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1. A new species of Molossus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) from Argentina

Author:
M. Eugenia Montani; Ivanna H. Tomasco; Ignacio M. Barberis; Marcelo C. Romano; Rubén M. Barquez; M. Mónica Díaz
Source:
Journal of mammalogy 2021 v.102 no.5 pp. 1426-1442
ISSN:
0022-2372
Subject:
Molossus; Neotropics; arms (limbs); color; ecoregions; mammalogy; mitochondria; morphometry; new species; probability; Argentina
Abstract:
... Fourteen species of bats in the genus Molossus currently are recognized in the Neotropical region; only three are known from Argentina. Here, we describe a new species based on specimens collected in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina, in the Pampa ecoregion. The new species can be distinguished from its congeners by its general strong orange coloration, forearm length > 41 mm, dorsal hairs bicol ...
DOI:
10.1093/jmammal/gyab078

2. A new species of mastiff bat (Chiroptera, Molossidae, Molossus) from Guyana and Ecuador

Author:
Livia O. Loureiro; Burton K. Lim; Mark D. Engstrom
Source:
Mammalian biology = 2018 v.90 pp. 10-21
ISSN:
1616-5047
Subject:
Molossus; fibrinogen; fur; genes; mitochondria; mitochondrial DNA; new species; nuclear genome; polyphyly; skull; statistical analysis; sympatry; Ecuador; Guyana
Abstract:
... We describe a new species of mastiff bat in the genus Molossus (Molossidae), which was previously confused with the common and widely distributed M. molossus, from Guyana and Ecuador based on morphological and molecular differences. It is diagnosed by the following set of morphological characteristics: bicolored dorsal pelage, rounded anterior arch of the atlas, triangular occipital bone, and smal ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.mambio.2018.01.008

3. A new species of mastiff bat (Chiroptera: Molossidae: Molossus) from Mexico

Author:
Noé González-Ruiz; José Ramírez-Pulido; Joaquín Arroyo-Cabrales
Source:
Mammalian biology = 2011 v.76 no.4 pp. 461-469
ISSN:
1616-5047
Subject:
Molossus; color; deciduous forests; fur; new species; skull; Mexico
Abstract:
... We describe a new species of mastiff bat (Molossus) from Mexico on the basis of 46 specimens that differ from all other species of Molossus in size, pelage coloration, and morphological characteristics. The new species is most similar to, and specimens were previously identified as, M. sinaloae; but there is no overlap in most skull measurements and the two species differ in development of sagitta ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.mambio.2010.06.004

4. A paruterinid metacestode in the liver of a Neotropical bat (Molossus molossus)

Author:
Alex Junior Souza de Souza; Andreza Pinheiro Malheiros; Max Moreira Alves; André Antônio Corrêa das Chagas; Lilian Rose Marques de Sá; Manoel do Carmo Pereira Soares
Source:
Parasitology international 2019 v.70 pp. 46-50
ISSN:
1383-5769
Subject:
Cestoda; Molossus; frugivores; genes; histopathology; hosts; larvae; liver; phylogeny; ribosomal DNA; tapeworms; Amazonia; Brazil
Abstract:
... We describe a case of microscopic liver lesion caused by larval cestode in a frugivorous bat (Molossus molossus) from the Western Brazilian Amazon. Histopathological analysis of liver indicated the occurrence of metacestode associated with multifocal histiocytic response and the phylogenetic analysis of Cox-I and 18S rDNA genes indicated that the parasite belonged to the family Paruterinidae. This ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.parint.2019.01.007

5. A systematic revision of the bats (Chiroptera) of Honduras: an updated checklist with corroboration of historical specimens and new records

Author:
Manfredo Alejandro Turcios-Casco; Hefer Daniel Ávila-Palma; Richard K. LaVal; Richard D. Stevens; Eduardo Javier Ordoñez-Trejo; José Alejandro Soler-Orellana; Diego Iván Ordoñez-Mazier
Source:
Mitteilungen aus dem Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin 2020 v.96 no.2 pp. 411-429
ISSN:
1860-0743
Subject:
Molossus; Pteronotus; biodiversity; conservation status; museums; species identification; surveys; Honduras
Abstract:
... During the last century, survey efforts for mammals in Honduras have been few and most distributional and conservation assessments of bats have been based on historical records. Taxonomy of many records has changed. Moreover, a number of supposed Honduran occurrences are based on records from bordering countries without confirmation by a Honduran voucher. Therefore, the list of bats of Honduras la ...
DOI:
10.3897/zse.96.51059

6. ATLANTIC BATS: a data set of bat communities from the Atlantic Forests of South America

Author:
Renata d. L. Muylaert; Richard D. Stevens; Carlos E. L. Esbérard; Marco A. R. Mello; Guilherme S. T. Garbino; Luiz H. Varzinczak; Deborah Faria; Marcelo d. M. Weber; Patricia Kerches Rogeri; André L. Regolin; Hernani F. M. d. Oliveira; Luciana d. M. Costa; Marília A. S. Barros; Gilberto Sabino‐Santos Jr; Mara Ariane Crepaldi de Morais; Vinicius S. Kavagutti; Fernando C. Passos; Emma‐Liina Marjakangas; Felipe G. M. Maia; Milton C. Ribeiro; Mauro Galetti
Source:
Ecology 2017 v.98 no.12 pp. 3227
ISSN:
0012-9658
Subject:
Artibeus fimbriatus; Artibeus lituratus; Carollia; Glossophaga; Molossus; Platyrrhinus lineatus; caves; data collection; deciduous forests; ecological function; ecosystems; habitat destruction; infectious diseases; mammals; plant pests; pollination; savannas; seed dispersal; species diversity; steppes; viruses; South America
Abstract:
... Bats are the second most diverse mammal order and they provide vital ecosystem functions (e.g., pollination, seed dispersal, and nutrient flux in caves) and services (e.g., crop pest suppression). Bats are also important vectors of infectious diseases, harboring more than 100 different virus types. In the present study, we compiled information on bat communities from the Atlantic Forests of South ...
DOI:
10.1002/ecy.2007

7. Activity of Aerial Insectivorous Bats in Two Rice Fields in the Northwestern Llanos of Venezuela

Author:
Yara Azofeifa; Sergio Estrada-Villegas; Jesús Mavárez; Jafet M. Nassar
Source:
Acta chiropterologica 2019 v.21 no.1 pp. 149-163
ISSN:
1733-5329
Subject:
Emballonuridae; Molossus; Mormoopidae; Myotis; Noctilionidae; acoustics; dry season; edge effects; field experimentation; foraging; forests; habitats; insect pests; insectivores; landscapes; monitoring; open space; paddies; rice; ripening; species richness; temperate zones; wet season; Venezuela
Abstract:
... Even though agricultural lands provide abundant food to aerial insectivorous bats (AIB), our understanding of how spatio-temporal factors affect their foraging behavior in these habitats is limited and mostly restricted to temperate regions. In this study, we examined species richness, composition and patterns of activity of AIB in rice fields in the northwestern Llanos of Venezuela. Between 2013 ...
DOI:
10.3161/15081109ACC2019.21.1.012

