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Establishing baseline biodiversity data prior to hydroelectric dam construction to monitoring impacts to bats in the Brazilian Amazon by Bobrowiec, Paulo Estefano D, Tavares, Valéria da Cunha

“…The modification of Amazonian rivers by the construction of megaprojects of hydroelectric dams has widely increased over the last decade. Robust monitoring…”
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Ground-Vegetation Clutter Affects Phyllostomid Bat Assemblage Structure in Lowland Amazonian Forest by Marciente, Rodrigo, Bobrowiec, Paulo Estefano D, Magnusson, William E

“…Vegetation clutter is a limiting factor for bats that forage near ground level, and may determine the distribution of species and guilds. However, many studies…”
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Diversity of terrestrial mammal seed dispersers along a lowland Amazon forest regrowth gradient by Arévalo-Sandi, Alexander, Bobrowiec, Paulo Estefano D, Rodriguez Chuma, Victor Juan Ulises, Norris, Darren

“…There is increasing interest in the restoration/regeneration of degraded tropical habitats yet the potential role of natural regenerators remains unclear. We…”
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Phyllostomid Bat Assemblage Structure in Amazonian Flooded and Unflooded Forests by Bobrowiec, Paulo Estefano D., Rosa, Leonardo dos Santos, Gazarini, Janaina, Haugaasen, Torbjørn

“…In Amazonia, the assemblages of several taxa differ significantly between upland terra firme and white-water flooded várzea forests, but little is known about…”
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Hydroelectric dam impacts shorten and delay the reproductive periods of female leaf-nosed bats in Western Amazonia by Bobrowiec, Paulo Estefano D, da Cunha Tavares, Valéria

“…Abstract The life cycles of bats are constrained by availability of resources such as food and shelter. Disruptions limiting otherwise naturally regulated…”
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Temperature, rainfall, and moonlight intensity effects on activity of tropical insectivorous bats by Appel, Giulliana, López-Baucells, Adrià, Magnusson, William Ernest, Bobrowiec, Paulo Estefano D.

“…The extrinsic factors that most influence animal activity are weather and light conditions, which can be assessed at hourly, monthly, and even lunar-cycle…”
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Functional diversity and trait-environment relationships of bat assemblages in an Amazonian forest-savannah mosaic by Kinap, Natalia Margarido, Farneda, Fábio Z., Rabelo, Rafael M., Bernard, Enrico, Bobrowiec, Paulo Estefano D.

“…Understanding the effects of long-term habitat fragmentation on functional diversity and trait distributions is fundamental for effective conservation plans…”
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Functional diversity and trait filtering of insectivorous bats on forest islands created by an Amazonian mega dam by Colombo, Guthieri Teixeira, Di Ponzio, Raffaello, Benchimol, Maíra, Peres, Carlos A., Bobrowiec, Paulo Estefano D.

“…Mega dams in lowland tropical forests often create large archipelagos, leading to biodiversity decay and disruption of ecosystem functioning in remnant habitat…”
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Fear or food? Prey availability is more important than predation risk in determining aerial insectivorous bat responses across a disturbed tropical forest landscape by Appel, Giulliana, Meyer, Christoph F. J., Bobrowiec, Paulo Estefano D.

“…Habitat disturbance affects, directly or indirectly, the predation risk and food available to animals. One group of animals that may be negatively affected by…”
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Taxonomic and functional responses of bats to habitat flooding by an Amazonian mega-dam by Bobrowiec, Paulo Estefano D., Farneda, Fábio Z., Nobre, Carla Clarissa, da Cunha Tavares, Valéria

“…Hydroelectric dams are among the main cause of anthropogenic impacts in tropical environments. Damming interrupts the continuity of the river and produces the…”
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Functional responses of amazonian frogs to flooding by a large hydroelectric dam by Dayrell, Jussara Santos, Fraga, Rafael de, Peres, Carlos A., Bobrowiec, Paulo Estefano D., Magnusson, William E., Lima, Albertina Pimentel

“…River damming by hydroelectric plants interrupts the continuity of rivers and causes the flooding of adjacent terrestrial ecosystems. Assessments of the…”
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Prey preference of the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus, Chiroptera) using molecular analysis by Bobrowiec, Paulo Estefano D., Lemes, Maristerra R., Gribel, Rogério

“…Morphological identification of prey fragments in vampire bat feces is impossible because of an exclusively blood-based diet. Therefore, studies of their…”
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Activity of the Insectivorous Bat Pteronotus parnellii Relative to Insect Resources and Vegetation Structure by Oliveira, Leonardo Queiroz de, Marciente, Rodrigo, Magnusson, William E., Bobrowiec, Paulo Estefano D.

“…Riparian areas often are assumed to be necessary sites for foraging by insectivorous bats because of high insect availability and ease of movement and…”
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Subtle changes in elevation shift bat-assemblage structure in Central Amazonia by Capaverde, Ubirajara Dutra, do Amaral Pereira, Lucas Gabriel, da Cunha Tavares, Valéria, Magnusson, William E., Baccaro, Fabricio Beggiato, Bobrowiec, Paulo Estefano D.

“…The distribution patterns of animal species at local scales have been explained by direct influences of vegetation structure, topography, food distribution,…”
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Editorial: Human impacts on bats in tropical ecosystems: sustainable actions and alternatives by Bobrowiec, Paulo Estefano D., Carvalho, William Douglas, Rainho, Ana, Webala, Paul W., Aguiar, Ludmilla M. S.

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Removal Effects on Nectar Production in Bat-pollinated Flowers of the Brazilian Cerrado by Bobrowiec, Paulo Estefano D., Oliveira, Paulo E.

“…We tested the removal effect on nectar production in four bat-pollinated cerrado flowers. We compared the amount of nectar after 7–12 removals with the…”
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The role of parabiotic ants and environment on epiphyte composition and protection in ant gardens by Leal, Laura Carolina, Jacovak, Catarina C, Bobrowiec, Paulo Estefano D, Camargo, José Luiz C, Peixoto, Paulo Enrique C

“…Ant gardens (AGs) are a multi-partner specialized ant-plant interaction involving several ant and epiphyte species. Although studies on AGs have reported…”
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Seed germination from lowland tapir (Tapirus terrestris) fecal samples collected during the dry season in the northern Brazilian Amazon by BARCELOS, Adriana Renata, BOBROWIEC, Paulo Estefano D., SANAIOTTI, Tânia Margarete, GRIBEL, Rogério

“…This study evaluated the potential of lowland tapirs as seed dispersers in the northern Brazilian Amazon. The study analyzed the viability of seeds after…”
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Echolocation of the big red bat Lasiurus egregius (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) and first record from the Central Brazilian Amazon by López-Baucells, Adrià, Rocha, Ricardo, Fernández-Arellano, Gilberto, Bobrowiec, Paulo Estefano D, Palmeirim, Jorge M, Meyer, Christoph F. J

“…Lasiurus egregius (Peters, 1870) is a rare Neotropical vespertilionid bat and virtually no data on its ecology and echolocation calls are currently available…”
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Aerial insectivorous bat responses to 30 years of forest insularization in a dam-created Amazonian archipelagic landscape by Di Ponzio, Raffaello, Colombo, Guthieri Teixeira, Bicudo, Thiago, Benchimol, Maíra, Pereira, Maria João Ramos, Peres, Carlos A., Bobrowiec, Paulo Estefano D.

“…Mega dams result in habitat loss and fragmentation in lowland tropical forests, compromising the diversity and ecosystem functioning in remnant habitat…”
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