DOCSLIB.ORG

Microchiroptera: Hipposideridae) from the Australian Miocene

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Microchiroptera: Hipposideridae) from the Australian Miocene Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology l8(2)::130 '139. June l99lt O 1998 by the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology XENORHINO.S, A NEW GENUS OF OLD WORLD LEAF-NOSED BATS (MICROCHIROPTERA: HIPPOSIDERIDAE) FROM THE AUSTRALIAN MIOCENE SUZANNE HAND School of Biological Scicnce. University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales 2052, Australia ABSTRACT-A new genus and spcciesol'hipposidcrid is describcd fl-om thc Bitesantenn.rrvSitc. Riversleigh,north w,esternQueensland, Austr:rlia. Xenorhino.s hulli. gen. ct sp. nov.. diff'erstionr all othcr hipposideridsin. alrtlttg tlther 1'eatures.its broad rostrum and interorbital rcgion. exceptionallv short palate.constrictccl sphenoidll bridge. and pro- nOuncedrotation of thc rostrunr.lts precisc phylogeneticrclatronships remain obscurc. but it lippearslo hc part ot an early hipposidcridradiation that includesspecics ol' (-oelt4ts.Clocoti.s.'l-riuenttp.s, ltcl Rhitrortt'ttt'ri.r.attd that is u'iclely distributedthroughout the Old World tropics. Fror-nanalogy with liring hipposidcrids.Lhe peculiar rcstral and palatal n.rorphologyol'X. lrulli is probably correlatedwith ultrasounclproduction anclentission. ancl. lt-ss certainly. with size and structureol thc noseleirt. INTRODUCTION Museum, Brisbane. Stratigraphic nomenclature tor the River- sleigh region lbllows Archer et al. (1994). Acetic acid-processing of Tertiary freshwater limestones from the Riversleigh World Heritage property, Lawn Hill Na- SYSTEMATIC PALEONTOLOGY tional Park, northwestern Queensland, Australia, has produced a number of new late Oligocene of early Pliocene microchirop- Suborder MlcnocHrtt<.rp'nr.RADobson. 1875 teran species(Archer et al., 1994). These bats include hippos- Superfamily RHr^-or.opsotoEnBell, 1836 (Weber, 1928) iderids, megadermatids,molossids, vespertilionids, and embal- Family HtppostoentorEMiller, 1907 lonurids (Sig6 et al., 1982; Hand. 1985, 1990. 1995, 1996. XtNonutt'os,gen. nov. 1997a,b, in press).Hipposiderids are by far the most abundant and diverse chiropteran group represented. Type and Only Species-Xenorhinos hulli, gen. et sp. nov. Living hipposiderids.commonly known as Old World leaf- (Figs. l-2). nosed bats, are mostly cave-dwelling. They are referred to 65 Age and Distribution-Early Miocene of northern Austra- extant species(Koopman, 1994);the most speciosegenus, 11zp- lia. po.sideros, contains 53 species, with eight other genera (Rfti- Diagnosis-The genus diagnosis is the same as that fbr the nonycteri.s, Coelops, Paracoelops, Triaenops, Cloeotis, An' type speciesuntil additional spccics are known. thops, Asellia, and Aselliscas) containing one to two species Etymology-The namc ref'ers t. the strange and unique each. The family has an Old World tropical to subtropical mod- stmcture of the rostrum and palate. ern distribution, and apparently similar fossil distribution. Ter- tiary hipposiderids are known fiom rnainly karstic sediments, XtxonutNosHAI-1-1. sD. nov. with the oldest representatives being fiom the middle Eocene Figures 1 2 of Europe, early Oligocene of Arabia. late Oligocene of Aus- Holotype-QM F229 18, skull with left C I. P4-M3 and right tralia, early Miocene of Africa, and Pleistoceneof Asia. Riv- P4-M3. ersleigh's fossil hipposiderids are ref-erable to the genera and Paratypes-QM F22919, right dentary with ml-m3; subgenera Rhinonyt'teris, Riversleigha, Hipposideros, and Bra' QM F2Z92O. left maxillary fragment with Cl-M3; F22921. chipposidero.r(Sig6 et al., l9t12: Hand, 1997a,b). QM right maxillary fiagment with Cl-M3; F22922, left den- The new hipposiderid described here is represented by many QM tary with cl, p4-m3; QM F22923. left