A Test of the Effects of Climate and Fruiting of<i>Piper</i>Species (Piperaceae) on Reproductive Patterns of the Bat<i>Carollia perspicillata</i>(Phyllostomidae)

Mello, Marco A. R.; Schittini, Gilberto Menezes; Selig, Pedro; Bergallo, Helena Godoy

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“…22201/ib.20078706e.2018.2.2016 Introducción Los cambios en la composición de las poblaciones de animales y su fenología siguen ciclos anuales sincronizados con eventos climáticos, y de disponibilidad de recursos que disparan respuestas fisiológicas en los individuos de estas poblaciones (Bronson, 1985;Durant et al, 2013;Mello et al, 2004). Por lo tanto, los factores que influyen en los momentos de la reproducción son bióticos y abióticos.…”

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“…Por lo tanto, los factores que influyen en los momentos de la reproducción son bióticos y abióticos. Para los murciélagos, la disponibilidad de recursos alimenticios y la selección de parejas reproductivas son los factores bióticos más importantes (Mello et al, 2004;Muñoz-Romo et al, 2012). Mientras que dentro de los abióticos, la disponibilidad de refugio, la temperatura ambiental y la precipitación pluvial son los más importantes (Bronson, 1985;Durant et al, 2013;Mello et al, 2009).…”

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La estacionalidad climática no afecta la fenología de murciélagos cavernícolas con dieta omnívora

Ferreyra-García¹,

Saldaña‐Vázquez²,

Schondube³

2018

Rev.Mex.Biodiv.

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ResumenLa fenología de los animales es influenciada de manera importante por la estacionalidad climática que promueve cambios en la abundancia de recursos alimenticios. Especies con dieta omnívora podrían no ser afectadas por la estacionalidad al poder utilizar diferentes recursos disponibles en el tiempo. Para probar esta hipótesis, describimos la fenología reproductiva de 3 especies de murciélagos cavernícolas con diferentes hábitos alimenticios en un bosque templado. Los murciélagos fueron capturados mensualmente a lo largo de 1 año con redes de golpeo y de niebla dentro de 2 cuevas, se encontró que Anoura geoffroyi que se alimenta de insectos, frutos, polen y puede consumir néctar de baja concentración de azúcar, presentó individuos reproductivos en todas las estaciones. Mientras que Leptonycteris yerbabuenae, una especie que se especializa en el consumo de néctar con alta concentración de azúcar y realiza migraciones en busca de la floración y fructificación de plantas quiropterofílicas y quiropterocóricas, estuvo activa reproductivamente en la estación seca/ cálida y al final de las lluvias, lo cual coincidió con la floración de plantas quieropterofílicas de la zona. Finalmente, Myotis velifer, que es insectívoro de los bordes de la vegetación, formó una colonia de maternidad al final de la estación seca/ cálida y al principio de la estación de lluvias. Concluimos que la estacionalidad climática afecta en menor manera la fenología de murciélagos con dieta omnívora en bosques templados.Palabras clave: México; Michoacán; Phyllostomidae; Vespertilionidae; Reproducción AbstractAnimals' phenology is strongly influenced by the climatic seasonality that promotes changes in the abundance of food resources. Species with omnivorous diet may not be affected by seasonality, being able to use different resources over time. To test this hypothesis, we describe the reproductive phenology of 3 species of cave bats with different diet habits in a temperate forest. Bats were captured monthly over 1 year with batting and mist nets traps inside 2 caves, finding that Anoura geoffroyi, a bat that feeds insects, pollen and can consume nectar with low sugar concentration, presented reproductive individuals at all seasons. Whereas, Leptonycteris yerbabuenae, a bat specialized in the consumption of nectar with high concentration of sugar that performs migrations following the flowering and fructification of chiropterophilic and chiropterochoric plants, was reproductive during the dry-warm season and at

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La estacionalidad climática no afecta la fenología de murciélagos cavernícolas con dieta omnívora

Ferreyra-García¹,

Saldaña‐Vázquez²,

Schondube³

2018

Rev.Mex.Biodiv.

