Are leaves a good option in Caatinga's menu? First record of folivory in Artibeus planirostris (Phyllostomidae) in the Semiarid Forest, Brazil

• Autorzy: Cordero-Schmidt E. , Medeiros-Guimaraes M. , Vargas-Mena J.C. , Carvalho B. , Ferreira R.L. , Rodriguez-Herrera B. , Venticinque E.M.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Folivory can be defined as the consumption of foliage, including leaves, stems and leaf content. This trophic strategy has been documented in two families of bats, Pteropodidae (Old World fruit bats) and Phyllostomidae (New World leaf-nosed bats). Existing folivory hypotheses for bats suggest this behavior provides a dietary supplement of protein and other essential minerals due to a deficiency of these in a frugivorous diet. The Caatinga is a seasonally deciduous tropical dry forest where most of the vegetation is leafless and dormant during the extended dry season. Here we present the first evidence of folivory in bats from the Brazilian Caatinga, with evidence for the phyllostomid Artibeus planirostris ingesting the leaves of at least 16 species of plants. We include a bibliographic review of bat folivory in the tropics. Additionally, we propose a new hypothesis on folivory in bats for this semiarid environment.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Chiropterologica
• Rocznik: 2016
• Tom: 18
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.489-497,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

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Cordero-Schmidt E.

• Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 59078900 Lagoa Nova Natal, RN, Brazil

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Medeiros-Guimaraes M.

• Centro de Estudos em Biologia Subteranea, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, 37200000 Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Vargas-Mena J.C.

• Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 59078900 Lagoa Nova Natal, RN, Brazil

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Carvalho B.

• Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 59078900 Lagoa Nova Natal, RN, Brazil

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Ferreira R.L.

• Centro de Estudos em Biologia Subteranea, Departamento de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Lavras, 37200000 Lavras, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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Rodriguez-Herrera B.

• Escuela de Biologia, Universidad de Costa Rica, 2060 Montes de Oca, San Jose, Costa Rica

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Venticinque E.M.

• Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 59078900 Lagoa Nova Natal, RN, Brazil

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DOI

10.3161/15081109ACC2016.18.2.015