New records and range extension of Promops centralis (Chiroptera: Molossidae)

Autores/as

  • Tania P. González-Terrazas University of Ulm
  • Luis R. Víquez University of Ulm and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Ana Ibarra-Macías Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Adrián Tonatiuh Ruíz University of Ulm
  • Leonora Torres-Knoop Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
  • Kirsten Jung University of Ulm
  • Marco Tschapka University of Ulm and Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
  • Rodrigo A. Medellín Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmb.2016.10.008

Palabras clave:

Aerial insectivores, Bahía de Kino, Echolocation, Molossids, Northern Mexico

Resumen

 

We captured Promops centralis and recorded its echolocation calls in Bahía de Kino, Sonora, which represents the first record of this species for the state of Sonora, Mexico. Our new record extends the distribution of P. centralis at least 1,300 km northwest from the northernmost known locality, Cuautla, Jalisco. Until now, there was no evidence of the occurrence of P. centralis in the deserts of northern Mexico. These new records are ecologically significant as they show that this species also occurs in extreme dry areas such as the Sonoran Desert. Our findings suggest that P. centralis may be more widely distributed than previously thought.


Biografía del autor/a

Tania P. González-Terrazas, University of Ulm

Institute of Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation Genomics

Luis R. Víquez, University of Ulm and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Institute of Evolutionary Ecology and Conservation Genomics

Instituto de Ecología 

Ana Ibarra-Macías, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Instituto de Ecología

Adrián Tonatiuh Ruíz, University of Ulm

Institute of Neural Information Processing

Rodrigo A. Medellín, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Instituto de Ecología

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Publicado

2016-11-17

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NOTAS CIENTÍFICAS (cancelada desde 2017)