dentary with cl-m-l: hundredsof well-preserved skulls, dozens of which have been QM F22924. skull with left and right periotics in situ. prepared.It is so lar known only fiom BitesantennarySite, a Diagnosis-Differing tiom all other hipposiderids in its to be of early Miocene age (Archer et al., deposit interpreted broad rostrum and interorbital region, exceptionally short pal- Riversleigh 1994).This site was the first of the many depositsat ate. constricted sphenoidal bridge, and pronounced rostral ro- (Hand to be interpreted as represcnting an ancient cave-fill et tation. al., 1989). It contains at least eight other hipposiderid species, Locality, Stratigraphic Position, and Age-The Bitesan- a megadermatid bat, many snails, and rarer marsupials,birds. tennary Site occurs on the northeasternedge of the D Site Pla- reptiles, and frogs. teau. in the Riversleigh World Heritage property, Lawn Hill The new species differs strikingly from all other hipposider- National Park. northwestern Queensland (Hand et al.. 1989; ids in, among other features, its broad rostrum and interorbital Archer et al.. 1994). The 150 square metre deposit is cut into region, its exceptionally shorl palate, pronounced rostral rota- an older, relatively non-fossilil'erouslimestone that may be con- tion, and narrow sphenoidal bridge that completely exposes the tiguous with lirnestonesunderlying or containing three adjacent optic foramen and sphenoidal {issure. Its many autapomorphies Oligo-Miocene fbssil deposits: VIP, Burnt Ofl'ering, and Ne- and probable phylogenetic relationships suppon its ref-erralto a ville's Garden sites.On the basis of stratigraphyand contained new genus. local faunas, the latter have been interpreted to be part of Riv- Skull terminology follows Hand (1993. and Fig. l); dental ersleigh'sSystem B depositsand. as such, early Miocene in age terminology follows Sigd et al. (1982). The prefix QM F ref'ers (Archer et al. 1994; Hand, 1997a, b). to specimensheld in the fossil collections ol- the Queensland Etymology-The species is named for Dr. Leslie S. Hall of 430 HAN D-MIOC ENE HI P P OS ID ERID 431 the University of Qucensland,Brisbane, in recognition of his (?lacrimal foramen; Pedersen (1995) has fbund that the lacrimal pioneering work on all aspects of Australian chiropteran biol- bone does not develop in at least some living hipposiderids).A ogy. smaller, circular foramen opens posteroventrally to this. Medi- Associated Fauna and Taphonomy-The Bitesantennary ally, at the most anteroventralpoint of the orbit, is the post- deposit contains thousandsof bat skulls, limb bones,and snails. palatal foramen. Almost all arc complete, suggesting fossilisation occurred at or Palate-The tooth rows are convergent anteriorly. The deep, very near the point of accumulation. The boundary or contact V- to U-shaped indentation that marks the junction of the palate between the fossiliferous fil| and remnants of the older, non- with the premaxillae extends posteriorly to the level of the mc- fbssiliferous cave wall has been identified at several points tacone of M1. The midline of the palate extends posteriorly around the perimeter of the deposit. For these reasons, the de- level with the posterior tace of M2, resulting in a strikingly posit is interpreted to be a cave-fill (Hand et al., 1989). The short palate, equal in length to 1-1.5 molar lengths. Two pos- many snails of the deposit and what seem to be extensive algal- terolateral indentations extend anteriorly to at least the level of like mats suggest that, for some period during its history, the the paracone of M3. Maximum width of the palate occurs at depositional area was open to light and under water. M3, and palatal foramina are well devcloped adjacent to the Xenorhinos halli is preserved in the deposit with at least cight paracone of M3. Paired, anteroposteriorly elongated foramina