Los murciélagos en los parques nacionales de Monfragüe y Cabañerosdiversidad, especies crípticas de murciélago hortelano y presencia viral

  1. Javier Juste 1
  2. Carlos Ibáñez 1
  3. Oscar de Paz 2
  4. Gonzalo Pérez-Suarez 2
  5. Susana Martínez-Alós 2
  6. Adrián Vázquez Hernández 2
  7. Jesús Nogueras 1
  8. Godfried Schreur 1
  9. Adrián Baños-Villalba 1
  10. Cristina Rodríguez-Nevado 3
  11. Francisco Pozo 3
  12. Juan Emilio Echevarría 3
  1. 1 Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC)
  2. 2 Universidad de Alcalá
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    Universidad de Alcalá

    Alcalá de Henares, España

    ROR https://ror.org/04pmn0e78

  3. 3 Instituto de Salud Carlos III
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    Instituto de Salud Carlos III

    Madrid, España

    ROR https://ror.org/00ca2c886

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Book:
Proyectos de investigación en parques nacionales: 2011-2014

Publisher: Organismo Autónomo de Parques Nacionales ; Ministerio de Medio Ambiente y Medio Rural y Marino

ISBN: 978-84-8014-898-6

Year of publication: 2016

Pages: 293-306

Type: Book chapter

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Abstract

This study has three main objectives: 1) to contribute to the knowledge of bat communities of Monfragüe and Cabañeros National Parks. 2) Conduct a comparative morphological and ecological study oftwo cryptic species of serotine bats (Eptesicus serotinus and E. isabellinus) and 3) study the presence ofrabies and herpes viruses in both species. In this regard, it has been found that bats are by far the mostdiverse group of mammals in both parks (15 species in each park and 18 in total). Although none of thebat species seem to show immediate problems from a conservation point of view, we propose to takespecific measures to favor the presence of rare forest species such as Bechstein's bat Myotis bechsteiniiand Escalera’s bat, M. escalerai.At the morphological level, it was found that E. serotinus is significantly larger than E. isabellinus, although there is considerable overlap in all measurements; being the dental series (C1-M3), the variablethat best discriminated (with some overlap) between the two sibling species. Besides, it a clear distinction in dorsal color between the two Eptesicus was found except in the contact area, in which both speciesexhibited similar dark-brown color. Therefore, dorsal color is not validated as a diagnostic characterbetween species. Similarly, the cuticle pattern of the hair was very similar in both species. Echolocationcalls were also similar in both species and it seems not useful as a tool to differentiate them. So, molecular diagnosis by DNA sequencing remains the only reliable way of a specific recognition for this species complex.The presence of rabies could not be detected in the studied populations of Eptesicus from both Monfragüe and Cabañeros national parks. This result confirms the low frequency of individuals sheddingEBLV1 in natural populations. On the contrary, herpesviruses were detected in all the population andtheir haplotypes’ distribution suggests contact between the two closely related species.

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