&lt;b&gt;Species diversity and seasonal variation in the composition of a bat community in the semi-arid brazilian caatinga

Rocha, Patrício Adriano da; Ruiz‐Esparza, Juan; Ribeiro, Adauto de Souza; Ferrari, Stephen F.

doi:10.4025/actascibiolsci.v37i2.25746

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“…The shift towards cave roosting by Artibeus planirostris in the Caatinga is probably related to the constraints of using the deciduous foliage of the Caatinga (Rocha et al. ). Likewise, Artibeus jamaicensis is recorded more commonly in caves in the Antilles, while it uses tree hollows and foliage in continental Central America (Silva‐Taboada , Morrison & Handley , Genoways et al.…”

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Roosting ecology of Stenodermatinae bats (Phyllostomidae): evolution of foliage roosting and correlated phenotypes

Garbino

Tavares

2018

Mammal Review

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1.Roosting ecology has probably shaped several aspects of bat evolution. Although Phyllostomidae species are known to use more types of roosts than any other chiropteran lineage, foliage roosting is almost entirely restricted to the frugivorous members of the subfamily Stenodermatinae. There are relatively few studies on the roosting ecology of stenodermatines other than leaf tent users, and there have been few attempts to reconstruct the evolution of the peculiar foliage-roosting habits of these fruit bats. 2. Our aim was to reconstruct the evolution of foliage roosting in the Phyllostomidae phylogeny, and to test correlation hypotheses between roost types, pelage markings, and body size. 3. We performed ancestral character reconstructions using stochastic mappings on a molecular phylogeny of Phyllostomidae and reviewed literature records on roosts used by Stenodermatinae. Correlations between roosting habits and pelage patterns were calculated using phylogenetic logistic regressions. 4. Over 1200 records of roost use for 48 Stenodermatinae bat species were found in the literature. Most of the observations consisted of foliage roosting records; the second most common type of roost were caves and crevices, which was followed by holes in standing trees. 5. Our results support a single origin of foliage roosting in Phyllostomidae, which we interpreted as a synapomorphy uniting Rhinophyllinae with the Stenodermatinae. We estimated a minimum of two origins of tent roosting within Phyllostomidae, and our reconstruction suggests that it was basal in the Rhinophyllinae + Stenodermatinae clade. 6. Pelage markings of stenodermatines explained the type of roost, indicating that having white stripes or white spots contrasting with background pelage is related to foliage roosting. Species that use leaf tents are smaller than ones that do not, but group size does not appear to be correlated with tent use. 7. Further studies of foliage-roosting bat species that do not use leaf tents may shed light on the mode of evolution of this complex behavioural character.

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Roosting ecology of Stenodermatinae bats (Phyllostomidae): evolution of foliage roosting and correlated phenotypes

Garbino

Tavares

2018

Mammal Review

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“…With the new records presented here, the total number of bat species known to occur in the restinga has increased to 41, and the number of genera to 28 genera (including Saccopteryx and Molossops). The records of Molossops temminckii and Eptesicus brasiliensis also increase the number of bat species known to occur in the state of Sergipe to 50 (Mikalauskas, 2005;Mikalauskas et al, 2006Mikalauskas et al, , 2011Mikalauskas et al, , 2014Ástua and Guerra, 2008;Feijó and Nunes, 2010;Rocha et al, 2010Rocha et al, , 2014aRocha et al, , 2014bRocha et al, , 2013Rocha et al, , 2015Donato et al, 2012;Brito and Bocchiglieri, 2012;Bocchiglieri et al, 2016;Souza et al, 2016;Bomfim et al, 2017).…”

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Rapid surveys as a key tool for the inventory of the bat fauna of Brazil: New records for the coastal restinga

Rocha

Ruiz-Esparza

Beltrão‐Mendes

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Neotropical Biology and Conservation

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“…There are a few ecological studies on topics such as 'activity' (Kuenzi & Morrison 2003, Dalhoumi et al 2014, Fisher-Phelps et al 2017, 'seasonality' (da Rocha et al 2015) and 'water bodies' (Adams & Hayes 2008, Razgour et al 2010, Lisón & Calvo 2011, Hagen & Sabo 2012, Sirami et al 2013, Lisón & Calvo 2014 Bats in semi-arid and arid landscapes 2015). Studies on 'pest control', 'ecosystem services' and 'zoonotics' are very scarce (Memish et al 2013, Silva-Iturriza et al 2013, Maganga et al 2014.…”

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

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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.

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<b>Species diversity and seasonal variation in the composition of a bat community in the semi-arid brazilian caatinga

Cited by 8 publications

References 22 publications

Roosting ecology of Stenodermatinae bats (Phyllostomidae): evolution of foliage roosting and correlated phenotypes

Roosting ecology of Stenodermatinae bats (Phyllostomidae): evolution of foliage roosting and correlated phenotypes

Rapid surveys as a key tool for the inventory of the bat fauna of Brazil: New records for the coastal restinga

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

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