other hipposiderids (Hand, 199'7b) and a megadermatid. Less occur adjacent to the anterior face of Ml, close to the border well represented in the Bitesantennary deposit are frogs, Iizards, between the premaxillae and palate. a boid, a stort, a swift, peramelids, a dasyurid, and a bulun- Nasals-The inflated nasal cavities arc incomplctcly divided gamayine macropodid. by a median septum. The septum is fused with the anterior one- third of the dorsal palate, such that the left and right nasal DESCRIPTION passagesare incompletely separated. Further, there is little lat- eral development of the mesethmoid plates so that the choanae Xenorhinos halli is known from many well-preserved skulls or ventral respiratory passagesare not separated by bone from and dentaries. The description of the skull is based primarily the dorsal, olfactory chambers. Limitcd lateral development of on the holotype (QM F22918), but other refered specimens the plates occurs well posterior to the posterior limit of the hard (list available through the author and/or Museum) Queensland palate. These plates extend anteroventrally only fbr a short dis- provide additional matcrial. As in the skull of Brachipposidero,s tance (to a point that is still posterior to the level of the hard nooraleebu"^ (Hand, 1993) from Riversleigh, it has not been palate), but extend dorsally to reach the roof of the nasal cavity possible to determine the precise limits of each bone of Xeno- and anterodorsally branch to almost fill the nasal cavity. In an- rhinos halli due to fusion of elements during development (a terior view, an ethmoidal lattice partially divides each nasal cornmon feature of microchiropteran bats). However, as a guide cavity into an anterolateral rnaxillary chamber and a narrower for interpreting the approximate boundaries between bones, median passage.In this view, a large, paired hook-like swelling, severaljuvenile rhinolophoids were examined (i.e., specimens developed in the ethmoid lattice and protruding into the median of Hipposidero,s diadema, Rhinoktphus megaphyllus,
Load more

Recommended publications
  • African Bat Conservation News
    Volume 35 African Bat Conservation News August 2014 ISSN 1812-1268 © ECJ Seamark, 2009 (AfricanBats) Above: A male Cape Serotine Bat (Neoromicia capensis) caught in the Chitabi area, Okavango Delta, Botswana. Inside this issue: Research and Conservation Activities Presence of paramyxo and coronaviruses in Limpopo caves, South Africa 2 Observations, Discussions and Updates Recent changes in African Bat Taxonomy (2013-2014). Part II 3 Voucher specimen details for Bakwo Fils et al. (2014) 4 African Chiroptera Report 2014 4 Scientific contributions Documented record of Triaenops menamena (Family Hipposideridae) in the Central Highlands of 6 Madagascar Download and subscribe to African Bat Conservation News published by AfricanBats at: www.africanbats.org The views and opinions expressed in articles are no necessarily those of the editor or publisher. Articles and news items appearing in African Bat Conservation News may be reprinted, provided the author’s and newsletter refer- ence are given. African Bat Conservation News August 2014 vol. 35 2 ISSN 1812-1268 Inside this issue Continued: Recent Literature Conferences 7 Published Books / Reports 7 Papers 7 Notice Board Conferences 13 Call for Contributions 13 Research and Conservation Activities Presence of paramyxo- and coronaviruses in Limpopo caves, South Africa By Carmen Fensham Department of Microbiology and Plant Pathology, Faculty of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of Pretoria, 0001, Republic of South Africa. Correspondence: Prof. Wanda Markotter: [email protected] Carmen Fensham is a honours excrement are excised and used to isolate any viral RNA that student in the research group of may be present. The identity of the RNA is then determined Prof.