8. Aerial insectivorous bats in a cattle ranching landscape in the Colombian foothills

Author:
Orlando Fabián Hernández Leal; Francisco Sánchez; Diego J. Lizcano
Source:
Biota Colombiana 2021 v.22 no.1 pp. 164-183
ISSN:
2539-200X
Subject:
Eptesicus; Mimosa; Molossus; Myotis; cattle; forests; habitat preferences; hills; insectivores; land cover; landscapes; pastures; silvopastoral systems; spatial variation; species richness; Colombia
Abstract:
... Cattle ranching is widely spread in the foothills of the Eastern Cordillera of Colombia, and its impact on aerial insectivorous bats is unknown. We used passive-acoustic monitoring of these bats in a silvopastoral system (SSP) planted with Mimosa trianae, a conventional livestock system dominated by pasture (SC) and a forest (B) in the Eastern Cordillera foothill of Colombia. Species composition o ...
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21068/c2021.v22n01a11

9. Antigenic and genetic characterization of rabies virus isolates from Uruguay

Author:
Helena Guarino; Juliana Galera Castilho; Juanita Souto; Rafael de Novaes Oliveira; Maria Luiza Carrieri; Ivanete Kotait
Source:
Virus research 2013 v.173 no.2 pp. 415-420
ISSN:
0168-1702
Subject:
insectivores; Tadarida; Molossus; Rabies lyssavirus; Desmodus; rabies; epizootic diseases; cattle; fluorescence; models; phylogeny; mice; monoclonal antibodies; viruses; Myotis; sequence homology; horses; Uruguay
Abstract:
... After 25 years without any reported cases of rabies in Uruguay, the northern region of the country experienced an epizootic of bovine paralytic rabies in October 2007. The outbreak affected bovines and equines, and the main source of infection was the bat Desmodus rotundus, the only hematophagous species in the country. From October 2007 to July 2008, 42 bovine, 3 equine and 120 chiropteran sample ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.virusres.2012.12.013

10. Bats and their Bat Flies: Community Composition and Host Specificity on a Pacific Island Archipelago

Author:
Sergio Estrada-Villegas; Tanja K. Halczok; Marco Tschapka; Rachel A. Page; Stefan D. Brändel; Thomas Hiller
Source:
Acta chiropterologica 2018 v.20 no.1 pp. 161-176
ISSN:
1733-5329
Subject:
Artibeus jamaicensis; Carollia; Molossus; Myotis; Streblidae; acoustics; coasts; community structure; conservation areas; conservation status; echolocation; ectoparasites; forests; host specificity; insectivores; land use change; models; monitoring; national parks; nets (equipment); species richness; Latin America; Pacific Ocean Islands; Panama
Abstract:
... Bats and their ectoparasites are excellent model organisms to assess the conservation status of protected areas because both groups are speciose, and bats can be particularly affected by land use changes. The majority of bat studies conducted in Panama are clustered in protected areas around the Isthmus of Panama, while protected areas outside the Isthmus have not been studied in depth or remain l ...
DOI:
10.3161/15081109ACC2018.20.1.012

11. Biogeography of Neotropical mastiff bats: A case of multiple dispersals between the Caribbean and mainland

Author:
Livia O. Loureiro; Mark D. Engstrom; Burton K. Lim
Source:
Journal of biogeography 2021 v.48 no.6 pp. 1353-1365
ISSN:
0305-0270
Subject:
Bayesian theory; Miocene epoch; Molossus; Neotropics; Pleistocene epoch; Pliocene epoch; biogeography; gene flow; genotype; geographical distribution; indigenous species; models; phylogeny; refuge habitats; species diversity; sympatric speciation; Andes region; Caribbean; Panama; South America
Abstract:
... AIM: Bats are the only group of mammals with extant native species present throughout the islands of the Antilles, Central America, and South America. Here, we test competing hypotheses of species diversification in mastiff bats and deepen our understanding of the dominant biogeographical processes involved in evolution and distribution in the Neotropics. We estimated the number of dispersals betw ...
DOI:
10.1111/jbi.14081

12. Characterization of fungi associated with the nasal hairs of Molossid bats

Author:
Julie Teresa Shapiro; Thiago Mateus Rocha dos Santos; Clarice Rossato Marchetti; Aline Pedroso Lorenz-Lemke; Emília Delarmelina; Marcelo Oscar Bordignon
Source:
Fungal ecology 2015 v.18 pp. 126-129
ISSN:
1754-5048
Subject:
Aspergillus; Cladosporium; Molossus; Paecilomyces; Penicillium; biodiversity; cerrado; ecosystems; fungi; hairs; internal transcribed spacers; mycobiota; nose; pathogens; wildlife; Brazil; Pantanal
Abstract:
... Fungal pathogens have become a serious threat to wildlife, threatening populations of even once common, abundant species. We describe the mycobiota associated with the nasal hairs of three Molossid bat species, Cynomops planirostris, Molossus molossus, and Molossus rufus, in southwest Brazil. Bats were captured in the Cerrado and Pantanal biomes. We cultured 22 fungal isolates from twelve individu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.funeco.2015.06.005

13. Chiroptera (Mammalia) from the Holocene of Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil

Author:
Patrícia Hadler; Jorge Ferigolo; Ana Maria Ribeiro
Source:
Acta chiropterologica 2010 v.12 no.1 pp. 19-27
ISSN:
1733-5329
Subject:
Eptesicus brasiliensis; Holocene epoch; Molossus; Myotis; Phyllostomidae; Pleistocene epoch; Tadarida; archaeology; fauna; fossils; temperate zones; Brazil; Mexico; Venezuela
Abstract:
... The Chiroptera do not have an extensive fossil record. To date, for the Quaternary of Brazil, only material from Minas Gerais, São Paulo, Bahia and Goiás States are known. For Rio Grande do Sul State, in contrast to the studies about the Pleistocene megafauna, little is known about Holocene small mammals, this being the first contribution about the Chiroptera of this age found in Rio Grande do Sul ...
DOI:
10.3161/150811010X504563

14. Coloración atípica en murciélagos: frecuencia y fenotipos en Norte y Centroamérica e islas del Caribe y nuevos casos para México y Costa Rica

Author:
Silvia S. Zalapa; Sergio Guerrero; María de Lourdes Romero-Almaraz; Cornelio Sánchez-Hernández
Source:
Revista mexicana de biodiversidad 2016 v.87 no.2 pp. 474-482
ISSN:
1870-3453
Subject:
Artibeus lituratus; Glossophaga; Molossus; albino; color; islands; terminology; Caribbean; Costa Rica; Mexico
Abstract:
... The recording of bats with atypical coloration has been increased in the last years, and the terminology to recognize the phenotypes is confusing. The objectives of this work were: to compile, classify, and catalogue the cases of atypical phenotypes in North and Central America and the Caribbean islands between 1930 and 2014, and to report 9 additional cases in Mexico and Costa Rica. We obtained 3 ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rmb.2016.04.007

15. Cuba in Mexico: first record of Phyllops falcatus (Gray, 1839) (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) for Mexico and other new records of bats from Cozumel, Quintana Roo

Author:
Noel Anselmo Rivas-Camo; Paulina Abigail Sabido-Villanueva; Carlos Ricardo Peralta-Muñoz; Rodrigo A. Medellin
Source:
ZooKeys 2020 v.973 pp. 153-162
ISSN:
1313-2970
Subject:
Molossus; Phyllostomidae; hurricanes; Cuba; Hispaniola; Mexico
Abstract:
... The first record of Phyllops falcatus (Gray, 1839) in Mexico is documented from the island of Cozumel, Quintana Roo. This species is present in the Antilles, distributed in all the Cuban archipelago, Cayman Islands, and Hispaniola. It is likely that a hurricane moved these bats from Cuba to Cozumel. The Cozumel record extends the distribution more than 200 km west. Two new records from Cozumel of ...
DOI:
10.3897/zookeys.973.53185

