Are leaves a good option in Caatinga's menu? first record of folivory in Artibeus planirostris (Phyllostomidae) in the semiarid forest, Brazil

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Autor(es): dc.creatorCordero-Schmidt, Eugenia-
Autor(es): dc.creatorMedeiros-Guimarães, Maricélio-
Autor(es): dc.creatorVargas-Mena, Juan Carlos-
Autor(es): dc.creatorCarvalho, Bruna-
Autor(es): dc.creatorFerreira, Rodrigo Lopes-
Autor(es): dc.creatorRodriguez-Herrera, Bernal-
Autor(es): dc.creatorVenticinque, Eduardo M.-
Data de aceite: dc.date.accessioned2026-02-09T12:39:48Z-
Data de disponibilização: dc.date.available2026-02-09T12:39:48Z-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2018-11-29-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2018-11-29-
Data de envio: dc.date.issued2016-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttps://repositorio.ufla.br/handle/1/32006-
Fonte completa do material: dc.identifierhttp://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.3161/15081109ACC2016.18.2.015-
Fonte: dc.identifier.urihttp://educapes.capes.gov.br/handle/capes/1165808-
Descrição: dc.descriptionFolivory 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.-
Idioma: dc.languageen-
Publicador: dc.publisherMuseum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS)-
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???dc.source???: dc.sourceActa Chiropterologica-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectPhyllostomidae-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectCaves-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectFeeding habits-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectFolivory-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectPteropodidae-
Palavras-chave: dc.subjectCaatinga-
Título: dc.titleAre leaves a good option in Caatinga's menu? first record of folivory in Artibeus planirostris (Phyllostomidae) in the semiarid forest, Brazil-
Tipo de arquivo: dc.typeArtigo-
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