    [Show full text]
  • Diversity, Host Specialization, and Geographic Structure of Filarial Nematodes Infecting Malagasy Bats
    RESEARCH ARTICLE Diversity, Host Specialization, and Geographic Structure of Filarial Nematodes Infecting Malagasy Bats Beza Ramasindrazana1,2,3*, Koussay Dellagi1,2, Erwan Lagadec1,2, Milijaona Randrianarivelojosia4, Steven M. Goodman3,5, Pablo Tortosa1,2 1 Centre de Recherche et de Veille sur les maladies émergentes dans l’Océan Indien, Plateforme de Recherche CYROI, Sainte Clotilde, La Réunion, France, 2 Université de La Réunion, UMR PIMIT "Processus Infectieux en Milieu Insulaire Tropical", INSERM U 1187, CNRS 9192, IRD 249. Plateforme de Recherche CYROI, 97490 Sainte Clotilde, Saint-Denis, La Réunion, France, 3 Association Vahatra, Antananarivo, Madagascar, 4 Institut Pasteur de Madagascar, Antananarivo, Madagascar, 5 The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, United States of America * [email protected] OPEN ACCESS Abstract Citation: Ramasindrazana B, Dellagi K, Lagadec E, We investigated filarial infection in Malagasy bats to gain insights into the diversity of these Randrianarivelojosia M, Goodman SM, Tortosa P (2016) Diversity, Host Specialization, and Geographic parasites and explore the factors shaping their distribution. Samples were obtained from Structure of Filarial Nematodes Infecting Malagasy 947 individual bats collected from 52 sites on Madagascar and representing 31 of the 44 Bats. PLoS ONE 11(1): e0145709. doi:10.1371/ species currently recognized on the island. Samples were screened for the presence of journal.pone.0145709 micro- and macro-parasites through both molecular and morphological approaches. Phylo- Editor: Karen E. Samonds, Northern Illinois genetic analyses showed that filarial diversity in Malagasy bats formed three main groups, University, UNITED STATES the most common represented by Litomosa spp. infecting Miniopterus spp. (Miniopteridae); Received: April 30, 2015 a second group infecting Pipistrellus cf.
    [Show full text]
  • Working at the Interface of Phylogenetics and Population
    Molecular Ecology (2007) 16, 839–851 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-294X.2007.03192.x WorkingBlackwell Publishing Ltd at the interface of phylogenetics and population genetics: a biogeographical analysis of Triaenops spp. (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) A. L. RUSSELL,* J. RANIVO,†‡ E. P. PALKOVACS,* S. M. GOODMAN‡§ and A. D. YODER¶ *Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University, New Haven, CT 06520, USA, †Département de Biologie Animale, Université d’Antananarivo, Antananarivo, BP 106, Madagascar, ‡Ecology Training Program, World Wildlife Fund, Antananarivo, BP 906 Madagascar, §The Field Museum of Natural History, Division of Mammals, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, USA, ¶Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, PO Box 90338, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA Abstract New applications of genetic data to questions of historical biogeography have revolutionized our understanding of how organisms have come to occupy their present distributions. Phylogenetic methods in combination with divergence time estimation can reveal biogeo- graphical centres of origin, differentiate between hypotheses of vicariance and dispersal, and reveal the directionality of dispersal events. Despite their power, however, phylo- genetic methods can sometimes yield patterns that are compatible with multiple, equally well-supported biogeographical hypotheses. In such cases, additional approaches must be integrated to differentiate among conflicting dispersal hypotheses. Here, we use a synthetic approach that draws upon the analytical strengths of coalescent and population genetic methods to augment phylogenetic analyses in order to assess the biogeographical history of Madagascar’s Triaenops bats (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae). Phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial DNA sequence data for Malagasy and east African Triaenops reveal a pattern that equally supports two competing hypotheses.
