Characterization of Desmodus rotundus (E. Geoffroy, 1810) (Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) shelters in the Municipality of São Pedro - SP/Caracterização de Abrigos de Desmodus rotundus (E. Geoffroy, 1810, Chiroptera, Phyllostomidae) no Município de São Pedro - SP

Surveillance of hematophagous bats is an important public health measure for the prevention and control of rabies epidemics in domestic herbivorous animals. The aim of this study was to locate and georeference D.rotundus shelters in the Municipality of Sao Pedro, Brazil, and verify their nature (art...

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Published in:Brazilian journal of biology 2013-08, Vol.73 (3), p.521-521
Main Author: Mialhe, P J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abandoned mines
Bats
Cattle
Farming
Males
Population
Studies
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Summary:Surveillance of hematophagous bats is an important public health measure for the prevention and control of rabies epidemics in domestic herbivorous animals. The aim of this study was to locate and georeference D.rotundus shelters in the Municipality of Sao Pedro, Brazil, and verify their nature (artificial or natural), surrounding landscape and distance from main rivers. To do this, two samples were taken of populations in shelters, with an interval of six months between them, capturing all the bats existent in shelters with fewer than 20 individuals and approximately 20% of the bats present in shelters with over 20 individuals in order to quantify their gender and age distribution. The majority of D. rotundus (67%) were verified to be artificial and the remainder (33%) natural. Of the six artificial shelters found, five were located in abandoned houses and one in a rain water drainage channel. There were no signs of D. rotundus in other rural buildings and viaducts located in the proximities of pastures.
ISSN:1519-6984
1678-4375