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Title: | Phyllostomid bats flying in daylight: a case from the Neotropics |
Authors: | Bélla, Daniela Aparecida Savariz Carvalho, Fernando Zocche, Jairo José Bianco, Alexandre Vitto, João Antônio de Bittencourt dos Santos, Raphael |
Keywords: | Bat Behavioral Ecology Foraging Behavior Morphology Neotropical Region New Record Nocturnal Activity Taxonomy Amazonia Artibeus Aves Chiroptera Isoptera Phyllostomidae Phyllostomus |
Issue Date: | 2017 |
metadata.dc.publisher.journal: | Journal of Natural History |
metadata.dc.relation.ispartof: | Volume 51, Número 47-48, Pags. 2947-2953 |
Abstract: | Bats (Chiroptera), one of the most diverse groups in terms of taxonomy, morphology and ecology, are known for their nocturnal behaviour of flight and feeding. Although there is no consensus on the evolution of nocturnality in bats, many authors mention risk of predation, overheating, competition and mobbing by non-competitor species as arguments to justify nocturnal instead of daytime flight in bats. Herein we describe the first records of three genera of phyllostomid bats flying, foraging and drinking water during daytime in the Brazilian Amazon. All taxa were recorded drinking water, and some Phyllostomus sp. individuals were recorded foraging on termites, alongside birds. Risk of dehydration and overheating in roosts, as well as low competition in daytime, may explain the emergence of phyllostomid bats before sunset. © 2017 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. |
metadata.dc.identifier.doi: | 10.1080/00222933.2017.1397227 |
Appears in Collections: | Artigos |
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