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{"title":"External and Skeletal Morphology of Molossus fluminensis Lataste, 1891 (Chiroptera, Molossidae) with Notes on Quadrupedal Locomotion and Habitat Use","authors":"N. S. V. Louzada, L. Pessôa","doi":"10.3161/15081109ACC2022.24.2.011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3161/15081109ACC2022.24.2.011","url":null,"abstract":"Molossus fluminensis is a species of the wide diversified family Molossidae. Representants of this family have evolved under pressures associated to two different behaviors — a high speed and efficient flight and a good quadrupedal ability. The aim of this study is to describe in detail the morphological characters of M. fluminensis, focusing on its skeletal features, and to point out the main characters that could represent functional responses to the evolution of the quadrupedal ability and habitat use in the group. Furthermore, we aim to contribute to the knowledge of a recently revalidated and cryptic species of Molossus, giving a morphometric characterization for the species and notes on sexual dimorphism. Four adult specimens of M. fluminensis, one male and three females, were prepared as skin and skeleton, and five external and 146 linear measurements of the skeleton were taken. The anatomical characters were described following current literature and included the axial and appendicular skeleton. We found that the male presented greater measurements than females in most linear characters, and had a more developed sagittal and lambdoid crests, while the ischiatic arcade was more caudally projected in females. A narrow rib cage, a long, thin sternum, and a cranially oriented ventral process of manubrium make the M. fluminensis body more compact dorsoventrally without compromising the area of insertion of the flight musculature. These appear to be adaptations for roosting in narrow crevices. The expanded sacral vertebrae, the deep gluteal fossa of the ilium, and the presence of well-developed processes on the first caudal vertebra, point to a greater area for muscle origin in this region, while the well-developed trochanters and ridges of the femur and tibia provide surfaces for muscle attachment. Together, these characteristics point to a great range of movement of the limbs and the tail, important factors during quadrupedal locomotion. The results obtained here may shed light on the evolution of quadrupedalism in molossids and other quadrupedal bats.","PeriodicalId":50904,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chiropterologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46781227","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Temporal Variations among the Growth Parameters of the Forearms of Juvenile Greater Horseshoe Bats (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) in the Nursery Roost at Stackpole, West Wales, U.K.","authors":"M. Andrews, T. P. McOwat, Paul Culyer, R. Haycock, Ann N. Haycock, David J. Harries, Neil P. Andrews, Peter T. Andrews","doi":"10.3161/15081109ACC2022.24.2.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3161/15081109ACC2022.24.2.003","url":null,"abstract":"We addressed the question of why juvenile R. ferrumequinum that are born early (May to early June) in the nursery roost at Stackpole, West Wales, tend to have a higher forearm growth rate than individuals born later (late June to July). An appropriate nonlinear growth equation (either logistic, Gompertz, von-Bertalanffy, or asymptotic regression) was identified to fit the measurements of the forearms of juvenile R. ferrumequinum collected from marked individuals at the roost between 1994 and 2013. The logistic growth model provided the best line of fit to the changes in the forearm lengths, indicated by the lowest standard error. Over the 20-year study period, the mean values of the logistic growth parameters were asymptotic length (L∞) = 55.10 mm and growth constant (K) = 0.11 day-1. Multiple regression analysis indicated that the most significant predictors of the variance in L∞ and K (R2 = 58.7% and 54.3%, respectively) were the nursery roost temperatures at midnight, and the total foraging times of the adult bats during the night. If the juveniles were born early, when the roost temperature was colder, and the foraging times of the adults were shorter, then a lower value of K produced forearms that grew toward a longer L∞. If the juveniles were born late, when the roost temperature was warmer, and the foraging times of the adults were longer, then a higher value of K produced forearms that grew toward a shorter L∞. Reasons are proposed to explain the differences between the growth of early and late born individuals, including the effect of increased body mass associated with warmer roost temperatures and possible causes of longer foraging times.","PeriodicalId":50904,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chiropterologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45931363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Vanilla Bats: Insectivorous Bat Diversity in the Vanilla Agroecosystems of Northeastern Madagascar","authors":"Daniel Hending, Angelo F. Andrianiaina, Miranda Rose, Adèle Rowlands, Savannah Storm, M. Holderied, Sam Cotton","doi":"10.3161/15081109ACC2022.24.2.007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3161/15081109ACC2022.24.2.007","url":null,"abstract":"Due to global agricultural expansion and intensification, many animal species must now survive within a landscape dominated by agroecosystems. For bats, agroecosystems can provide a valuable foraging-habitat, and many species of bats thrive within such habitats whilst also providing a range of ecosystem services for farmers. Despite this, bat usage of many agroecosystem types remains unstudied. Here, we investigated the diversity of insectivorous bats in the vanilla agroecosystems of northeastern Madagascar, the world's principal vanilla-growing region. To assess bat diversity, we used a passive acoustic survey technique, and we identified and classified bat species diversity using PCA and DFA analysis of echolocation call acoustic parameters. In total, we were able to detect the presence of at least 13 different bat species within Madagascar's vanilla agroecosystems, seven