    [Show full text]
  • Index of Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 9. Bats
    Index of Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Vol. 9. Bats A agnella, Kerivoula 901 Anchieta’s Bat 814 aquilus, Glischropus 763 Aba Leaf-nosed Bat 247 aladdin, Pipistrellus pipistrellus 771 Anchieta’s Broad-faced Fruit Bat 94 aquilus, Platyrrhinus 567 Aba Roundleaf Bat 247 alascensis, Myotis lucifugus 927 Anchieta’s Pipistrelle 814 Arabian Barbastelle 861 abae, Hipposideros 247 alaschanicus, Hypsugo 810 anchietae, Plerotes 94 Arabian Horseshoe Bat 296 abae, Rhinolophus fumigatus 290 Alashanian Pipistrelle 810 ancricola, Myotis 957 Arabian Mouse-tailed Bat 164, 170, 176 abbotti, Myotis hasseltii 970 alba, Ectophylla 466, 480, 569 Andaman Horseshoe Bat 314 Arabian Pipistrelle 810 abditum, Megaderma spasma 191 albatus, Myopterus daubentonii 663 Andaman Intermediate Horseshoe Arabian Trident Bat 229 Abo Bat 725, 832 Alberico’s Broad-nosed Bat 565 Bat 321 Arabian Trident Leaf-nosed Bat 229 Abo Butterfly Bat 725, 832 albericoi, Platyrrhinus 565 andamanensis, Rhinolophus 321 arabica, Asellia 229 abramus, Pipistrellus 777 albescens, Myotis 940 Andean Fruit Bat 547 arabicus, Hypsugo 810 abrasus, Cynomops 604, 640 albicollis, Megaerops 64 Andersen’s Bare-backed Fruit Bat 109 arabicus, Rousettus aegyptiacus 87 Abruzzi’s Wrinkle-lipped Bat 645 albipinnis, Taphozous longimanus 353 Andersen’s Flying Fox 158 arabium, Rhinopoma cystops 176 Abyssinian Horseshoe Bat 290 albiventer, Nyctimene 36, 118 Andersen’s Fruit-eating Bat 578 Arafura Large-footed Bat 969 Acerodon albiventris, Noctilio 405, 411 Andersen’s Leaf-nosed Bat 254 Arata Yellow-shouldered Bat 543 Sulawesi 134 albofuscus, Scotoecus 762 Andersen’s Little Fruit-eating Bat 578 Arata-Thomas Yellow-shouldered Talaud 134 alboguttata, Glauconycteris 833 Andersen’s Naked-backed Fruit Bat 109 Bat 543 Acerodon 134 albus, Diclidurus 339, 367 Andersen’s Roundleaf Bat 254 aratathomasi, Sturnira 543 Acerodon mackloti (see A.
    [Show full text]
  • A Checklist of the Mammals of South-East Asia
    A Checklist of the Mammals of South-east Asia A Checklist of the Mammals of South-east Asia PHOLIDOTA Pangolin (Manidae) 1 Sunda Pangolin (Manis javanica) 2 Chinese Pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) INSECTIVORA Gymnures (Erinaceidae) 3 Moonrat (Echinosorex gymnurus) 4 Short-tailed Gymnure (Hylomys suillus) 5 Chinese Gymnure (Hylomys sinensis) 6 Large-eared Gymnure (Hylomys megalotis) Moles (Talpidae) 7 Slender Shrew-mole (Uropsilus gracilis) 8 Kloss's Mole (Euroscaptor klossi) 9 Large Chinese Mole (Euroscaptor grandis) 10 Long-nosed Chinese Mole (Euroscaptor longirostris) 11 Small-toothed Mole (Euroscaptor parvidens) 12 Blyth's Mole (Parascaptor leucura) 13 Long-tailed Mole (Scaptonyx fuscicauda) Shrews (Soricidae) 14 Lesser Stripe-backed Shrew (Sorex bedfordiae) 15 Myanmar Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella wardi) 16 Indochinese Short-tailed Shrew (Blarinella griselda) 17 Hodgson's Brown-toothed Shrew (Episoriculus caudatus) 18 Bailey's Brown-toothed Shrew (Episoriculus baileyi) 19 Long-taied Brown-toothed Shrew (Episoriculus macrurus) 20 Lowe's Brown-toothed Shrew (Chodsigoa parca) 21 Van Sung's Shrew (Chodsigoa caovansunga) 22 Mole Shrew (Anourosorex squamipes) 23 Himalayan Water Shrew (Chimarrogale himalayica) 24 Styan's Water Shrew (Chimarrogale styani) Page 1 of 17 Database: Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne, www.jetwingeco.com A Checklist of the Mammals of South-east Asia 25 Malayan Water Shrew (Chimarrogale hantu) 26 Web-footed Water Shrew (Nectogale elegans) 27 House Shrew (Suncus murinus) 28 Pygmy White-toothed Shrew (Suncus etruscus) 29 South-east
    [Show full text]
  • This Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation Has Been Downloaded from Explore Bristol Research