16. Current Knowledge and Ecological and Human Impact Variables Involved in the Distribution of the Dengue Virus by Bats in the Americas

Author:
Itandehui Hernández-Aguilar; Consuelo Lorenzo; Antonio Santos-Moreno; Darío Navarrete Gutiérrez; Eduardo J. Naranjo
Source:
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases 2021 v.21 no.4 pp. 217-231
ISSN:
1557-7759
Subject:
Artibeus jamaicensis; Dengue virus; Molossus; anthropogenic activities; atmospheric precipitation; dengue; human population; models; population size; temperature; vegetation cover; Africa; Asia
Abstract:
... Dengue fever, caused by the dengue virus (DENV), is one of the most important reemerging viral diseases transmitted by arthropods worldwide. DENV is maintained in nature in two transmission cycles: urban and sylvatic. The latter has only been recorded in Africa and Asia and involves nonhuman primates as natural hosts, although it has been suggested that other mammals may play a secondary role as p ...
DOI:
10.1089/vbz.2020.2696

17. DNA barcoding of bats (Chiroptera) from the Colombian northern region

Author:
Álvaro J. Benítez; Dina Ricardo-Caldera; María Atencia-Pineda; Jesús Ballesteros-Correa; Julio Chacón-Pacheco; Richard Hoyos-López
Source:
Mammalia 2021 v.85 no.5 pp. 462-470
ISSN:
1864-1547
Subject:
Artibeus lituratus; Carollia; DNA; DNA barcoding; Glossophaga; Molossus; cytochrome-c oxidase; genes; species identification
Abstract:
... Bats are mammals of great ecological and medical importance, which have associations with different pathogenic microorganisms. DNA barcoding is a tool that can expedite species identification using short DNA sequences. In this study, we assess the DNA barcoding methodology in bats from the Colombian Northern region, specifically in the Córdoba department. Cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) gene se ...
DOI:
10.1515/mammalia-2020-0138

18. Detection of Alphacoronavirus in velvety free-tailed bats (Molossus molossus) and Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) from urban area of Southern Brazil

Author:
Francisco Esmaile de Sales Lima; Fabrício Souza Campos; Hiran Castagnino Kunert Filho; Helena Beatriz de Carvalho Ruthner Batista; Pedro Carnielli Júnior; Samuel Paulo Cibulski; Fernando Rosado Spilki; Paulo Michel Roehe; Ana Cláudia Franco
Source:
Virus genes 2013 v.47 no.1 pp. 164-167
ISSN:
0920-8569
Subject:
Alphacoronavirus; DNA-directed RNA polymerase; Molossus; Tadarida; feces; genes; reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction; risk assessment; urban areas; Brazil
Abstract:
... A survey was carried out in search for bat coronaviruses in an urban maternity roost of about 500 specimens of two species of insectivorous bats, Molossus molossus and Tadarida brasiliensis, in Southern Brazil. Twenty-nine out of 150 pooled fecal samples tested positive by reverse transcription-PCR contained fragments of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase gene of coronavirus-related viruses. The seq ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11262-013-0899-x
PubMed:
23504146

19. Detection of Leishmania (Viannia) braziliensis in bats from Espírito Santo, Brazil (2018–2019)

Author:
Mayara Mezabarba Riva; Felipe Martins Pastor; Yuri Vieira Almeida; Lívia Martino Duarte; Lígia Isabelle Silva Souza; Marcos Santos Zanini; Maria Aparecida da Silva
Source:
Parasitology research 2021 v.120 no.11 pp. 3857-3863
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
Artibeus lituratus; DNA; Molossus; bone marrow; enzymes; females; males; parasitology; polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis; rabies; research; spleen; Brazil
Abstract:
... Studying the occurrence of Leishmania in bats would help toward clarifying the role of these animals in epidemiological cycles. Therefore, the objective of this study was to detect Leishmania spp. in bats from the Brazilian State of Espírito Santo. In total, 105 bats from 11 species which had been collected from 17 municipalities of Espírito Santo were obtained from the IDAF Rabies Diagnostic Labo ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-020-07042-2

20. Diversity, morphological phylogeny, and distribution of bats of the genus Molossus E. Geoffroy, 1805 (Chiroptera, Molossidae) in Brazil

Author:
Livia Oliveira Loureiro; Renato Gregorin; Fernando Araujo Perini
Source:
Zoosystema 2018 v.40 no.3 pp. 425-452
ISSN:
1280-9551
Subject:
Molossus; genetic variation; geographical distribution; ontogeny; phylogeny; quantitative traits; taxonomic revisions; Brazil
Abstract:
... Tenuous descriptions of many species and subspecies of mastiff bats make the taxonomy of Molossus E. Geoffroy, 1805 confusing and unstable. Molossus is one of the most diverse genera of free tailed bats in the pantropical family Molossidae Gervais, 1856. Given their impressive variation due to geography, sex, and ontogeny, and incomplete knowledge about species boundaries, a comprehensive taxonomi ...
DOI:
10.5252/zoosystema2018v40a18

21. Emended Description of Litomosoides molossi (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) and First Records of Litomosoides Species Parasitizing Argentinean Bats

Author:
Mirna C. Oviedo; Juliana Notarnicola; M. Daniela Miotti; Lucía E. Claps
Source:
Journal of parasitology 2016 v.102 no.4 pp. 440-450
ISSN:
0022-3395
Subject:
Artibeus; Eptesicus; Litomosoides; Molossus; Noctilionidae; biodiversity; cloaca; females; males; mouth; new species; parasitism; rodents; tail; taxonomic keys; vulva
Abstract:
... During a long-term study on biodiversity of bats in the Yungas and Entre Ríos provinces, 1,304 specimens of bats included in the families Noctilionidae, Phyllostomidae, Vespertilionidae, and Molossidae were collected and checked for filarioids. Litomosoides molossi Esslinger, 1973 was recovered from the thoracic and abdominal cavities of Molossus molossus (prevalence [P] = 6.4%); Litomosoides chan ...
DOI:
10.1645/15-776

22. First Case Report of Mange in Molossus molossus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) Caused by Notoedres (Notoedres) yunkeri (Sarcoptiformes: Sarcoptidae) in Minas Gerais State, Brazil

Author:
Ricardo Bassini-Silva; Matheus Huang-Bastos; Érica Munhoz de Mello; Barry M. Oconnor; Darci Moraes Barros-Battesti; Fernando de Castro Jacinavicius
Source:
Journal of medical entomology 2020 v.58 no.3 pp. 1439-1441
ISSN:
0022-2585
Subject:
Molossus; Notoedres; Sarcoptiformes; case studies; mange; medical entomology; Brazil; Panama
Abstract:
... There are many records of the family Sarcoptidae in bats. The species Notoedres (Notoedres) yunkeri has been reported only once, parasitizing a molossid bat in Panama. In the present study, we expand the occurrence of the species to Brazil. ...
DOI:
10.1093/jme/tjaa276

