Dietary Benefits of Twilight Foraging by the Insectivorous Bat Hipposideros speoris1

Although bats are nocturnal, many species emerge from roosts to forage during twilight, despite a presumed high risk of predation at this time. Here, we describe twilight foraging by a maternity colony of Schneider's leafnosed bat (Hipposideros speoris) in the dry zone of Sri Lanka and determine the dietary benefits of such behavior. Bats usually began foraging during dusk, sometimes before sunset, and also foraged during twilight in the morning. Mean use of available twilight by four radio‐tagged bats was 75 percent. Twilight foraging made up, on average, 47 percent of the total foraging time of these bats (range = 25–96%), although twilight consisted of only 12 percent of the available time between sunset and sunrise the next morning. Eight species of potential predators (7 birds and 1 mammal) were observed within a 1 km radius of the colony, of which 5 species are predicted to regularly capture bats. Bats took a wide diversity of prey (11 insect orders, including at least 27 families, and spiders) that ranged in wing length from 2.0 to 54.0 mm. Major orders in the diet were Coleoptera, Lepidoptera, and Diptera. Prey of secondary importance included Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Isoptera, and Neuroptera. Bats captured large numbers of insects that were only available or had marked peaks in abundance during twilight. These groups included small, swarming insects (especially flies) that have peaks in flight activity at dusk and dawn, large diurnal species (especially dragonflies) that have crepuscular activity, and winged termites that emerge in swarms at dusk. Access to these insects was a clear benefit of twilight foraging.     

Variation in the frequency of the echolocation calls of Hipposideros ruber in the Gulf of Guinea: an exploration of the adaptive meaning of the constant frequency value in rhinolophoid CF bats

This study describes variation patterns in the constant frequency (CF) segment of echolocation calls of the bat Hipposideros ruber within and among populations across the region of the Gulf of Guinea. Correlations of variation in CF with variation in body size, body condition, environmental humidity and presence of ecologically similar species are studied in an attempt to identify the forces driving the evolution of CF. We found that bats may adapt the frequency to humidity, and that CF may evolve under interspecific interactions, either of ecological or of social nature. The results support an adaptive value for the high values of CF, and challenge the ‘Allotonic Frequency Hypothesis’. We found correlation between frequency and a body condition index, which may trigger social selection processes in this species sexually dimorphic in CF. Combined social and environmental selection on CF could trigger diversification of bats along ecotones separating habitats with contrasting air humidity.     

广西发现局部白化中蹄蝠幼仔一例

2008年6月,在广西桂林市郊冷水塘村发现一例白化雌性中蹄蝠(Hipposideros larvatus)幼仔,属局部白化现象,白化区域包括背部中线靠右侧的小区域以及尾膜边缘和右足.该中蹄蝠幼仔前臂长49.1mm,体重10.8 g.     

中国翼手类新记录——小蹄蝠

2006年9月7日在广西宁明县明江镇峙东村防空洞捕捉到21只蝙蝠（其中做成2号泡制标本）,体型小,前臂长32.4—36.0 mm,体重3.7—4.5 g。马蹄叶相对较简单,前叶前端无缺刻,无附小叶,中叶几乎均等横向排列4个圆形突起腺体,后叶被3个纵隔几近均等地分为4个室;鼻尖隔膜略微膨胀形成肾形肉垂。耳相对较大,往前折略微超出吻端。经鉴定为中国新记录——小蹄蝠（Hipposideros cineraceus）。标本保存在广东省昆虫研究所。     

海南和广西中蹄蝠形态及Cyt b 基因序列的比较

中蹄蝠亚种的划分、分布及有效性尚不清楚,国内学者的观点不一致。为了探讨中国不同地区中蹄蝠的形态差异和亚种分化,运用软件SPSS 13. 0 对广西和海南中蹄蝠的17 项外部形态和25 项头骨指标进行主成分分析和判别分析,并用Mega 5 软件比较了它们的线粒体Cyt b 基因序列的差异,结果表明广西和海南的中蹄蝠在外形及头骨形态上均有明显差异,两地中蹄蝠外形6 项指标、头骨10 项指标有明显差异的个体数超过75% ,两地样本的Cyt b 基因序列分歧度为3. 7% - 4.4%,外形、头骨及Cyt b 基因序列的差异均已达到亚种分类水平,海南和广西的中蹄蝠应为不同的亚种。     