    This electronic thesis or dissertation has been downloaded from Explore Bristol Research, http://research-information.bristol.ac.uk Author: Venugopal, Parvathy Title: An integrated approach to the taxonomy of hipposiderid bats in South Asia General rights Access to the thesis is subject to the Creative Commons Attribution - NonCommercial-No Derivatives 4.0 International Public License. A copy of this may be found at https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/legalcode This license sets out your rights and the restrictions that apply to your access to the thesis so it is important you read this before proceeding. Take down policy Some pages of this thesis may have been removed for copyright restrictions prior to having it been deposited in Explore Bristol Research. However, if you have discovered material within the thesis that you consider to be unlawful e.g. breaches of copyright (either yours or that of a third party) or any other law, including but not limited to those relating to patent, trademark, confidentiality, data protection, obscenity, defamation, libel, then please contact [email protected] and include the following information in your message: •Your contact details •Bibliographic details for the item, including a URL •An outline nature of the complaint Your claim will be investigated and, where appropriate, the item in question will be removed from public view as soon as possible. An integrated approach to the taxonomy of hipposiderid bats in South Asia Parvathy Venugopal A dissertation submitted to the University of Bristol in accordance with the requirements for award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the Faculty of Life Sciences School of Biological Sciences January 2020 39,380 words Abstract Cryptic diversity has been well documented in several bat families and particularly in the Old-World families such as the Hipposideridae and Rhinolophidae which exhibit high levels of acoustic divergence.
    [Show full text]
  • In the Minotaur's Labyrinth Phylogeny of the Bat Family Hipposideridae WIESLAW BOGDANOWICZ and ROBERT D
    Pp. 27-42, In Bat Biology and Conservation (T.H. Kunz and P.A. Racey, eds.). 1998. Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington. - 2 In the Minotaur's Labyrinth Phylogeny of the Bat Family Hipposideridae WIESLAW BOGDANOWICZ AND ROBERT D. OWEN The family Hipposideridae is composed of nine Recent view or have made only minor changes to his 1963 dassi- genera with about 65 species, which are widespread fication. However, the question arises as to what extent throughout warm areas of the Old World from western Hill's carefully arranged, but nevertheless intuitive, species Africa east to the New Hebrides hdextend only marginally groups reflect phylogenetic history into the Palaearaic (Corbet and Hill 1991, 1992; Koopman More importantly, none of the previous studies evalu- 1994). The genus Hipposideros has about 50 speaes; the ated phylogenetic affinities within the entire family The other genera either are monotypic (Anthops, Cloeotis, Para- aim of our chapter is to fill this gap, although the lack of coelops, Rhinonycteris) or have 2 species (Aselliu, Asellism, well-preserved materials for some taxa makes our analysis Coelops, Triaenops). Hipposiderid fossils are known from the incomplete. Nevertheless, it is a first step toward a compre- middle Eocene of Europe (Sigk and Legendre 1983; Sigk hensive revision of phylogenetic relationships among hip- 1991), the early Oligocene of Arabo-Africa (Sigk et al. 1994), posiderids. We also evaluated different hypotheses concern- the late Oligocene of Australia (Archer et al. 1994), and ing the geographic center of origin for the family and the probably the Miocene of Asia (K. E Koopman, in litt.).
