Geographic and Potential Distribution of a Poorly Known South American Bat,<i>Histiotus macrotus</i>(Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

Giménez, Analía L.; Giannini, Norberto P.; Schiaffini, Mauro Ignacio; Martín, Gabriel M.

doi:10.3161/15081109acc2015.17.1.012

Cited by 15 publications

(6 citation statements)

References 47 publications

(50 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…Phylogenetic affinities have been checked for many species, especially those with wide distributions, such as in Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Flanders et al 2009) and Miniopterus schreibersii (Bilgin et al 2006, Furman et al 2010a, 2010b, Bilgin et al 2012. Phylogenetics has been the subject of research in South Africa and Madagascar (Goodman et al 2006, Goodman & Ranivo 2008, Odendaal & Jacobs 2011, although information on this subject in Latin America is limited (Giménez & Giannini 2011, Moratelli et al 2011, Giménez et al 2015.…”

Section: Biological and Ecological Topicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bat ecology and conservation in semi‐arid and arid landscapes: a global systematic review

et al. 2019

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

1. Semi-arid and arid landscapes (dry-lands) cover 41% of the Earth's land surface over five continents. These areas are home to 55% of mammal species. Bats have the second highest species richness among mammals, and, although many species are adapted to arid conditions, they are particularly sensitive in these habitats and require conservation priority. 2. Information on bats in arid and semi-arid landscapes is scattered, patchy and focused on small-scale studies; therefore, we undertook a systematic review using the PRISMA protocol to identify the current knowledge status, detect knowledge gaps and propose future research priorities. 3. We analysed 346 published articles and evaluated 40 topics within five topic categories (taxa studied, methodologies used, biology, ecology and conservation). The most commonly studied topic categories were ecology and biology. However, we found a gap in the topic category conservation (including topics such as conservation status and roost conservation). Our network analysis of topics within the categories showed that most ecology papers were focused on distribution, species richness and habitat use. 4. When we analysed keywords, we found that phylogeny, taxonomy and distribution demonstrated relatively high presence. Moreover, comparison of the percentage of studies conducted in dry-lands and the percentage of land surface area covered by dry-lands in the continents revealed that dry-lands in Africa and Australia were especially under-represented. Our review shows that knowledge of bats in semi-arid and arid landscapes is biased towards new records of the distribution of species, as well as covering systematic/ taxonomic and morphological aspects of bat biology.

show abstract

Section: Biological and Ecological Topicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bat ecology and conservation in semi‐arid and arid landscapes: a global systematic review

et al. 2019

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Specifically, Myotis chiloensis is sister to a group containing the extra-Patagonian neighbors M. albescens , M. nigricans and M. levis ( Ruedi et al 2013 ), and Lasiurus varius is a very distinctive species but most similar to the extra-Patagonian, widespread L. blossevillii of which the former was long considered a junior synonym (see Barquez et al 1999 ). Likewise, although a comprehensive phylogeny of Histiotus is still lacking, the endemic H. magellanicus was recently accepted as a valid species with respect to H. montanus (see Giménez et al 2012 and citations therein), and H. macrotus may prove to be a composite taxon with separate populations in Patagonia ( Giménez et al 2015 ). Of these Patagonian vicariant events, two have been dated the one involving Myotis chiloensis at 5.5 My (Ruedi et al 2013 ), and the one involving Lasiurus varius at ∼7 My ( Baird et al 2015 ; both cases are point estimates of relatively wide time intervals).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Marginally, the Low Monte eco-region is also represented in the NW of Patagonia (sensu Burkart et al 1999 ). These conditions generate a climatic barrier causing to a marked decrease in mammals diversity in Patagonian environments, and even the isolation of Patagonian populations in some species (e.g., Histiotus macrotus , Lyncodon patagonicus , Schiaffini et al 2013 ; Giménez et al 2015 ) as well as the emergence of endemism (e.g., Histiotus magellanicus , Lasiurus varius , Myotis chiloensis , Barquez et al1999 ). On this basis, we classified the species and specimen according to their record localities as Patagonian or extra-Patagonian.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The endemic Patagonian vespertilionid assemblage is a depauperate ecomorphological vicariant of species-rich neotropical assemblages