宽耳犬吻蝠(TADARIDA TENIOTIS INSIGNIS)和普氏蹄蝠(HIPPOSIDEROS PRATTI)染色体组型分析

本文分析了宽耳犬吻蝠(Tadarida teniotis insignis Blyth)和普氏蹄蝠(Hipposideros pratti Thomas)的常规核型,现报道如下。     

大蹄蝠全基因组微卫星分布特征分析

脊椎动物基因组含有丰富的微卫星信息。本研究对翼手目动物中的大蹄蝠全基因组及其基因的微卫星分布特征进行分析,并对含有微卫星编码序列的基因进行注释分析。结果表明,大蹄蝠全基因组大小为2.24 Gb,共含有497 883个微卫星,其中,数量和比例最多的是单碱基和二碱基重复类型,分别有173 953个(34.94%)和222 591个(44.71%),相对丰度分别为77.78 loci/Mb和99.52 loci/Mb。微卫星数量从单碱基重复到六碱基重复单元最多的类型分别为(A)n、(AC)n、(TAT)n、(TTTA)n、(AACAA)n和(TATCTA)n,比例分别为95.14%、55.25%、38.41%、22.17%、48.68%和20.30%。不同基因区和基因间区的数量及丰度不同,其中基因间区的微卫星数量及其丰度最大,分别为322 666个和2 541.57 loci/Mb,编码区的微卫星数量及其丰度最小,分别为1 461个和461.98 loci/Mb。基因间区和全基因组的微卫星的分布特征相似。编码区最多的微卫星类型为三碱基重复单元,外显子最多的微卫星类型为单碱基、二碱基和三碱基重...     

贵州6种蝙蝠的核型

采用常规骨髓细胞空气干燥法,研究了贵州6种蝙蝠的核型。白腹管鼻蝠(Murina leucogaster)2n=44,染色体臂数(FN)为58;普通长翼蝠(Miniopterus schreibersi)染色体数是2n=46,FN为50,黄大蹄蝠(Hipposideros pratti)2n=32,FN为60;角菊头蝠(Rhinolophus cornutus)2n=62,FN为60;云南菊头蝠(R.yunnanensis)2n=44,FN是60;犬蝠(Cynopterus sphinx)2n=34,FN=58。其中白腹管鼻蝠、云南菊头蝠和犬蝠为国内首次报道。     

大蹄蝠的核型分析

研究了大蹄蝠的核型、C-带和Ag-NORs。大蹄蝠的染色体数目是2n=32,NF=60,No.8染色体上有一明显的次缢痕,大蹄蝠有丰富的结构异染色质,主要以着丝粒带的形式存在;且有若干对染色体部分或全部异染色质化;一对Ag-NORs稳定地出现于No.8染色体。     

在不同状态和生境复杂度中大蹄蝠回声定位叫声的可塑性

蝙蝠回声定位声波的可塑性对其适应不同状态、生境以及捕食和社会交流具有重要的作用。为进一步研究大蹄蝠的回声定位声波在不同状态和生境下的可塑性,通过室内行为实验,对大蹄蝠在4 种不同状态(室内飞行、静息、布袋内和手持)和4 种不同生境复杂度(室外、室内0 棵树、室内1 棵树、室内5 棵树)条件下飞行的回声定位声波特征进行研究。结果表明:大蹄蝠的回声定位声波为CF - FM 型,通常连续发出2 - 4 个脉冲组成一个脉冲组。对比大蹄蝠在4 种不同状态下的回声定位叫声发现,主频按静息、布袋内、手持、飞行的顺序依次降低,后端FM 频宽则按手持、布袋内、飞行和静息的顺序依次变短;而脉冲间隔和脉冲时程则均按静 息、飞行、布袋内、手持的顺序依次增加。对比大蹄蝠在4 种不同生境复杂度中飞行的回声定位叫声发现,主频按室外、室内0 棵树、室内1 棵树、室内5 棵树依次提高,而脉冲时程及脉冲间隔则依次缩短;室外放飞条件下的后端FM 频宽比室内飞行的短。研究结果说明,大蹄蝠在不同状态、不同生境复杂度条件下的回声定位叫声具有明显的可塑性和生境适应性。