23. First isolation and genotyping of Toxoplasma gondii from bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera)

Author:
A.D. Cabral; A.R. Gama; M.M. Sodré; E.S.M.M. Savani; M.A. Galvão-Dias; L.R. Jordão; M.M. Maeda; L.E.O. Yai; S.M. Gennari; H.F.J. Pena
Source:
Veterinary parasitology 2013 v.193 no.1-3 pp. 100-104
ISSN:
0304-4017
Subject:
chickens; rabbits; parasites; Molossus; Desmodus; cats; muscles; sheep; bioassays; mice; genotype; genotyping; wild animals; cities; Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris; heart; Toxoplasma gondii; Brazil
Abstract:
... There are currently no reports on the isolation and molecular examination of Toxoplasma gondii from bats. Here, we report the isolation and genotypic characterisation of two T. gondii isolates from bats. A total of 369 bats from different municipalities in São Paulo state, southeastern Brazil, were captured and euthanised, and collected tissues (heart and pectoral muscle) were processed for each b ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.11.015
PubMed:
23200751

24. First record of Molossus pretiosus Miller, 1902 (Chiroptera, Molossidae) for the Cerrado of Bahia, northeastern Brazil

Author:
Vinícius C. Cláudio; Gustavo C. Silveira; Solange G. Farias; Marina J. Lapenta
Source:
Check list 2018 v.14 no.1 pp. 177-182
ISSN:
1809-127X
Subject:
Molossus; caatinga; cerrado; geographical distribution; Brazil; Pantanal
Abstract:
... Molossus pretiosus Miller, 1902 is known from two localities in Brazil: one in the Caatinga of Minas Gerais, and other in the Pantanal of Mato Grosso do Sul. We report here the first record of M. pretiosus for the Cerrado of Bahia, Northeastern Brazil. This record extends the species distribution by about 200 km northward. ...
DOI:
10.15560/14.1.177

25. Group size, survival and surprisingly short lifespan in socially foraging bats

Author:
Yann Gager; Olivier Gimenez; M. Teague O’Mara; Dina K. N. Dechmann
Source:
BMC ecology 2016 v.16 no.1 pp. 2
ISSN:
1472-6785
Subject:
Molossus; acoustics; adults; cognition; diet; echolocation; females; flight; foraging; group size; information exchange; juveniles; longevity; mark-recapture studies; models; monitoring; Panama
Abstract:
... BACKGROUND: The relationships between group size, survival, and longevity vary greatly among social species. Depending on demographic and ecological circumstances, there are both positive and negative effects of group size variation on individual survival and longevity. For socially foraging species in particular there may be an optimal group size that predicts maximum individual survival that is ...
DOI:
10.1186/s12898-016-0056-1
PubMed:
26767616
PubMed Central:
PMC4714502

26. Hemotropic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas) in free-ranging bats from Southern Brazil

Author:
Leonilda Correia dos Santos; Odilon Vidotto; Nelson Jessé Rodrigues dos Santos; Juliano Ribeiro; Maysa Pellizzaro; Andrea Pires dos Santos; Amanda Haisi; Thállitha Samih Wischral Jayme Vieira; Ivan Roque de Barros Filho; Michelle Pires Cubilla; João Pessoa Araujo; Rafael Felipe da Costa Vieira; Leila Sabrina Ullmann; Alexander Welker Biondo
Source:
Comparative immunology, microbiology, and infectious diseases 2020 v.69 pp. 101416
ISSN:
0147-9571
Subject:
Desmodus; Molossus; Mycoplasma; bacteria; blood sampling; females; genes; humans; males; polymerase chain reaction; ribosomal DNA; risk; wildlife; zoonoses; Brazil
Abstract:
... Hemotropic mycoplasmas (hemoplasmas) are bacteria distributed worldwide and affect domestic and wildlife animals and human beings. Hemoplasmas have been described infecting hematophagous and non-hematophagous bats; however, transmission risk and zoonotic potential in vampire bats remain to be fully established. This study aimed to evaluate the presence of hemotropic mycoplasma species in free-rang ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cimid.2020.101416

27. High Diversity of Leptospira Species Infecting Bats Captured in the Urabá Region (Antioquia-Colombia)

Author:
Fernando P. Monroy; Sergio Solari; Juan Álvaro Lopez; Piedad Agudelo-Flórez; Ronald Guillermo Peláez Sánchez
Source:
Microorganisms 2021 v.9 no.9 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2607
Subject:
Artibeus; Carollia; Glossophaga; Leptospira alexanderi; Leptospira borgpetersenii; Leptospira interrogans; Leptospira kirschneri; Leptospira noguchii; Molossus; Uroderma; evolution; frugivores; genetic variation; humans; leptospirosis; nectar feeding; zoonoses; Colombia
Abstract:
... Leptospirosis is a globally distributed zoonotic disease caused by pathogenic bacteria of the genus Leptospira. This zoonotic disease affects humans, domestic animals and wild animals. Colombia is considered an endemic country for leptospirosis; Antioquia is the second department in Colombia, with the highest number of reported leptospirosis cases. Currently, many studies report bats as reservoirs ...
DOI:
10.3390/microorganisms9091897

28. Histomorphometric evaluation of the Molossus molossus (Chiroptera, Molossidae) testis: The tubular compartment and indices of sperm production

Author:
Danielle B. Morais; Marli C. Cupertino; Leandro S. Goulart; Karine M. Freitas; Mariella B.D. Freitas; Tarcízio A.R. Paula; Sérgio L.P. Matta
Source:
Animal reproduction science 2013 v.140 no.3-4 pp. 268-278
ISSN:
0378-4320
Subject:
Molossus; Sertoli cells; ecosystems; gonadosomatic index; males; mammals; prophase; reproductive performance; seminiferous epithelium; spermatocytes; spermatogenesis; spermatozoa; summer; winter
Abstract:
... Insectivorous bats play a very important role in the regulation of tropical ecosystems, but information about their reproductive cycle is lacking. Thus, male Molossus molossus were captured over the four seasons, and morphometric analyses of their testes were conducted to infer on the gonadal dynamics and the reproductive capacity of the species. Testes were immersed in Karnovsky fixative, and fra ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.anireprosci.2013.06.003

29. Influence of urbanization on the occurrence and activity of aerial insectivorous bats

Author:
Guillermo Rodríguez-Aguilar; Carmen Lorena Orozco-Lugo; Ivar Vleut; Luis-Bernardo Vazquez
Source:
Urban ecosystems 2017 v.20 no.2 pp. 477-488
ISSN:
1083-8155
Subject:
Eptesicus brasiliensis; Molossus; Myotis californicus; acoustics; echolocation; ecosystems; fauna; habitats; highlands; insectivores; landscapes; monitoring; species diversity; trees; urban areas; urban forests; urbanization; vegetation cover; Mexico
Abstract:
... Activity and species-specific responses of insectivorous bats in different urban-forest conditions provides a general perspective on the adaptability and vulnerability of bat species towards urbanization intensity. Here we evaluated species richness and activity patterns of aerial insectivorous bats across an urbanized landscape in the highlands of Chiapas, in Mexico. Acoustic monitoring of echolo ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11252-016-0608-3

30. Interrelationships of Anenterotrema (Digenea: Dicrocoeliidae) from Neotropical bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) with description of a new species from Molossus molossus in Brazil