    [Show full text]
  • ORIGINAL ARTICLE the Study of Bat Fauna in the South Part of Iran
    2720 Advances in Environmental Biology, 6(10): 2720-2725, 2012 ISSN 1995-0756 This is a refereed journal and all articles are professionally screened and reviewed ORIGINAL ARTICLE The study of bat fauna in the south part of Iran: A case study of Jahrom 1Farangis Ghassemi, M.S., 2Hosein Kargar, M.S., 3Azadeh Nemati, Ph.D. 1Department of Biology, Jahrom branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran, 2Department of Biology, Jahrom branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran, 3Department of English language teaching, Jahrom branch, Islamic Azad University, Jahrom, Iran. Farangis Ghassemi, M.S., Hosein Kargar, M.S., Azadeh Nemati, Ph.D.; The study of bat fauna in the south part of Iran: A case study of Jahrom Abstract Bats with nearly 1250 species are a second largest group of mammals and play ecological and economic role in their community. The forgiver bat, disperse seeds and pollinate flowers by feeding on fruit, pollen and nectar and insectivore bat by feeding pest plants playing a significant role in biological defense. Bat populations are declining locally and continentally, due to habitat loss and roost disturbances. To gather basic distributional, ecological data and on each species and recognize the economic benefits of them, seeks to inventory and manage species and habitats are very necessary to conserve bats. Result showed that research station (Jahrom) is area with greater diversity of bats. This local (Jahrom) was agricultural area with richness flora (Palm, Ziziphus, Ficus and Citrus orchards), diversity of insect and warm climate. Presence numerous caves, tunnels and streams and pond in or near the caves due this local to be typical habitat for Thousands of bat that seen roosting there.
    [Show full text]
  • Bat Coronavirus Phylogeography in the Western Indian Ocean
    Bat coronavirus phylogeography in the western Indian Ocean Technical Appendix Ethic statement and research permits Reunion Island Samples were collected as part of a previous study on lyssavirus infection in bats in the Indian Ocean (1), under a following research permit delivered by the Préfecture de La Réunion: Arrêté préfectoral du 11 Février 2013 and Arrêté préfectoral du 11 Septembre 2014 (N°2014- 07). Mauritius Samples were collected as part of a previous study on lyssavirus infection in bats in the Indian Ocean (1), under a research permit delivered by the National Park and Conservation Service for authorization of Mauritius: Memorandum of agreement for the supply of biological material by Government of Mauritius, signed 17 December 2010 and 09 January 2013. CITES permit from the Mauritian national authority was issued for tissue export (permit MU120933) to the “Centre de Recherche et de Veille sanitaire de l’Océan Indien” on Reunion island. Mayotte Samples were collected as part of a previous study on lyssavirus infection in bats in the Indian Ocean (1), under a research permit delivered by the Préfecture de Mayotte: Arrêté N°158/DEAL/SEPR/2014. Madagascar Samples were collected as part of previous studies on infectious agents in Malagasy wildlife (1–4), under the following research permits and ethic approval delivered by Direction du Système des Aires Protégées and Direction Générale de l’Environnement et des Forêts; Madagascar National Parks: 350/10/MEF/SG/DGF/DCB.SAP/SCB, 032/12/MEF/SG/DGF/ DCB.SAP/SCBSE, 067/12/MEF/SG/DGF/DCB.SAP/SCBSE, 194/12/ MEF/SG/DGF/DCB.SAP/SCB, N◦283/11/MEF/SG/DGF/DCB.SAP/SCB, N◦077/12/MEF/SG/DGF/DCB.SAP/SCBSE, 238/14/MEEF/SG/ DGF/DCB.SAP/SCB and 268/14/MEEF/SG/DGF/DCB.SAP/SCB.
    [Show full text]
  • The Evolution of Echolocation in Bats: a Comparative Approach
    The evolution of echolocation in bats: a comparative approach Alanna Collen A thesis submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy from the Department of Genetics, Evolution and Environment, University College London. November 2012 Declaration Declaration I, Alanna Collen (née Maltby), confirm that the work presented in this thesis is my own. Where information has been derived from other sources, this is indicated in the thesis, and below: Chapter 1 This chapter is published in the Handbook of Mammalian Vocalisations (Maltby, Jones, & Jones) as a first authored book chapter with Gareth Jones and Kate Jones. Gareth Jones provided the research for the genetics section, and both Kate Jones and Gareth Jones providing comments and edits. Chapter 2 The raw echolocation call recordings in EchoBank were largely made and contributed by members of the ‘Echolocation Call Consortium’ (see full list in Chapter 2). The R code for the diversity maps was provided by Kamran Safi. Custom adjustments were made to the computer program SonoBat by developer Joe Szewczak, Humboldt State University, in order to select echolocation calls for measurement. Chapter 3 The supertree construction process was carried out using Perl scripts developed and provided by Olaf Bininda-Emonds, University of Oldenburg, and the supertree was run and dated by Olaf Bininda-Emonds. The source trees for the Pteropodidae were collected by Imperial College London MSc student Christina Ravinet. Chapter 4 Rob Freckleton, University of Sheffield, and Luke Harmon, University of Idaho, helped with R code implementation. 2 Declaration Chapter 5 Luke Harmon, University of Idaho, helped with R code implementation. Chapter 6 Joseph W.
