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PhylloTraits 1.0: Unveiling the diversity of functional traits
(bioRxiv (Estados Unidos), 2025) Villalobos, Federico; Saldaña-Vázquez, Romeo A.; Azofeifa-Romero, Yara; Pineda-Lizano, Willy; Sánchez, Mariano S.; Araya Berdon, Jorge; Carballo-Morales, Jorge D.; Castaño, John Harold; Hernández-Montero, Jesús R.; Herrera-Alsina, Leonel
Abstract. Functional traits play a key role in understanding species’ ecological and evolutionary dynamics. However, the plenty of data collected on functional traits is sparse across literature so retrieving it, especially information for tropical species, becomes a challenge. We introduce PhylloTraits, a functional trait comprehensive database from bats of the family Phyllostomidae. The New World phyllostomids are one of the mammalian families with the greatest diversity of trophic and ecological habits. In addition, this family of bats is a prominent component of mammalian assemblages in the Neotropics. Phyllotraits 1.0 compiles a data collection on wing and body morphology from 230 species at individual level. The wing morphology traits can provide insight into flight performance and maneuverability. The body morphology traits are useful in addressing ecological aspects of Phyllostomidae bats. PhylloTraits 1.0 provides efficient access to functional data collated from various sources, including published literature in English, Spanish and Portuguese, and field studies. Furthermore, PhylloTraits 1.0 includes geographic coordinates of individual data to facilitate the examination of biogeographic patterns across different regions. By uncovering and synthesizing these functional traits and capturing individual variation, PhylloTraits aims to enhance our understanding of the ecological roles, evolutionary adaptations, and conservation implications of phyllostomid bats. This database would serve as a tool for comparative studies, ecological modeling, and conservation assessments. We anticipate that PhylloTraits will stimulate further research and promote collaborative efforts to unravel the intricate relationships between functional traits, their evolution and the ecological dynamics of Phyllostomidae bats.
Trophic guild and forest type explain phyllostomid bat abundance variation from human habitat disturbance
(Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (Estados Unidos), 2020-02-16) Carballo-Morales, Jorge D.; Saldaña-Vázquez, Romeo A.; Villalobos Brenes, Federico
The loss of tropical forest cover caused by land-use change is causing a reduction in functional groups, such as trophic guilds. Phyllostomid bats (family Phyllostomidae) are essential in the Neotropics since they occupy up to six trophic guilds, and are pollinators, seed dispersers, and regulators of vertebrate and invertebrate populations. In this study, a series of meta-analyses were performed in order to analyse their response to habitat disturbance. Data were obtained through a comprehensive literature review whereby we measured the abundance of phyllostomid bats in disturbed habitats and conserved forests. We found that the abundance of phytophagous bats depends on the type of habitat disturbance and the type of forest where it occurs. On the other hand, animal-feeding bats reduce their abundance in any disturbed habitat regardless of disturbance type and forest type. No phylogenetic signal was found in the response of bats to habitat disturbance, nor was the response found to be dependent on the type of crop, the age of the secondary forest, or the distance to a conserved forest. These results demonstrate that feeding and the type of forest where the disturbance occurs are important aspects to understand the reduction of animal populations in the face of habitat destruction processes. This has implications on the conservation of species and their function in ecosystems.

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