Distribution, abundance and roosts of the fruit bat artibeus fraterculus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae)

• Autorzy: Pinto C.M. , Marchan-Rivadeneira M. R. , Tapia E. E. , Carrera J. P. , Baker R. J.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Where does a species live? How common is it? Where does it spend its inactive periods? These are basic questions about the biology of a species, which bring key information for application in conservation and management. Unfortunately, this information is available for only a minimum fraction of all animal species. Using 1) ecological niche modeling with maximum entropy (Maxent), 2) relative abundance estimates using museum records, and 3) field surveys of roosting sites, we report the fraternal fruit-eating bat, Artibeus fraterculus, as having a distribution limited to the Tumbesian ecoregion in Ecuador and west central Peru, being the relatively most abundant bat species throughout its range, with healthy populations which are primarily sustained by cultivated and introduced plants, and using human-made constructions as roost sites. Additionally, we described a large congregation of individuals of this species in a single roost, representing the largest colony reported for the genus Artibeus. These results may indicate resilience of A. fraterculus to human disturbance.

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Chiropterologica
• Rocznik: 2013
• Tom: 15
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.85-94,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Pinto C.M.

• Department of Biological Sciences and Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-3131, USA
• Centro de Investigación en Enfermedades Infecciosas, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
• Department of Mammalogy and Sackler Institute for Comparative Genomics, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024, USA
• The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY 10016, USA

autor

Marchan-Rivadeneira M. R.

• Department of Biological Sciences and Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-3131, USA

autor

Tapia E. E.

• Fundación Otonga, Apartado 17-03-1514A, Quito, Ecuador

autor

Carrera J. P.

• Department of Biological Sciences and Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-3131, USA

autor

Baker R. J.

• Department of Biological Sciences and Museum of Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409-3131, USA

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