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Tissue Collection of Bats for -Omics Analyses and Primary Cell Culture
Published on: October 23, 2019
Bats from the Pedra Branca Forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Jonatas Amorim Tavares1,2, Roberto Leonan Morim Novaes1, Iuri Veríssimo1
1Fiocruz Mata Atlântica, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Fiocruz Mata Atlântica, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz Rio de Janeiro Brazil.
Abstract:
The Pedra Branca Forest is located in a highly-urbanised region of the central portion of Rio de Janeiro City, comprises the largest urban forest on the continent and is isolated from other Atlantic Forest remnants. The local flora and fauna are protected by three conservation units (Pedra Branca State Park, Prainha Municipal Natural Park and Guaratiba State Biological Reserve) and one biological station (Fiocruz Atlantic Forest Biological Station-EFMA). Here, we provide an updated list of the bat fauna for the remnant. The results are based on samplings at EFMA and literature data from Pedra Branca State Park and Prainha Natural Park. The three sampling sites combined resulted in 31 species, 23 genera and four families. Phyllostomidae was the richest family with 24 species, followed by Vespertilionidae with five species (3%) and Molossidae and Noctilionidae with one species. The local bat fauna was predominantly composed of species with a broad geographic distribution.
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