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A network of bat caves in Brazilian drylands support population connectivity in Pteronotus bats (Chiroptera: Mormoopidae).
BMC ecology and evolution - 24 Nov 2025
Ito Fernanda, Laine Veronika N, Bernard Enrico, Lilley Thomas M
Abstract excerpt
Pteronotus is a Neotropical genus of mormoopid bats known to form large colonies in caves. Cave selection by Pteronotus is not random, and maternity roosts are characterized by the presence of a hot chamber where females give birth and raise their young. Such bat caves are unique from ecological and conservationist perspectives. Previous studies on bat caves in the drylands of Brazilian northeastern region - some...
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