Comparative Analysis of the Male Reproductive Accessory Glands of Bat Species From the Five Brazilian Subfamilies of the Family Phyllostomidae (Chiroptera)

Author(s)

Martins, Fabiane F. ^[1] ; Puga, Cintia C. I. ^[1] ; Beguelini, Mateus R. ^[1] ; Morielle-Versute, Eliana ^[2] ; Vilamaior, Patricia S. L. ^[1] ; Taboga, Sebastiao R. ^[1]

Affiliation

^[1] UNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Biol, BR-15054000 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] UNESP Univ Estadual Paulista, Dept Bot & Zool, BR-15054000 Sao Paulo - Brazil

• Document type: Journal article
• Source: Journal of Morphology; v. 276, n. 4, p. 470-480, APR 2015.
• Web of Science Citations: 6

Abstract

This study aimed to morphologically characterize and compare the male reproductive accessory glands (RAGs) of bats belonging to the five Brazilian subfamilies of the family Phyllostomidae (Carollia perspicillata-Carollinae; Desmodus rotundus-Desmodontinae; Glossophaga soricina-Glossophaginae; Phyllostomus discolor-Phyllostominae and Platyrrhinus lineatus-Stenodermatinae). The study demonstrated that the RAGs of phyllostomid bats were comprised of a pair of extra-abdominal bulbourethral glands and an intra-abdominal complex, composed of paraurethral glands and a prostate with two (Desmodontinae and Stenodermatinae) or three (Carollinae, Glossophaginae and Phyllostominae) different regions, with the absence of the seminal vesicles; this pattern possibly evolved from a process of compaction of the prostatic regions from an ancestor with three regions. (C) 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (AU)

• FAPESP's process: 09/03470-2 - Morphophysiology of the bat prostate: Compative evaluation in the Phyllostomidae, Mollosidae and Vespertilionidae families
• Grantee: Sebastião Roberto Taboga
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• FAPESP's process: 09/16181-9 - Ultra-structural and Immunocytochemical analysis of spermatogenesis and nucleologenesis of bats
• Grantee: Eliana Morielle Versute
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants