Feeding habits of Anoura geoffroyi (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Ixtapan del Oro, Mexico State.
We describe the feeding habits of the bat Anoura geoffroyi in the Seasonal Dry Tropical Forest at Ixtapan del Oro, Estado de Mexico. During a year, hair remainders and fecal samples from 153 individuals were collected every two weeks. We found just pollen grains and insect’s debris in the samples. T...
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Instituto de Ecología, A.C.
2009
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| author | Caballero-Martínez, Luis Antonio Rivas Manzano, Irma Victoria Aguilera Gómez, Luis Isaac |
| author_facet | Caballero-Martínez, Luis Antonio Rivas Manzano, Irma Victoria Aguilera Gómez, Luis Isaac |
| author_sort | Caballero-Martínez, Luis Antonio |
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| description | We describe the feeding habits of the bat Anoura geoffroyi in the Seasonal Dry Tropical Forest at Ixtapan del Oro, Estado de Mexico. During a year, hair remainders and fecal samples from 153 individuals were collected every two weeks. We found just pollen grains and insect’s debris in the samples. The pollen morphotypes correspond to plants that are frequently visited for nectar-feeding bats, the genus Ipomoea outstands for its frequency and it is the first report of Brugmansia candida, Stenocereus sp. and a species from Asteraceae family in the A. geoffroyi diet. The plants determined from pollen morphotypes present chiropterophilous syndrome characteristics, nevertheless, they are also pollinated by moths. Reason why and considering the morphological adaptations of A. geoffroyi for nectar consumption and the fact that 95% of the insects debris found in the samples correspond to lepidopterons, we could consider the species in the study place like a nectar-feeding bat that also has the capacity to eat lepidopterons associated to the flowers where this bat forages. |
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| spelling | azm-article-6092022-11-15T23:29:08Z Feeding habits of Anoura geoffroyi (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Ixtapan del Oro, Mexico State. Hábitos alimentarios de Anoura geofroyi (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) en Ixtapan del Oro, Estado de México. Caballero-Martínez, Luis Antonio Rivas Manzano, Irma Victoria Aguilera Gómez, Luis Isaac Bats feeding habits insects Mexico pollen hábitos alimentarios insectos México murciélagos polen We describe the feeding habits of the bat Anoura geoffroyi in the Seasonal Dry Tropical Forest at Ixtapan del Oro, Estado de Mexico. During a year, hair remainders and fecal samples from 153 individuals were collected every two weeks. We found just pollen grains and insect’s debris in the samples. The pollen morphotypes correspond to plants that are frequently visited for nectar-feeding bats, the genus Ipomoea outstands for its frequency and it is the first report of Brugmansia candida, Stenocereus sp. and a species from Asteraceae family in the A. geoffroyi diet. The plants determined from pollen morphotypes present chiropterophilous syndrome characteristics, nevertheless, they are also pollinated by moths. Reason why and considering the morphological adaptations of A. geoffroyi for nectar consumption and the fact that 95% of the insects debris found in the samples correspond to lepidopterons, we could consider the species in the study place like a nectar-feeding bat that also has the capacity to eat lepidopterons associated to the flowers where this bat forages. Se describen los hábitos alimentarios del murciélago Anoura geoffroyi en la Selva Baja Caducifolia de Ixtapan del Oro, Estado de México, para ello se colectaron quincenalmente durante un año muestras de residuos del pelaje y heces de 153 individuos. Se observó sólo granos de polen y restos de insectos en las muestras. Los morfotipos de polen encontrados corresponden a plantas que son frecuentadas por murciélagos nectarívoros, destaca por su frecuencia el género Ipomoea y se reporta por primera vez la presencia de Brugmansia candida, Stenocereus sp. y una especie de la familia Asteraceae en la dieta de A. geoffroyi. Las plantas determinadas por los tipos polínicos presentan características del síndrome quiropterofílico, sin embargo, también son polinizadas por mariposas nocturnas, por lo que considerando las adaptaciones morfológicas de A. geoffroyi para el consumo de néctar y que el 95% de los restos de insectos encontrados corresponden a lepidópteros, se podría catalogar a la especie en el sitio de estudio como un murciélago nectarívoro que presenta también la capacidad de alimentarse de lepidópteros asociados a las flores que frecuenta. Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2009-04-15 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Original articles Artículos originales application/pdf https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/609 10.21829/azm.2009.251609 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.); Vol. 25 No. 1 (2009); 151-160 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.); Vol. 25 Núm. 1 (2009); 151-160 2448-8445 0065-1737 spa https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/609/778 Derechos de autor 2009 ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Caballero-Martínez, Luis Antonio Rivas Manzano, Irma Victoria Aguilera Gómez, Luis Isaac Feeding habits of Anoura geoffroyi (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Ixtapan del Oro, Mexico State. |
| title | Feeding habits of Anoura geoffroyi (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Ixtapan del Oro, Mexico State. |
| title_full | Feeding habits of Anoura geoffroyi (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Ixtapan del Oro, Mexico State. |
| title_fullStr | Feeding habits of Anoura geoffroyi (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Ixtapan del Oro, Mexico State. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Feeding habits of Anoura geoffroyi (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Ixtapan del Oro, Mexico State. |
| title_short | Feeding habits of Anoura geoffroyi (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in Ixtapan del Oro, Mexico State. |
| title_sort | feeding habits of anoura geoffroyi (chiroptera: phyllostomidae) in ixtapan del oro, mexico state. |
| url | https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/609 |
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