Author:
Thayane Ferreira Fernandes; Jeannie Nascimento dos Santos; Francisco Tiago de Vasconcelos Melo; Tyler J. Achatz; Stephen E. Greiman; Carlos Carrion Bonilla; Vasyl V. Tkach
Source:
Parasitology research 2021 v.120 no.6 pp. 2003-2016
ISSN:
0932-0113
Subject:
Dicrocoeliidae; Molossus; Neotropics; genes; intestines; intraspecific variation; mitochondria; monophyly; new species; parasitology; research; Amazonia; Brazil; Ecuador; Panama
Abstract:
... Anenterotrema is a small genus of dicrocoeliids (Digenea: Dicrocoeliidae) containing 6 species found in Neotropical bats. Members of this genus are characterized by the lack of digestive system organs and, unlike the majority of dicrocoeliids, parasitize the intestine of their definitive hosts. In this study, we have morphologically examined newly collected specimens belonging to four species of A ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00436-021-07133-8

31. Krykféie dicistrovirus: A novel dicistrovirus in velvety free-tailed bats from Brazil

Author:
Marcílio Jorge Fumagalli; William Marciel de Souza; Jansen de Araujo; Sejal Modha; Luzia Helena Queiroz; Edison Luiz Durigon; Pablo Ramiro Murcia; Luiz Tadeu Moraes Figueiredo
Source:
Infection, genetics, and evolution 2019 v.75 pp. 104036
ISSN:
1567-1348
Subject:
Molossus; RNA; Triatovirus; genome; infection; liver; nucleotides; phylogeny; viruses; Brazil
Abstract:
... The Dicistroviridae family comprises positive single-stranded RNA viruses that are classified into Picornavirales order. These viruses are identified in arthropod hosts, including some having devastating economic consequences. Here, we described and characterized a novel nearly complete dicistrovirus genome identified in liver samples of velvety free-tailed bats (Molossus molossus) collected in Ju ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.meegid.2019.104036

32. Leishmania presence in bats in areas endemic for leishmaniasis in central-west Brazil

Author:
Ludiele S. Castro; Maria E.C. Dorval; Larissa M.D. Matheus; Aline V. Bednaski; Gilberto G. Facco; Mauricio Silveira; Carolina F. Santos; Célia M.F. Gontijo; Ana Paula G. Oliveira; Eduardo C. Ferreira
Source:
International journal for parasitology 2020 v.11 pp. 261-267
ISSN:
2213-2244
Subject:
Lasiurus cinereus; Leishmania braziliensis; Leishmania infantum; Molossus; Myotis; Phlebotominae; Phyllostomidae; animal diseases; domestic animals; genes; hosts; kinetoplast DNA; leishmaniasis; liver; mammals; polymerase chain reaction; tissues; wild animals; Brazil
Abstract:
... Leishmaniasis involves the participation of several species of both wild and domestic mammal hosts and sandfly vectors, which demonstrates the eco-epidemiological complexity observed in this disease. Bats are among the most abundant types of mammals and the scarcity of research on Leishmania infection in these animals gives evidence of the importance of new studies that aim to clarify this relatio ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ijppaw.2020.02.008
PubMed:
32195111
PubMed Central:
PMC7078454

33. Leucism and updated geographic distribution of Molossus nigricans Miller, 1902 (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in Honduras

Author:
Wilson Gómez-Corea; Jonathan Hernández; Cristopher Antúnez-Fonseca; David Mejía-Quintanilla; Hermes Vega
Source:
Mammalia 2021 v.85 no.1 pp. 64-70
ISSN:
1864-1547
Subject:
Molossus; acoustics; altitude; geographical distribution; Honduras
Abstract:
... We present the first record of leucism of Molossus nigricans a chromatic disorder rarely documented in mammals of Honduras, as well as species’ biological and ecological information. In addition, we present the currently known distribution and altitudinal range of M. nigricans in Honduras, based on acoustic records, opportunistic findings and previous records. We confirm the presence of M. nigrica ...
DOI:
10.1515/mammalia-2019-0153

34. Level-tolerant duration selectivity in the auditory cortex of the velvety free-tailed bat Molossus molossus

Author:
Silvio Macías; Annette Hernández-Abad; Julio C. Hechavarría; Manfred Kössl; Emanuel C. Mora
Source:
Journal of comparative physiology 2015 v.201 no.5 pp. 461-470
ISSN:
0340-7594
Subject:
Molossus; cortex; neurons
Abstract:
... It has been reported previously that in the inferior colliculus of the bat Molossus molossus, neuronal duration tuning is ambiguous because the tuning type of the neurons dramatically changes with the sound level. In the present study, duration tuning was examined in the auditory cortex of M. molossus to describe if it is as ambiguous as the collicular tuning. From a population of 174 cortical 104 ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00359-015-0993-8

35. Long-term bat study on an island in the southeastern Brazilian coast with comparison of richness and composition of species among sites

Author:
Luiz Antonio Costa Gomes; Carlos Eduardo Lustosa Esbérard
Source:
Studies on neotropical fauna and environment 2017 v.52 no.1 pp. 43-52
ISSN:
1744-5140
Subject:
Artibeus lituratus; Carollia; Molossus; coasts; inventories; islands; Brazil
Abstract:
... Although Rio de Janeiro is one of the best sampled states of Brazil for bats, there are still some poorly studied islands on its coast. Hence, we inventoried the bat species of an island on the southwestern coast of Rio de Janeiro, compared five sites sampled within this island, and compared its bat community with seven other sites in the same region. We carried out sampling in July 1995 and from ...
DOI:
10.1080/01650521.2016.1272168

36. Molecular data on the CO1 and beta fibrinogen gene in the evolutionary relationships of the mastiff bat (Chiroptera, Molossidae, Molossus)

Author:
Livia O. Loureiro; Burton K. Lim; Mark D. Engstrom
Source:
Data in Brief 2018 v.18 pp. 1609-1613
ISSN:
2352-3409
Subject:
DNA barcoding; Molossus; Neotropics; fibrinogen; genes; phylogeny; taxonomy
Abstract:
... Molossus is one of the most diverse genera of free-tailed bats in the pantropical family Molossidae and occurs though all the Neotropics. Nevertheless, the taxonomy and phylogeny of this group is poorly understood. Here, we present the data on evolutionary relationships of Molossus based on DNA barcodes of COI gene from 346 specimens of Molossus and its sister genus Promops and another New World m ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.dib.2018.04.088

37. Molecular surveillance reveals bats from eastern Colombia infected with Trypanosoma theileri and Trypanosoma wauwau-like parasites

Author:
Jeiczon Jaimes-Dueñez; Omar Cantillo-Barraza; Omar Triana-Chávez; Ana Maria Mejia-Jaramillo
Source:
Preventive veterinary medicine 2020 v.184 pp. 105159
ISSN:
0167-5877
Subject:
Molossus; Platyrrhinus; Trypanosoma cruzi; Trypanosoma theileri; blood sampling; cathepsins; cattle; genes; genetic markers; genotype; hosts; insect vectors; internal transcribed spacers; monitoring; parasites; phylogeography; polymerase chain reaction; ribosomal DNA; rural areas; Brazil; Colombia; Venezuela
Abstract:
... Several species of trypanosomes can infect bats (Chiroptera), but current information about bat trypanosomes in Colombia is scarce. The objectives of this study were to estimate the infection rate and to characterize the trypanosome species infecting bats from three rural regions near the municipality of Cumaribo in Vichada, Colombia. Blood samples were collected from 39 bats. DNA was extracted fr ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.prevetmed.2020.105159

