris (Spix, 1823) e Carollia perspicillata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) por marsupiais e anuro na APA do Rio Curiaú, Amapá, Brasil

Castro, Isaí Jorge de; Silva, Cláudia Regina da; Costa, Arley José Silveira da; Martins, Ana Carolina Moreira

doi:10.1590/s0044-59672011000100020

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“…There are observations of bat catching by frogs when bat foraged very close to the ground surface (Torres 2013), near roosting places of bats such as caves (Means 2000(Means , 2003Cray 2007;Richards & Hall 2012) or consuming them in the vicinity of buildings (Petris 2011;Srpimentelbio 2015). Many bat species were, however, attacked when caught in mist nets; several frugivorous and nectarivorous bats, otherwise presumably immune to predation by amphibians, were thus attacked (Carollia perspicillata and Anoura caudifer, Glossophaga soricina, Lonchophylla mordax) (Ésberard et al 2006;Castro et al 2011;Filho et al 2014). Majority of bat catches involved larger and considerably opportunistic frog species.…”

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Fish and amphibians as bat predators

Mikula¹

2015

European Journal of Ecology

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Although bats (Chiroptera) belong to the most diverse mammalian orders, study of diversity of their natural predators has been seriously neglected for a long time. While some recent reviews contain comprehensive overviews of our recent knowledge on these phenomena for some animal groups, such work is still lacking for anamniotes - fishes and amphibians. Here, I am summarising bat predation incidences by anamniotes that were published in scientific journals and public web domains. I found out that at least 14 species of fishes and 14 species of frogs were observed as feeding on bats. Moreover, 7 and 16 species of bats were recorded as victims of hunting activity of fishes and frogs, respectively. Majority of localised incidences came from the New World; frog (between latitude 49°N to 28°S) attacks were distributed mainly in tropical or subtropical areas < 30° from equator (70% of all records), fish (44°N to 20°S) incidences reach same proportion in colder areas (> 30° from equator) and warmer areas. In some cases, these predators can regularly feed on bats, especially when hunting near roosting places of bats; however, with respect to number of recorded cases (21 for fishes and 37 for amphibians), bat predation by anamniotes seems to be very rare and opportunistic with only very limited influence on bat populations or their behaviour.

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Fish and amphibians as bat predators

Mikula¹

2015

European Journal of Ecology

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“…The diet of anurans is generally based on arthropods [4] and is influenced by factors such as prey availability [5,6], habitat changes [7], body size [8][9][10], seasonality [11,12], hunting strategy [13][14][15][16] and evolutionary factors [17]. Although anurans' diet consists basically of insects [1], it can also include vertebrates, as bats [18,19], fishes [20], snakes [21] and other anurans [batracophagy: 14,[22][23][24][25][26][27][28].…”

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Diet and first report of batracophagy inLeptodactylus podicipinus(Anura: Leptodactylidae)

Ceron

Moroti

Benício

et al. 2018

Neotropical Biodiversity

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In this study, we describe the diet of Leptodactylus podicipinus in South Pantanal. We analysed the stomach content of 30 individuals collected in September 2017 in the Miranda sub-region, Mato Grosso do Sul. We identified 19 prey categories to Order level, out of which Coleoptera was the most representative group and the most important prey category, followed by Orthoptera and Hemiptera. We recorded a post-metamorphic individual of Rhinella schneideri in the diet of L. podicipinus, the first record of batracophagy for this species. Our results provide evidence for the opportunistic and generalist feeding behaviour of L. podicipinus.

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“…Opportunistic predation is when a potential predator takes advantage of the fact that its prey is unable to react (in this case, entangled in the mesh of the mist net), attacking it, killing it, and consuming it whole or in parts (e.g., Breviglieri & Pedro, 2010;Carvalho et al, 2016;Ruiz-Esparza et al, 2012;Serra-Gonçalves et al, 2017;Spotswood et al, 2012). Different opportunistic predators of birds and bats have been reported in the literature, among them ants, spiders, amphibians, reptiles (including lizards and snakes), birds, opossum, wild and domestic canids and cats, primates, and bats (Breviglieri & Pedro, 2010;Brito et al, 2007;Brooks, 2000;Carvalho et al, 2011Carvalho et al, , 2016Castro et al, 2011;Clewley et al, 2018;Curcino et al, 2009;Gallego et al, 2021;Gazarini et al, 2008;Hilário et al, 2017;Legal et al, 2018;Melo et al, 2018;Novaes et al, 2010;Ross, 2010;Serra-Gonçalves et al, 2017).…”

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Global review and guidelines to avoid opportunistic predation of birds and bats in mist nets

de Moura,

Mustin,

Pinto

et al. 2023

Ecology and Evolution

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Mist nets are one of the most widely used techniques in the study of birds and bats worldwide. However, a number of risks are involved, including opportunistic predation. Given this potential cost, here we: (1) review the global literature to understand the factors that might contribute to predation risk for birds and bats captured in mist nets; (2) review existing guidelines for best practice use of mist nets; and (3) based on our reviews, recommend new guidelines for the use of mist nets to minimize the risk of opportunistic predation. Based on keyword in English, Spanish, Portuguese, and French, and using Google Scholar, Scopus, SciElo, and Web of Science, we found 48 articles reporting opportunistic predation. In the included articles, 178 predation events, involving 52 predator and 84 prey species, were reported. In most of the reports, the mist nets were placed at ground level, the bats and birds were preyed on from the shelf closest to the ground, the mist‐net checks occurred at intervals of 1 h or 30 min and the most common predators were arboreal and scansorial species (primates and marsupials). Despite the occurrences of predation in 13 countries, guidelines for best practice mist‐net use were found in only three, despite extensive searches and contact with key people in each country. Based on the existing guidelines and our results, we recommend that mist nets be fixed with the lowest shelf at least 50 cm above ground level and be checked at 15‐min intervals; when predators are observed near mist nets, the nets either be constantly observed, closed, or relocated; suppressed the vegetation around the mist nets; captured animals be removed from the mist nets as soon as possible, and more than one researcher/technician should be in the field at all times.

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Predação oportunista de Artibeus planirostris (Spix, 1823) e Carollia perspicillata (Linnaeus, 1758) (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) por marsupiais e anuro na APA do Rio Curiaú, Amapá, Brasil

Cited by 9 publications

References 6 publications

Fish and amphibians as bat predators

Fish and amphibians as bat predators

Diet and first report of batracophagy inLeptodactylus podicipinus(Anura: Leptodactylidae)

Global review and guidelines to avoid opportunistic predation of birds and bats in mist nets

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