Geographic variation in a South American clade of mormoopid bats, Pteronotus (Phyllodia), with description of a new species

Autor(es)

Pavan, Ana C. ^[1] ; Bobrowiec, Paulo E. D. ^[2] ; Percequillo, Alexandre R. ^{[3, 1]}

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, ESALQ, Dept Ciencias Biol, BR-13418900 Piracicaba - Brazil

^[2] INPA, Coordenacao Biodiversidade, BR-69060001 Manaus, Amazonas - Brazil

^[3] Nat Hist Museum, Dept Life Sci, London SW7 5BD - England

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: JOURNAL OF MAMMALOGY; v. 99, n. 3, p. 624-645, JUN 1 2018.
• Citações Web of Science: 6

Resumo

The subgenus Phyllodia (genus Pteronotus) comprises 9 species ranging from the western coast of Mexico to central Brazil, including Greater and Lesser Antilles. Two of them, Pteronotus rubiginosus and Pteronotus sp. 1, form an endemic South American clade within Phyllodia and are reported in sympatry for several localities in Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, and northern Brazil. We herein performed a comprehensive investigation to fully characterize the cranial variation and genetic intraspecific structuring within this clade. We also integrated genetic, morphological, and acoustic evidence to formally describe the species previously reported as Pteronotus sp. 1. Specimens of P. rubiginosus occurring in sympatry with the new species have a more distinctive cranial phenotype than those from allopatric areas, suggesting character displacement as a potential force promoting divergence by decreasing resource competition or reproductive interactions between them. Although the 2 species are sympatric in several localities, the divergence in their echolocation calls also may be promoting resource partitioning at the microhabitat level, with P. rubiginosus foraging in less cluttered areas and the new species restricted to more cluttered areas. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 16/23565-1 - Taxonomia e evolução da morfologia em Mormoopidae: uma abordagem de morfometria geométrica utilizando dados fósseis.
• Beneficiário: Ana Carolina D'Oliveira Pavan
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Exterior - Estágio de Pesquisa - Pós-Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 15/02132-7 - Sistemática e taxonomia da família Mormoopidae (Chiroptera)
• Beneficiário: Ana Carolina D'Oliveira Pavan
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Pós-Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 09/16009-1 - Sistemática, evolução e diversificação da subfamília Sigmodontinae na América do Sul: a tribo Oryzomyini
• Beneficiário: Alexandre Reis Percequillo
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Jovens Pesquisadores