    [Show full text]
  • A Taxonomic Review of Hipposideros Halophyllus Hill and Yenbutra, 1984
    A Taxonomic Review of Hipposideros halophyllus Hill and Yenbutra, 1984, Hipposideros ater Templeton, 1848, and Hipposideros cineraceus Blyth, 1853 (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) in Thailand and Myanmar Bounsavane Douangboubpha A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Ecology (International Program) Prince of Songkla University 2008 Copyright of Prince of Songkla University i Thesis Title A Taxonomic Review of Hipposideros halophyllus Hill and Yenbutra, 1984, Hipposideros ater Templeton, 1848, and Hipposideros cineraceus Blyth, 1853 (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) in Thailand and Myanmar Author Mr. Bounsavane Douangboubpha Major Program Ecology (International Program) Major Advisor Examining Committee: ………………………………………. .....………………………...Committee (Asst. Prof. Dr. Sara Bumrungsri) (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Kitichate Sridith) .....………………………...Committee Co-advisor (Dr. Chavalit Vidthayanon) ………………………………………. .....………………………...Committee (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chutamas Satasook) (Asst. Prof. Dr. Sara Bumrungsri) ………………………………………. .....………………………...Committee (Dr. Paul J. J. Bates) (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Chutamas Satasook) The Graduate School, Prince of Songkla University, has approved this thesis as partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Master of Science Degree in Ecology (International Program). ………………………………………... (Assoc. Prof. Dr. Krerkchai Thongnoo) Dean of Graduate School ii Thesis Title A Taxonomic Review of Hipposideros halophyllus Hill and Yenbutra, 1984, Hipposideros ater Templeton, 1848, and
    [Show full text]
  • AMERICAN MUSEUM NOVITATESI Published by Number 1140 the AMERICAN MUSEUM of NATURAL HISTORY August 20, 1941 New York City
    AMERICAN MUSEUM NOVITATESI Published by Number 1140 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY August 20, 1941 New York City RESULTS OF THE ARCHBOLD EXPEDITIONS. No. 36 REMARKS ON SOME OLD WORLD LEAF-NOSED BATS BY G. H. H. TATE When reviewing recently the genus the cochleae (not so large, however, as in Hipposideros,I it became necessary to study H. muscinus). other available hipposiderine genera, to re- Many of the following notes are based examine Rhinolophus, and to some extent upon specimens kindly lent us by the Cu- to study the remaining leaf-nosed bats, the rators of Mammals at Washington, Chicago Megadermidae and Nyeteridae. and Cambridge. Material referable to Asellia, Anthops, Cloeotis, Triaenops, Coelops, Rhinolophus, Anthops ornatus Thomas Megaderma, Lavia, Nycteris, Lyroderma U.S.N.M. 123441, Guadalcanar. was examined. (Rhinonycteris is appar- Ears much as the "emarginate ears" of ently unrepresented in American collec- members of Hipposideros, but with anti- tions.) Notes made upon their compara- tragal fold somewhat larger. Horseshoe tive structures are presented herewith. with two lateral leaflets, the inner quite The hipposiderine genera are considered small, the outer large. Transverse leaf first, then briefly the Nyeteridae and with three raised, rounded processes, each Megadermidae. The isolated position of hollowed out behind and each representing Coelops is pointed out. Only incidental the extension of the three thickened septa remarks are offered on the Rhinolophinae, which in front support the leaf (as in H. reviewed two years ago2 and now in course larvatus). The transverse leaf subtended of extensive revision by C. C. Sanborn. by two small lateral leaflets of its own, A list of materials belonging to these separate from those margining the horse- genera contained in the Archbold collec- shoe.
    [Show full text]