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“…Absence of correlation between fruit availability and fruit bat captures may be due to the continuous fruit availability provided by Ficus luschnathiana (Table 4). Although food availability influences bat species composition (Hodgkison et al 2004) and reproduction (Mello et al 2004b), fructification of Ficus species provide food throughout the year and can explain why there was no obvious seasonality in the captures of fruit bats.…”

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Resources partitioning in a fruit bat community of the southern Atlantic Forest, Brazil

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Bat species have differences in diet composition, use of vertical space, and nocturnal activity period. We analyzed diet and partitioning of spatial and temporal resources among fruit bats, and the influence of fruit availability on the number of bat captures in the southern boundary of the Atlantic Forest. Artibeus lituratus and A. fimbriatus fed mainly on Ficus, whereas Sturnira lilium fed on Solanaceae, Piperaceae, and Ficus. However, we did not find correlation between number of fruit bat captures with fruit availability. S. lilium was more active at dusk, whereas A. fimbriatus and A. lituratus were more active at dawn. S. lilium flew more in the understory than canopy and A. lituratus and A. fimbriatus did not show differences in the use of vertical space. There was no difference in the use of vertical space among these fruit bats. We showed that differences in one dimension of the niche, such as food, can help to explain differences in another dimension, such as space use. Niche overlap is greater for related species and studies about niche overlap addressing more than one spatial dimension can elucidate the patterns in use of these resources and also the understanding about bat community composition.

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“…Several studies have assessed the influence of different factors on the use and dispersal of Piper by Carollia. Those factors include the intrinsic characteristics of the fruits, such as smell, shape and hardness (Thies, Kalko, & Schnitzler, 1998;Dumont, 1999), as well as characteristics of the bats, such as body size, behavior, circadian cycle, reproduction and food handling behavior (Fleming 1991;Bonaccorso et al, 2006;Mello, Schittini, Selig, & Bergallo, 2004). However, those studies initially compared Piper use only among Carollia spp., eventually including other species that consume these fruits and could coexist, such as bats from the genus Sturnira (Saldaña-Vázquez, Sosa, Iñiguez-Dávalos, & Schondube, 2013).…”

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Interactions between frugivorous bats (Phyllostomidae) and Piper tuberculatum (Piperaceae) in a tropical dry forest remnant in Valle del Cauca, Colombia

Montoya-Bustamante

Rojas‐Díaz

Torres-González

2016

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Abstract:In any ecosystem, fruits are resources that vary in time and space as well as in nutritional content. Coexistence of species from a trophic guild depends on the division and use of resources. Therefore, the organisms that depend on them as a food source, tend to show a certain degree of specialization. This way, understanding the factors that influence the dynamics of seed dispersal is important for the regeneration and conservation of tropical ecosystems. Our aim was to determine variation in consumption of Piper tuberculatum by fruit bat assemblages in the village of Robles (Jamundí, Valle del Cauca, Colombia). P. tuberculatum is a resource used not only by wildlife but also by people in the village of Robles. Bats were captured in mist nets between June and November 2014, their feces were collected, and the length of the forearm, wing area, leg length and mass were recorded. At the Universidad del Valle seed laboratory, fecal samples were washed, and their content determined. Of the 14 species captured, Sturnira lilium, Carollia brevicauda, Carollia perspicillata and Artibeus lituratus showed signs of having consumed P. tuberculatum. Sturnira lilium was the main consumer of P. tuberculatum fruits, with the greatest number of consumption events of fruit from this plant species, whereas the other bats showed more diversified consumption events. The greatest niche overlap was recorded between C. brevicauda and C. perspicillata, species that showed similar sizes (i.e., wing area and forearm length) followed by S. lilium and C. perspicillata. In contrast, A. lituratus showed the least niche overlap with the other three fruit bats captured. In conclusion, Sturnira lilium showed an interaction Sturnira-Piper, which is the result of low Solanum availability, and this bat species was the largest consumer of P. tuberculatum in the region. Rev. Biol. Trop. 64 (2): 701-713. Epub 2016 June 01.

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A Test of the Effects of Climate and Fruiting ofPiperSpecies (Piperaceae) on Reproductive Patterns of the BatCarollia perspicillata(Phyllostomidae)

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La estacionalidad climática no afecta la fenología de murciélagos cavernícolas con dieta omnívora

La estacionalidad climática no afecta la fenología de murciélagos cavernícolas con dieta omnívora

Resources partitioning in a fruit bat community of the southern Atlantic Forest, Brazil

Interactions between frugivorous bats (Phyllostomidae) and Piper tuberculatum (Piperaceae) in a tropical dry forest remnant in Valle del Cauca, Colombia

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