Brazil is a megadiverse country with more than 180 bat species. However, most inventories
have been mostly made using mist-net sampling and roost search and due to the lack of …

An updated and annotated checklist of mammals occurring in Brazil is presented. A total of
751 native species, distributed in 249 genera, 51 families and 11 orders were recorded to …

The mechanisms underlying the high extant biodiversity in the Neotropics have been
controversial since the 19th century. Support for the influence of period-specific changes on …

Trypanosoma cruzi is a complex of phenotypically and genetically diverse isolates
distributed in six discrete typing units (DTUs) designated as TcI–TcVI. Five years ago, T …

Abstract Data on Lesser Antillean Late Quaternary fossil bat assemblages remains limited,
leading to their general exclusion from studies focusing on Caribbean bat palaeobiodiversity …

Cryptic species, defined as those that are morphologically indistinguishable but
phylogenetically distinct, are common in bats and correspond to the majority of newly …

A phylogenetic systematic perspective is instrumental in recovering new species and their
evolutionary relationships. The advent of new technologies for molecular and morphological …

Habitat loss due to anthropogenic activities is a critical threat to biodiversity. Understanding
which factors determine species persistence in degraded environments is essential for …

With more than 1,400 species of bats described worldwide, the order Chiroptera is second
only to rodents in ecological and taxonomic diversity. Bats play critically important roles in …

Bats play a vital role in our ecosystems and economies as natural pest‐control agents, seed
dispersers, and pollinators. Agricultural intensification, however, can impact bats foraging …