of which we were able to confidently identify to species level. However, due to our conservative classification approach, the true diversity of bats in vanilla agroecosystems is likely to be higher. The results of this study indicate that Madagascar's vanilla agroecosystems represent suitable foraging habitat for numerous bat species, particularly forest-specialists, which is a highly encouraging finding for the conservation of Madagascar's bats. Expansion of vanilla agroecosystems is therefore likely to provide valuable habitat extensions for Madagascar's forest bats in the future, provided this expansion does not come at the expense of existing largely-undisturbed natural habitats.","PeriodicalId":50904,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chiropterologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42621022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Testing of Daubenton's Bat (Myotis daubentonii) Droppings for Field Behavioural Endocrinology","authors":"Romana Ružinská, P. Kaňuch","doi":"10.3161/15081109ACC2022.24.2.014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3161/15081109ACC2022.24.2.014","url":null,"abstract":"Measurement of faecal hormonal metabolites has become a widespread method in field endocrinology due to its non-invasiveness and ability to assess long-term stress; however, this approach has some limitations. We tested the potential of this assay for the Daubenton's bat (Myotis daubentonii), a small vespertilionid species (body mass 6–10 g), and we explored the relationship between cortisol and testosterone levels and dawn swarming, a signalling behaviour that occurs during roost-switching. Swarming was recorded using automated PIT-tag readers on the tree roosts of a maternity colony. In spite of absence of biological validation, our preliminary results demonstrate that field conditions of sample storage and small faeces weight do not interfere with hormonal measurement. We also found a positive correlation between individual levels of stress hormone (cortisol faecal metabolites) and swarming behaviour, but this should be interpreted with caution due to methodological shortcomings that need to be improved in future studies.","PeriodicalId":50904,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chiropterologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43818592","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cranial Morphological Patterns are Independent from Abiotic Ecological Requirements in Neotropical Glossophaginae Bat Species","authors":"Adriana Calahorra-Oliart, A. Lira‐Noriega, L. León‐Paniagua","doi":"10.3161/15081109ACC2022.24.2.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3161/15081109ACC2022.24.2.012","url":null,"abstract":"Recent molecular and morphometric studies have found that what was originally described as a single species, Glossophaga soricina (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae), is indeed a cryptic species complex formed from at least four different lineages with non-overlapping geographic distributions and molecular differentiation. Morphological differences have been reported between continental species G. mutica and G. soricina, while insular G. mutica and G. antillarum and the continental species G. valens present identical shape and size. In the present study, we conducted ecological niche model analyses to characterize the abiotic requirements of these recently recognized species, and to assess whether their niches could be a factor behind their morphological divergence patterns. Mainland species presented the highest niche overlap values regardless of their morphological differentiation, while the insular groups proved to be ecologically distinct. Therefore, the variation in the shape of these groups must be driven by factors not considered in this study which are most likely related to their Eltonian rather than Grinnellian ecological niches. The non-suitability regions that separate the distributions of the continental species explain the barrier to the genetic flux that could be behind their divergence and add evidence of them being separately evolving lineages.","PeriodicalId":50904,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chiropterologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41594526","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Index to Volume 24","authors":"","doi":"10.3161/1508-1109-24.2.475","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3161/1508-1109-24.2.475","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50904,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chiropterologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135360230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Good to the Last Drop: Feeding Behavior of the Nectar Bat Leptonycteris yerbabuenae (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) at Hummingbird Feeders in Tucson, Arizona","authors":"T. Fleming","doi":"10.3161/15081109ACC2022.24.2.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3161/15081109ACC2022.24.2.006","url":null,"abstract":"Many individuals of the nectar-feeding phyllostomid bat, Leptonycteris yerbabuenae, visit hummingbird feeders in southern Arizona for nearly three months each year prior to migrating back to Mexico. We monitored bat activity at four feeders with trail cameras or security cameras all night for 19–57 nights during the 2021 ‘nectar bat season’. As in previous years, peak visits occurred in mid-September. Detailed analysis of data from one feeder on 22 nights indicated that non-adults (juveniles and yearlings) were visiting it and that visitation patterns were highly variable from night to night. Statistical analysis of these patterns revealed that clusters of bats were visiting this feeder more often than expected by chance, suggesting that bats are foraging in groups. Surprisingly, bats did not leave feeders once they were drained but continued to visit them for up to five hours each night. Energetic calculations suggest that some bats are potentially expending half of their foraging energy visiting empty feeders. Studies of individually tagged bats are needed to begin to understand this behavior.","PeriodicalId":50904,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chiropterologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43505727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Optimizing Surveys for Imperiled Bat Species Post White-Nose Syndrome","authors":"A. Hammesfahr, Christine C. Rega-Brodsky, Kathryn Womack-Bulliner, James Whitney","doi":"10.3161/15081109ACC2022.24.2.