Review of studies about bat-fly interactions inside roosts, with observations on partnership patterns for publications

GL Urbieta, G Graciolli, V da Cunha Tavares - Parasitology Research, 2022‏ - Springer
Pressures from anthropogenic disturbances have triggered a wealth of studies focusing on
the assessment and mitigation of the negative impacts of these disturbances on inter and …

Ecological preferences of neotropical cave bats in roost site selection and their implications for conservation

J de Sousa Barros, E Bernard, RL Ferreira - Basic and Applied Ecology, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Bats frequently use caves as roosts due to higher environmental stability and protection.
However, species-specific ecological and physiological requirements and conditions of …

[HTML][HTML] Bat Flies of the Family Streblidae (Diptera: Hippoboscoidea) Host Relatives of Medically and Agriculturally Important “Bat-Associated” Viruses

MM Ramírez-Martínez, AJ Bennett, CD Dunn, TM Yuill… - Viruses, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Bat flies (Hippoboscoidea: Nycteribiidae and Streblidae) are obligate hematophagous
ectoparasites of bats. We collected streblid bat flies from the New World (México) and the …

Thermally-assisted monitoring of bat abundance in an exceptional cave in Brazil's Caatinga drylands

A Otálora-Ardila, JM Torres, E Barbier… - Acta …, 2019‏ - ingentaconnect.com
Caves are very important roosts for bats. Neotropical countries, like Brazil, harbor both high
bat species richness and abundance of underground cavities. The Caatinga drylands in …

Estimates of insect consumption and guano input in bat caves in Brazil

NT Pimentel, PA da Rocha, MA Pedroso, E Bernard - Mammal Research, 2022‏ - Springer
Bat caves harbor exceptional populations of insectivorous bats. Those bats play an
important role as insect suppressors and produce large quantities of guano, which is …

Big family, warm home, and lots of friends: Pteronotus large colonies affect species richness and occupation inside caves

JS Barros, E Bernard - Biotropica, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Roosts are essential for the survival of most animals. Due to homothermic requirements,
mammals are particularly dependent on roost quality and availability. Bats select their roosts …

Identification and characterization of novel alphacoronaviruses in Tadarida brasiliensis (Chiroptera, Molossidae) from Argentina: insights into recombination as a …

A Cerri, EM Bolatti, TM Zorec, ME Montani… - Microbiology …, 2023‏ - journals.asm.org
Bats are reservoirs of various coronaviruses that can jump between bat species or other
mammalian hosts, including humans. This article explores coronavirus infection in three bat …

[HTML][HTML] Reproduction and population dynamics of cave-dwelling bats in Costa of Oaxaca, México

I Hernández-Aguilar, A Santos-Moreno - Revista de Biología Tropical, 2020‏ - scielo.sa.cr
Introduction: Reproduction is a critical phase for most living organisms and in bats the
reproductive strategies exhibit considerable complexity and variability. Objective: To …

Inter-and intra-specific variation in hair cortisol concentrations of Neotropical bats

NI Sandoval-Herrera, GF Mastromonaco… - Conservation …, 2021‏ - academic.oup.com
Quantifying hair cortisol has become popular in wildlife ecology for its practical advantages
for evaluating stress. Before hair cortisol levels can be reliably interpreted, however, it is key …

Human impacts on Mexican caves

WR Elliott, JG Palacios-Vargas, RA Medellín… - Mexican Fauna in the …, 2023‏ - Springer
This chapter examines Mexican caves and their entire fauna. Caves are important in
Mexican science, cultural history, and economy, since pre-Columbian times. They provide …