Giménez

Giannini

2016

Curr Zool

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Vespertilionidae is the most diverse chiropteran family, and its diversity is concentrated in warm regions of the World; however, due to physiological and behavioral adaptations, these bats also dominate bat faunas in temperate regions. Here we performed a comparative study of vespertilionid assemblages from two broad regions of the New World, the cold and harsh Patagonia, versus the remaining temperate-to-subtropical, extra-Patagonian eco-regions of the South American Southern Cone. We took an ecomorphological approach and analyzed the craniodental morphological structure of these assemblages within a phylogenetic framework. We measured 17 craniodental linear variables from 447 specimens of 22 currently recognized vespertilionid species of the study regions. We performed a multivariate analysis to define the morphofunctional space, and calculated the pattern and degree of species packing for each assemblage. We assessed the importance of phylogeny and biogeography, and their impact on depauperate (Patagonian) versus rich (extra-Patagonian) vespertilionid assemblages as determinants of morphospace structuring. We implemented a sensitivity analysis associated to small samples of rare species. The morphological patterns were determined chiefly by the evolutionary history of the family. The Patagonian assemblage can be described as a structurally similar but comparatively depauperate ecomorphological version of those assemblages from neighboring extra-Patagonian eco-regions. The Patagonian assemblage seems to have formed by successively adding populations from Northern regions that eventually speciated in the region, leaving corresponding sisters (vicariants) in extra-Patagonian eco-regions that continued to be characteristically richer. Despite being structurally akin, degree of species packing in Patagonia was comparatively very low, which may reflect the effect of limited dispersal success into a harsh region for bat survival.

show abstract

“…El modelado de nicho ecológico (MNE) ha sido ampliamente utilizado como una herramienta que permite determinar, representar y estudiar los rangos actuales de distribución potencial de las especies con base en información de su presencia, previamente registrada, y asociándola con variables climáticas (Soberón y Peterson, 2005). En particular con murciélagos, el MNE se ha utilizado para evaluar la distribución potencial y determinar las principales variables ambientales y geográficas que afectan su distribución (Giménez et al, 2015;Weber et al, 2010). Así como también, para predecir la distribución actual y futura, ya sea para identificar las áreas en las que existe mayor riesgo de enfermedades debido a la presencia del vampiro común (Lee et al, 2012), o para evaluar el impacto de cambio climático sobre la distribución altitudinal de murciélagos frugívoros y nectarívoros (Echeverría, 2013).…”

Section: Introductionunclassified

Límites de distribución actual de Sturnira hondurensis

Torres-Morales

2019

Rev.Mex.Biodiv.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

ResumenSturnira hondurensis es una de las 2 especies de murciélagos del género que se distribuyen desde Centroamérica hasta el norte de México; recientemente fue reconocida a nivel de especie, pero sus límites de distribución geográfica son inciertos. Con la finalidad de conocer estos límites, se modeló su nicho ecológico para determinar su distribución geográfica actual. Se encontró que para S. hondurensis, el límite sur se localiza en la Cordillera Central de Panamá, con una disyunción en la depresión de Nicaragua, mientras que hacia el norte, los límites se encuentran desde las sierras Madre Occidental y Madre Oriental en México, con excepción de la península de Yucatán.

show abstract

Geographic and Potential Distribution of a Poorly Known South American Bat,Histiotus macrotus(Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

Cited by 15 publications

References 47 publications

Bat ecology and conservation in semi‐arid and arid landscapes: a global systematic review

Bat ecology and conservation in semi‐arid and arid landscapes: a global systematic review

The endemic Patagonian vespertilionid assemblage is a depauperate ecomorphological vicariant of species-rich neotropical assemblages

Límites de distribución actual de Sturnira hondurensis

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About