38. Molossinema wimsatti infection in the brain of Pallas's mastiff bats (Molossus molossus)

Author:
E.P.F. de Souto; A.M. Oliveira; É.M. Campos; V.L.R. Vilela; C.S.L. de Barros; A.F.M. Dantas; G.J. Nogueira de Galiza
Source:
Journal of helminthology v.95 pp. e65
ISSN:
1475-2697
Subject:
Molossus; Nematoda; cats; cerebellum; histology; inflammation; insectivores; meningoencephalitis; microfilariae; necropsy; suburban areas; Brazil; Caribbean
Abstract:
... The present report describes two cases of infection by Molossinema wimsatti in the brain of Pallas's mastiff bats (Molossus molossus). The first bat was captured and killed by a domestic cat in a suburban area of the municipality of Patos, Paraiba, northeastern Brazil. The second bat was found crawling on the ground in the same area before dying. No gross lesions were found at necropsy. Histology ...
DOI:
10.1017/S0022149X21000602

39. Morphological and molecular analysis of Ornithodoros hasei and Ornithodoros sp. cf. O. mimon (Acari: Argasidae) from northeastern Argentina

Author:
Ingrid M. D. Di Benedetto; Valeria N. Debarbora; Alicia P. Benitez Ibalo; Elena B. Oscherov; Analía G. Autino; Santiago Nava; José M. Venzal
Source:
Systematic and applied acarology 2022 v.27 no.1 pp. 71-80
ISSN:
1362-1971
Subject:
Eptesicus; Molossus; Myotis; Ornithodoros; acarology; ecoregions; genetic similarity; phylogeny; Argentina; Brazil; Uruguay
Abstract:
... In this study two species of soft ticks belonging to the genus Ornithodoros were recorded in three areas in the province of Corrientes, Argentina. Four larvae were identified as Ornithodoros hasei (Schulze, 1935) on Molossus molossus (Molossidae) in Paraje Tres Cerros (Department of San Martín), while 56 larvae were identified as Ornithodoros sp. cf. O. mimon Kohls, Clifford & Jones, 1969 on Eptes ...
DOI:
10.11158/saa.27.1.8

40. Neotropical primary bat cell lines show restricted dengue virus replication

Author:
Andrés Moreira-Soto; Claudio Soto-Garita; Eugenia Corrales-Aguilar
Source:
Comparative immunology, microbiology, and infectious diseases 2017 v.50 pp. 101-105
ISSN:
0147-9571
Subject:
Artibeus jamaicensis; Dengue virus; Desmodus; Molossus; antibodies; cell lines; dengue; humans; in vivo studies; tissues; virus replication; zoonoses
Abstract:
... Dengue is the most widespread arboviral disease affecting humans. Bats are recognized carriers of emerging viral zoonoses and have been proposed as dengue reservoirs, since RNA/NS1 and/or antiviral antibodies have been detected. Yet, experimental inoculation of Artibeus bats failed to show virus replication. This conflicting results prevent drawing further conclusions of whether bats sustain dengu ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cimid.2016.12.004

41. New Records for the Bat Fauna of Mona Island, Puerto Rico, with Notes on their Natural History

Author:
Rodríguez-Durán Armando; Padilla-Rodríguez Elizabeth
Source:
Caribbean journal of science 2010 v.46 no.1 pp. 102-105
ISSN:
0008-6452
Subject:
Molossus; caves; coasts; fauna; natural history; surveys; Puerto Rico
Abstract:
... We conducted two surveys of Mona Island, off the western coast of Puerto Rico. Bats were surveyed using mist nets and an ANABAT. Five species are reported for the island, two (Monophyllus redmani and Molossus molossus) represent new records for the island. We document the occurrence of maternity colonies of bats in hot caves. ...
DOI:
10.18475/cjos.v46i1.a13

42. New data on the bats (Chiroptera) of Martinique island (Lesser Antilles), with an emphasis on sexual dimorphism and sex ratios

Author:
François Catzeflis; Gérard Issartel; Julien Jemin
Source:
Mammalia 2019 v.83 no.5 pp. 501-514
ISSN:
1864-1547
Subject:
Artibeus jamaicensis; Molossus; Monophyllus; Myotis; Pteronotus davyi; Tadarida; arms (limbs); biodiversity; body weight; dry season; females; indigenous species; lactation; males; mammals; nets (equipment); sex ratio; sexual dimorphism; Caribbean; Martinique
Abstract:
... For deciphering the biodiversity of native mammals on the island of Martinique (Lesser Antilles), bats (Chiroptera) were netted in various localities during the course of two separate studies spanning 2004–2015. A total of 2613 individuals were caught in ground-level mist nets at 79 localities. In this study, we concentrate on 1859 captures of nine species of bats caught at 24 capture-rich localit ...
DOI:
10.1515/mammalia-2018-0121

43. New records of bats from the British Virgin Islands

Author:
Kwiecinski Gary G.; Bacle Jean-Pierre; Lindsay Kevel C.; Genoways Hugh H.
Source:
Caribbean journal of science 2010 v.46 no.1 pp. 64-70
ISSN:
0008-6452
Subject:
Artibeus jamaicensis; Culicidae; Leporinus; Molossus; Tadarida; fauna; islands; British Virgin Islands; Virgin Islands of the United States
Abstract:
... As currently understood the bat fauna of the British Virgin Islands consists of five species — Noctilio leporinus, Brachyphylla cavernarum, Artibeus jamaicensis, Tadarida brasiliensis, and Molossus molossus. Our knowledge of distribution of bats in the British Virgin Islands is far more limited than that in the United States Virgin Islands. As part of ongoing research on the bats of the Virgin Isl ...
DOI:
10.18475/cjos.v46i1.a8

44. New records of pigmentation disorders in molossid and phyllostomid (Chiroptera) bats from Peru

Author:
Carlos Tello; Daniel G. Streicker; Jorge Gomez; Paúl M. Velazco
Source:
Mammalia 2013 v.78 no.2 pp. 191-197
ISSN:
1864-1547
Subject:
Molossus; Desmodus; Artibeus; pigmentation; vertebrates; melanin; albino; Carollia; Peru
Abstract:
... Pigmentation disorders, either from the complete absence (albinism), partial (leucism), or excess (melanism) of melanin, are rare in vertebrates. Worldwide, only a few records of these disorders had been reported for bats. Thanks to recent fieldwork and examination of museum specimens of the collections of the AMNH and MUSM, we report five species with those conditions in Peru. In this study, we r ...
DOI:
10.1515/mammalia-2013-0019

45. Next generation sequencing data in the phylogenetic relationships of the genus Molossus (Chiroptera, Molossidae)

Author:
Livia O. Loureiro; Mark D. Engstrom; Burton K. Lim
Source:
Data in Brief 2020 v.29 pp. 105276
ISSN:
2352-3409
Subject:
Molossus; data collection; genome; genotype; phylogeny; statistical analysis; taxonomy
Abstract:
... The mastiff bat Molossus is a broadly distributed genus within the family Molossidae. Molossus includes groups of species that are either morphologically or genetically very similar, rendering the taxonomy of this genus confusing and unstable. In this paper, we provide inferred phylogenetic relationships of Molossus based on the genotype by sequencing approach from 189 specimens of three species o ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.dib.2020.105276

46. Not All Molossus are Created Equal: Genetic Variation in the Mastiff Bat Reveals Diversity Masked by Conservative Morphology

