Evaluation of reproductive parameters in male Neotropical bats during dry and rainy months in a specific area of the Cerrado biome

• Published in: Anatomia, histologia, embryologia Vol. 49; no. 2; pp. 307 - 314
• Main Authors: Brito, Juliana Lis Mendes, Amaral, Thales Simioni, Aguiar, Ludmilla Moura de Souza, Lucci, Carolina Madeira
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2020
• Subjects: Body weight; Chiroptera; Developmental stages; Ecosystems; Latency; morphology; morphometry; Species; Sperm; spermatogenesis; spermatozoa; Sturnira lilium; Tubules; Cerrado Biome; spermatogenesis; morphometry; morphology; spermatozoa; chiroptera

The aim of this study was to analyse the reproductive aspects of male bats of three common species of the Phyllostomidae family: Artibeus lituratus, Platyrrhinus lineatus and Sturnira lilium, during dry and rainy months in a specific area of the Cerrado biome. Body weight was significantly higher du...