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3161/15081109ACC2022.24.2.009","url":null,"abstract":"Many bat populations have plummeted in North America since the introduction of white-nose syndrome (WNS) in 2006, presenting challenges in researching population health and habitat use of affected species. Traditional survey techniques such as mist-netting and radio-telemetry have become increasingly time-consuming post-WNS due to the rarity of WNS-susceptible species in affected areas. To address the difficulty of studying imperiled bat species, we explored the use of an acoustic lure alongside mist-netting and acoustic monitoring to potentially enhance species detection in southeastern Missouri, United States. Acoustic lures elicit varying intra- and interspecific behavioral responses; thus, we explored the effects on multiple bat species' encounter rates while using tricolored bat Perimyotis subflavus distress vocalizations. The acoustic lure increased the number of acoustic detections for the federally endangered Indiana bat Myotis sodalis and non-imperiled big brown bat Eptesicus fuscus, and increased captures of the silver-haired bat Lasionycteris noctivagans, a species of conservation concern in Missouri. Additionally, only two individuals of P. subflavus were captured in mist-nets, and both were captured with the acoustic lure. These results suggested that acoustic lures are a valuable tool for identifying the presence of imperiled species when used in combination with mist-netting and acoustic detectors. Researchers studying bat communities that have experienced significant population declines because of WNS or other factors should incorporate multiple survey techniques, including acoustic lures, to increase capture rates and better document species distributions. Doing so should provide more accurate information on the distribution of imperiled bat species, which is relevant to conservation and management.","PeriodicalId":50904,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chiropterologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43515717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Genetic Structure of the Vulnerable Tricolored Bat (Perimyotis subflavus)","authors":"Alynn M. Martin, M. Vonhof, M. Henshaw, Jessica M. Dreyer, Susan K. Munster, Laura E. Kirby, Amy L. Russell","doi":"10.3161/15081109ACC2022.24.2.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3161/15081109ACC2022.24.2.002","url":null,"abstract":"The tricolored bat (Perimyotis subflavus) has experienced extensive declines in regional abundance — near 30% as of 2013 — due to disease, habitat loss, and anthropogenic conflict. There is urgency to determine whether the species should be protected in the United States; however, critical species-specific information required to make this decision is lacking. Here, we address those critical knowledge gaps by (i) estimating genetic diversity, and (ii) assessing population structure. We utilized sequence data from a 562 base pair region of the mitochondrial genome and eight autosomal microsatellite loci from 14 sampling locations across the core of P. subflavus' range and found substantial diversity in both data types. Further, we found contrasting patterns of population structure between the data types. Weak evidence for population structure was detected using the mitochondrial data, with the most probable population break dividing eastern and western sampling sites, and evidence for isolation-by-distance across the sampled region. Conversely, we detected no evidence for structure or isolation-by-distance using microsatellite data, revealing a panmictic population. The findings reported here represent a baseline understanding of genetic diversity and structure for P. subflavus; additional analyses using samples collected post white-nose syndrome emergence are required to understand losses in genetic diversity due to recent population declines.","PeriodicalId":50904,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chiropterologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47647557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Morphological, Anatomical, and Physiological Signs of Senescence in the Great Fruit-Eating Bat (Artibeus lituratus)","authors":"Andrea Bernal-Rivera, O. M. Cuellar-Valencia, Cristian Calvache-Sánchez, Oscar E. Murillo-García","doi":"10.3161/15081109ACC2022.24.2.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3161/15081109ACC2022.24.2.010","url":null,"abstract":"The longevity of bats is longer than expected based on their small body sizes and high metabolic rate. However, signs of senescence have been poorly studied for free-living bats, especially for Neotropical species, because elderly individuals are challenging to find in the wild, and long-term mark-recapture studies are lacking. Here, we present the first record of a free-living Neotropical frugivorous bat, a female Artibeus lituratus (family Phyllostomidae), with impressive signs of senescence. We compare the elderly bat with conspecific juveniles and non-elderly adults morphologically, anatomically, and physiologically. The most noticeable signs of senescence were a significant loss of fur, dark spots on the skin, excessive dental wear, and reduced ability to assimilate sugar. These traits indicate that bats' challenges as they get old can be associated with reduced thermal insulation, ability to chew, and nutrient assimilation. However, by reducing extrinsic causes of mortality, flying capability in old bats with clear signs of senescence may represent a vital survival trait associated with the long lifespan of these animals.","PeriodicalId":50904,"journal":{"name":"Acta Chiropterologica","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.0,"publicationDate":"2023-02-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48634403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"生物学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}