Author:
Livia O. Loureiro; Mark Engstrom; Burton Lim; Celia López González; Javier Juste
Source:
Acta chiropterologica 2019 v.21 no.1 pp. 51-64
ISSN:
1733-5329
Subject:
Molossus; Neotropics; cryptic species; data collection; genes; genetic stability; genetic variation; geographical distribution; mitochondria; monophyly; ribosomal RNA; species diversity; statistical analysis
Abstract:
... The genus Molossus of the free-tailed bat family Molossidae is morphologically conservative and the level of genetic divergence is also low among many species, which has masked the actual species diversity in the genus. We analyzed the evolutionary relationships among species within Molossus using three mitochondrial (COI, Cytb, and 16S RNA), and two nuclear genes (RAG2 and β-fib) from more than 4 ...
DOI:
10.3161/15081109ACC2019.21.1.004

47. Noteworthy records of bats (Mammalia, Chiroptera) from southeastern Peru

Author:
Farah Carrasco-Rueda; Diego J. Zavala; Yolanda Alcarraz; Luiggi Carrasco-Escudero; Hugo T. Zamora
Source:
Check list 2021 v.17 no.1 pp. 171-180
ISSN:
1809-127X
Subject:
Molossops temminckii; Molossus; Neotropics; Thyroptera; Peru
Abstract:
... Based on recent bat surveys in the Department of Madre de Dios, Peru, we present distribution records for Thyroptera wynneae Velazco et al., 2014 and Molossops temminckii (Burmeister, 1854), which extend the known distributions and represent the southernmost records of these species in Peru. We also present records of Molossus alvarezi González-Ruiz et al., 2011, which are the easternmost occurren ...
DOI:
10.15560/17.1.171

48. Optimization of Genotype by Sequencing data for phylogenetic purposes

Author:
L.O. Loureiro; M.D. Engstrom; B.K. Lim
Source:
MethodsX 2020 v.7 pp. 100892
ISSN:
2215-0161
Subject:
Molossus; genetic distance; genetic variation; genome; genotype; models; phylogeny; single nucleotide polymorphism
Abstract:
... • Herein we propose a framework for assembling and analyzing Genotype by Sequencing (GBS) data to better understand evolutionary relationships within a group of closely related species using the mastiff bats (Molossus) as our model system. Many species within this genus have low-levels of genetic variation within and between morphologically distinct species, and the relationships among them remain ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.mex.2020.100892
PubMed:
32373482
PubMed Central:
PMC7195544

49. Phylogeny of Molossidae Gervais (Mammalia: Chiroptera) inferred by morphological data

Author:
Renato Gregorin; Andrea Cirranello
Source:
Cladistics 2016 v.32 no.1 pp. 2-35
ISSN:
0748-3007
Subject:
Molossus; Tadarida; insectivores; monophyly; penis; skull; teeth; tongue
Abstract:
... Molossidae is a large (roughly 100 species) pantropically distributed clade of swift aerially insectivorous bats for which the phylogeny remains relatively unknown and little studied compared with other speciose groups of bats. We investigated phylogenetic relationships among 62 species, representing all extant molossid genera and most of the subgenera, using 102 morphological characters from the ...
DOI:
10.1111/cla.12117

50. Pyrazine emission by a tropical firefly: An example of chemical aposematism?

Author:
Fredric V. Vencl; Kristina Ottens; Marjorie M. Dixon; Sarah Candler; Ximena E. Bernal; Catalina Estrada; Rachel A. Page
Source:
Biotropica 2016 v.48 no.5 pp. 645-655
ISSN:
0006-3606
Subject:
sympatry; sesquiterpenoids; Molossus; Photuris; baits; Rhinella marina; headspace analysis; odors; tropics; courtship; predators; predation; Formicidae; emissions; ketones; toads; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry
Abstract:
... Although famous for photic courtship displays, fireflies (Coleoptera: Lampyridae) are also notable for emitting strong odors when molested. The identity of volatile emissions and their possible role, along with photic signals, as aposematic warnings of unpalatability have been little explored, especially in tropical species. Pursuant to the observation that the widespread Neotropical fireflies, Ph ...
DOI:
10.1111/btp.12336

51. Rabies virus and Histoplasma suramericanum coinfection in a bat from southeastern Brazil

Author:
Benedito Donizete Menozzi; Giselle Souza da Paz; Laís Moraes Paiz; Hans Garcia Garces; Brunna Mayla Vasconcelos Adorno; Fernando Almeida‐Silva; Rosely Maria Zancope Oliveira; Virgínia Bodelão Richini‐Pereira; Jéssica Luana Chechi; Eduardo Bagagli; Sandra de Moraes Gimenes Bosco; Helio Langoni
Source:
Zoonoses and public health 2020 v.67 no.2 pp. 138-147
ISSN:
1863-1959
Subject:
Histoplasma; Lasiurus cinereus; Molossus; Rabies lyssavirus; ecosystems; fluorescent antibody technique; fungi; habitats; hospitals; in vitro culture; infectious diseases; mice; mixed infection; monitoring; pathogens; phylogeny; urban areas; Brazil
Abstract:
... Bats are essential to the global ecosystem, but their ability to harbour a range of pathogens has been widely discussed, as well as their role in the emergence and re‐emergence of infectious diseases. This paper describes the first report of coinfection by two zoonotic agents, rabies virus (RABV) and the fungus Histoplasma suramericanum in a bat. The bat was from the Molossus molossus species, and ...
DOI:
10.1111/zph.12663

52. Resource partitioning by insectivorous bats in Jamaica

Author:
Matthew A. Emrich; Elizabeth L. Clare; William O. C. Symondson; Susan E. Koenig; Melville Brock Fenton
Source:
Molecular ecology 2014 v.23 no.15 pp. 3648-3656
ISSN:
0962-1083
Subject:
Molossus; Tadarida; diet; foraging; habitats; insectivores; sympatry; vegetation; wings; Jamaica
Abstract:
... In this investigation, we use variation in wing morphology, echolocation behaviour, patterns of habitat use and molecular diet analysis to demonstrate that six species of sympatric insectivorous bats in Jamaica show significant differences that could explain resource partitioning among the species. High‐intensity echolocating species that used shorter, broadband signals and had shorter, broader wi ...
DOI:
10.1111/mec.12504
PubMed:
25187923

53. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) provide unprecedented resolution of species boundaries, phylogenetic relationships, and genetic diversity in the mastiff bats (Molossus)

Author:
Livia O. Loureiro; Mark D. Engstrom; Burton K. Lim
Source:
Molecular phylogenetics and evolution 2020 v.143 pp. 106690
ISSN:
1055-7903
Subject:
Molossus; Neotropics; genes; genetic distance; genetic stability; genetic variation; genomics; genotype; high-throughput nucleotide sequencing; mammals; monophyly; pipelines; single nucleotide polymorphism; species diversity; taxonomy
Abstract:
... Mammals are one of the better known groups of animals, and in the Neotropics bats typically comprise about half of the mammalian species diversity. But, well resolved species-level phylogenies are still lacking for most taxa of bats. One broadly distributed genus is the mastiff bats, Molossus. Species within this genus are morphologically very similar, which results in a confusing and unstable tax ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.ympev.2019.106690

54. Species composition and mortality of bats at the Osório Wind Farm, southern Brazil

Author:
Marília A. S. Barros; Rodrigo Gastal de Magalhães; Ana Maria Rui
Source:
Studies on neotropical fauna and environment 2015 v.50 no.1 pp. 31-39
ISSN:
1744-5140
Subject:
Artibeus; Lasiurus cinereus; Molossus; Tadarida; farm area; fauna; inventories; migratory behavior; mortality; species diversity; wind power; wind turbines; Brazil
Abstract:
... We present the results of a three-year study on the bat species killed by wind turbines at the Osório Wind Farm, a large wind power complex in southern Brazil, and compare these fatalities to the composition of the local bat fauna. Fatality searches around wind turbines were conducted from 2006 to 2009, as well as a bat inventory through mist-netting and searches for colonies from 2004 to 2010. We ...
DOI:
10.1080/01650521.2014.1001595

