Artibeus amplus Handley, 1987 is a little-known bat species endemic to northern South
America. There are confirmed records of the species for Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and …

Mist nets set at ground level is the traditional method of surveying bats and in the Amazon,
almost half of the bat surveys used this methodology. The sole use of ground-level mist nets …

The knowledge of the bat fauna from Minas Gerais, the largest state in southeastern Brazil,
has greatly changed in recent years due to increased sampling and taxonomic revisions …

Aim We evaluated the relative importance of geographical and environment variables for
taxonomic, phylogenetic and functional β‐diversity of phyllostomid bats along the entire …

Mega dams in lowland tropical forests often create large archipelagos, leading to
biodiversity decay and disruption of ecosystem functioning in remnant habitat islands. We …

Bats are a complex and diverse group, making their study remarkably challenging. Several
methods allow the study of bats, eg mist-nets and acoustic monitoring (AM). We compare the …

The Anaplasmataceae family (order Rickettsiales) encompasses obligately intracellular
bacteria of the genera Anaplasma, Ehrlichia, and Neorickettsia. Together with Coxiella …

The conversion of natural areas for the advancement of economic activities such as
agriculture, mining, livestock, and energy production are the main challenges for biodiversity …

Insect-eating bats play a crucial role in agriculture and public health by suppressing
populations of agricultural pests and disease vectors. These ecosystem services promoted …

Caves are among the most important roosts of hundreds of bat species worldwide. However,
caves can be formed in different lithologies. Cave structure and characteristics, which are …