Cave‐dwelling bats of Carajás National Forest: New cytogenetic data of threatened species
Abstract In Brazil, bat species that use caves as shelters are constantly susceptible to anthropic impacts. Of the 181 species of bats in Brazil, 81 are recorded in caves, 13 of which are considered essentially cave dwellers. The Carajás National Forest Conservation Unit, located in the southeastern...
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| author | Jéssica Barata daSilva Thayse Cristine Melo Benathar Ramerson Lucas Ferreira Azevedo Leonardo Carreira Trevelin Cleusa Yoshiko Nagamachi Guilherme Oliveira Julio Cesar Pieczarka |
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| description | Abstract In Brazil, bat species that use caves as shelters are constantly susceptible to anthropic impacts. Of the 181 species of bats in Brazil, 81 are recorded in caves, 13 of which are considered essentially cave dwellers. The Carajás National Forest Conservation Unit, located in the southeastern region of Pará, serves as a refuge for these species, among others. The present work sought to reveal the chromosomal diversity of bats in six caves of the Carajás National Forest. Cytogenetic analyses were carried out for some species as an additional tool for taxonomic identification. We present here the conventional karyotype of eight species, five being described for the first time in Brazilian specimens. We also described for the first time the karyotypes of Natalus macrourus and Peropteryx kappleri. These findings may be helpful to support conservation guidelines, and for the knowledge of these species' biodiversity, evolutionary history, and to support genome sequencing efforts. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7dc7db089f4d417cb30b5c7e07f48dbe2025-08-20T03:26:53ZengWileyEcology and Evolution2045-77582025-04-01154n/an/a10.1002/ece3.11296Cave‐dwelling bats of Carajás National Forest: New cytogenetic data of threatened speciesJéssica Barata daSilva0Thayse Cristine Melo Benathar1Ramerson Lucas Ferreira Azevedo2Leonardo Carreira Trevelin3Cleusa Yoshiko Nagamachi4Guilherme Oliveira5Julio Cesar Pieczarka6Laboratório de Citogenética, Centro de Estudos Avançados da Biodiversidade, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas Universidade Federal do Pará Belém BrazilInstituto Tecnológico Vale Belém BrazilLaboratório de Citogenética, Centro de Estudos Avançados da Biodiversidade, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas Universidade Federal do Pará Belém BrazilInstituto Tecnológico Vale Belém BrazilLaboratório de Citogenética, Centro de Estudos Avançados da Biodiversidade, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas Universidade Federal do Pará Belém BrazilInstituto Tecnológico Vale Belém BrazilLaboratório de Citogenética, Centro de Estudos Avançados da Biodiversidade, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas Universidade Federal do Pará Belém BrazilAbstract In Brazil, bat species that use caves as shelters are constantly susceptible to anthropic impacts. Of the 181 species of bats in Brazil, 81 are recorded in caves, 13 of which are considered essentially cave dwellers. The Carajás National Forest Conservation Unit, located in the southeastern region of Pará, serves as a refuge for these species, among others. The present work sought to reveal the chromosomal diversity of bats in six caves of the Carajás National Forest. Cytogenetic analyses were carried out for some species as an additional tool for taxonomic identification. We present here the conventional karyotype of eight species, five being described for the first time in Brazilian specimens. We also described for the first time the karyotypes of Natalus macrourus and Peropteryx kappleri. These findings may be helpful to support conservation guidelines, and for the knowledge of these species' biodiversity, evolutionary history, and to support genome sequencing efforts.https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11296biodiversityChiropteracytotaxonomykaryotypeunderground ecosystems |
| spellingShingle | Jéssica Barata daSilva Thayse Cristine Melo Benathar Ramerson Lucas Ferreira Azevedo Leonardo Carreira Trevelin Cleusa Yoshiko Nagamachi Guilherme Oliveira Julio Cesar Pieczarka Cave‐dwelling bats of Carajás National Forest: New cytogenetic data of threatened species Ecology and Evolution biodiversity Chiroptera cytotaxonomy karyotype underground ecosystems |
| title | Cave‐dwelling bats of Carajás National Forest: New cytogenetic data of threatened species |
| title_full | Cave‐dwelling bats of Carajás National Forest: New cytogenetic data of threatened species |
| title_fullStr | Cave‐dwelling bats of Carajás National Forest: New cytogenetic data of threatened species |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cave‐dwelling bats of Carajás National Forest: New cytogenetic data of threatened species |
| title_short | Cave‐dwelling bats of Carajás National Forest: New cytogenetic data of threatened species |
| title_sort | cave dwelling bats of carajas national forest new cytogenetic data of threatened species |
| topic | biodiversity Chiroptera cytotaxonomy karyotype underground ecosystems |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.11296 |
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