Frugivoria em morcegos (Mammalia, Chiroptera) no Parque Estadual Intervales, sudeste do Brasil

By F. Passos, W. R. Silva, Wagner André Pedro, M. Bonin. 2003

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This study was carried out at the Intervales State Park, an Atlantic Rain Forest area in Southeastern Brazil. Bats were monthly mist netted over a full year, and fecal samples were collected for dietary analysis. The seeds found in each sample were identified in the laboratory under a stereoscopic microscope by comparison with seeds taken from ripe fruits collected in the study area. Three hundred and seventy one bats were collected, of which 316 (85.2%) were frugivorous. The total number of fecal samples with seeds and/or pulp was 121. Sturnira lilium (E. Geoffroy, 1810) was the most abundant species in the study area (n = 157 captures) and Solanaceae fruits accounted for 78.5% of the fecal samples with seeds (n = 56). Artibeus fimbriatus Gray, 1838 (n = 21 samples) fed mostly on Cecropiaceae (38%) and Moraceae fruits (24%), and Artibeus lituratus (Olfers, 1818) (n = 7 samples) on Cecropiaceae (57%) and Moraceae (29%). Carollia perspicillata (Linnaeus, 1758) (n = 16 samples) fed mostly on Piperaceae fruits (56,3%), but Solanaceae (31,3%) and Rosaceae seeds (12,5%) were also found in feces. Overall, seeds found in bat feces belong to eight plant families: Solanaceae (n = 67 samples); Cecropiaceae (n = 14); Piperaceae (n = 14); Moraceae (n = 8); Rosaceae (n = 3); Cucurbitaceae (n = 3); Cluseaceae (n = 1), and Araceae (n = 1). The close association of different bat species with fruits of certain plant families and genus may be related to a possible mechanism of resource partitioning that shapes the structure of the community.

Subfields: Animal Science and Zoology, Ecology, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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Citations in the corpus

Diet and Abundance of the Bat Sturnira lilium (Chiroptera) in a Brazilian Montane Atlantic Forest (2008, background): “Within Intervales, we worked in Sede de Pesquisa (24816924.70S, 48825900.60W), located 850 m above sea level, the highest research base of the park.”
The Role of Mammals in Creating and Modifying Seedshadows in Tropical Forests and Some Possible Consequences of Their Elimination (2007, background): “In general, Neotropical bats consume more small-seeded fruits (< 2.5 mm) than large-seeded fruits (> 2.5 mm), compared to Paleotropical bats (Richards 1990, Shilton et al. 1999, Passos et al. 2003).”
Diversidade de morcegos (Mammalia, Chiroptera) em remanescentes florestais do município de Fênix, noroeste do Paraná, Brasil (2004, background): “(Cecropiaceae), Piper L. (Piperaceae) e Solanum L. (Solanaceae) (REIS & PERACHI 1987, FLEMING 1988, PALMEIRIM et al. 1989, HANDLEY et al.1991, ZORTÉA & CHIARELLO 1994, SIPINSKI & REIS 1995, REIS et al. 1996, WENDELN et al. 2000, MIKICH 2002, NOGUEIRA & PERACCHI 2002, PASSOS et al. 2003).”