55. Structure, histochemistry and seasonal variations of the male reproductive accessory glands in the Pallas’s mastiff bat, Molossus molossus (Chiroptera: Molossidae)

Author:
Caroline M. Christante; Mateus R. Beguelini; Cintia C. I. Puga; Ana C. Negrin; Eliana Morielle-Versute; Patrícia S. L. Vilamaior; Sebastião R. Taboga
Source:
Reproduction, fertility, and development 2015 v.27 no.2 pp. 313-322
ISSN:
1031-3613
Subject:
Molossus; geographical distribution; gonads; histochemistry; reticulin; seasonal variation; spring; urethra; wet season; Brazil
Abstract:
... Due to their wide geographical distribution, bats suffer considerable influence from abiotic factors on their reproductive strategies, detected through behavioural or functional assessment of the gonads and accessory glands. The present study aimed to characterise anatomically and morphologically the reproductive accessory glands (RAGs) of Molossus molossus (Molossidae) and evaluate their seasonal ...
DOI:
10.1071/RD13232
PubMed:
25482215

56. Survey on helminths and protozoa of free-living Neotropical bats from Northeastern Brazil

Author:
Victor Fernando Santana Lima; Patrício Adriano Rocha; Mylena Adriele Dias Silva; Raone Beltrão-Mendes; Rafael Antonio Nascimento Ramos; Alessio Giannelli; Laura Rinaldi; Giuseppe Cringoli; Pedro Cordeiro Estrela; Leucio Câmara Alves
Source:
Acta tropica 2018 v.185 pp. 267-272
ISSN:
0001-706X
Subject:
Ancylostomatidae; Coccidiomorphea; Hymenolepididae; Molossus; Myotis; Neotropics; Tubulinea; animals; eggs; fauna; feces; gastrointestinal system; helminths; pathogens; public health; surveys; zoonoses; Brazil
Abstract:
... Bats are considered important reservoirs of pathogens of veterinary and medical relevance worldwide. However, despite the increasing attention paid towards the central role of bats in the spreading of some zoonotic infections, studies on their own parasites remain patchy especially in Neotropical regions. Understanding the relationships occurring between bats and their pathogens is a crucial step ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.actatropica.2018.06.002

57. The French Guianan endemic Molossus barnesi (Chiroptera: Molossidae) is a junior synonym for M. coibensis

Author:
François Catzeflis; Yann Gager; Manuel Ruedi; Benoit de Thoisy
Source:
Mammalian biology = 2016 v.81 no.5 pp. 431-438
ISSN:
1616-5047
Subject:
DNA barcoding; Molossus; adults; animals; arms (limbs); coasts; females; genes; haplotypes; sympatry; taxonomy; tropics; French Guiana; Panama
Abstract:
... The taxonomy of the small Neotropical Molossus species has been notoriously difficult due to a lack of adequate comparative material. One taxon in particular, Molossus barnesi Thomas, 1905 was believed to be restricted to a narrow stretch of coastal areas around Cayenne, in French Guiana and was so far represented only by three female specimens. It was variously considered as a species on its own, ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.mambio.2016.05.004

58. The chiggerflea Hectopsylla pulex (Siphonaptera: Tungidae): infestation on Molossus molossus (Chiroptera: Molossidae) in the Central Andes of Colombia

Author:
Héctor E. Ramírez-Chaves; Andrés Fernando Tamayo-Zuluaga; Jose J. Henao-Osorio; Alexandra Cardona-Giraldo; Paula A. Ossa-López; Fredy A. Rivera-Páez
Source:
Zoologia 2020 v.37 pp. 1-5
ISSN:
1984-4689
Subject:
Hectopsyllidae; Molossus; barns; cytochrome-c oxidase; diet; ears; ectoparasites; females; humans; information; males; mitochondrial genes; prevalence; sex ratio; Andes region; Brazil; Caribbean; Colombia
Abstract:
... Some species of mastiff bats, Molossus Geoffroy, 1805, inhabit human shelters such as houses and barns. Among them, the Pallas’s mastiff bat, Molossus molossus Pallas, 1766, is the most common species in South America. There are a few studies on this bat in Colombia, mostly on colony size, diet, ectoparasite records, and activity patterns in the Andean and Caribbean regions. Here, we provide infor ...
DOI:
10.3897/zoologia.37.e53092

59. Tree cavities used as diurnal roosts by Neotropical bats

Author:
Crasso P.B. Breviglieri; Wilson Uieda
Source:
Folia zoologica 2014 v.63 no.3 pp. 206-215
ISSN:
0139-7893
Subject:
Artibeus; Molossus; diet; foraging; landscapes; natural history; posture; predators; tree cavities; tree trunk; Brazil
Abstract:
... Bats occupy a variety of natural and artificial diurnal roosts. These environments offer several advantages for bats, among which we highlight the relative climatic stability, darkness, and protection from predators. The aim of this study was to identify and describe the use of tree hollows as natural diurnal roosts by Molossops temminckii, Molossus rufus, Artibeus planirostris and Sturnira lilium ...
DOI:
10.25225/fozo.v63.i3.a8.2014

60. Viral Metagenomic Data Analyses of Five New World Bat Species from Argentina: Identification of 35 Novel DNA Viruses

Author:
Elisa M. Bolatti; Gastón Viarengo; Tomaz M. Zorec; Agustina Cerri; María E. Montani; Lea Hosnjak; Pablo E. Casal; Eugenia Bortolotto; Violeta Di Domenica; Diego Chouhy; María Belén Allasia; Rubén M. Barquez; Mario Poljak; Adriana A. Giri
Source:
Microorganisms 2022 v.10 no.2 pp. -
ISSN:
2076-2607
Subject:
Circoviridae; DNA; Eptesicus; Molossus; Tadarida; bioinformatics; endangered species; genome; humans; metagenomics; Argentina
Abstract:
... Bats are natural reservoirs of a variety of zoonotic viruses, many of which cause severe human diseases. Characterizing viruses of bats inhabiting different geographical regions is important for understanding their viral diversity and for detecting viral spillovers between animal species. Herein, the diversity of DNA viruses of five arthropodophagous bat species from Argentina was investigated usi ...
DOI:
10.3390/microorganisms10020266

61. Wing morphology of Neotropical bats: a quantitative and qualitative analysis with implications for habitat use

Author:
M.M. Marinello; E. Bernard
Source:
Canadian journal of zoology 2014 v.92 no.2 pp. 141-147
ISSN:
0008-4301
Subject:
Molossus; evolution; fauna; flight; frugivores; habitat preferences; insectivores; nectar feeding; prediction; qualitative analysis; tropics; Amazonia
Abstract:
... Wing morphology has a direct influence on the flight manoeuvrability, agility, and speed of bats. Studies addressing the relationship between bat wing morphology and ecology are biased towards Old World species and few of them have addressed the ecologically rich Amazonian bat fauna. We quantitatively and qualitatively characterized the wing shape of 51 bat species found in the Brazilian Amazonia ...
DOI:
10.1139/cjz-2013-0127