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- Title
Review of ocular alterations in bats in America and notes on a new case for Saccopteryx bilineata (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae).
- Authors
Herazo-Callejas, Sebastián; Parejo-Tovar, Miguel; Chacón-Pacheco, Julio J.
- Abstract
Morphological abnormalities in bats are rarely reported and, particularly, ocular problems are relatively scarce in the literature. We present a review of the records of ocular alterations in bats of the American continent and document for the first time a case of ocular alteration in the species Saccopteryx bilineata in northern Colombia. In this study we found cases of corneal opacity (5/19 individuals), lesions and trauma, microphthalmia (4/19 individuals), anophthalmia (4/19 individuals) and adnexal diseases (2/19 individuals). We encourage researchers to report their observations of bats with ocular anomalies, as this information could be useful for estimating occurrence rates and addressing questions associated with the social behaviour of the species and on their effects on natural populations.
- Subjects
AMERICA; COLOMBIA; BATS; ADNEXAL diseases; CORNEAL opacity; RESEARCH personnel; MICROPHTHALMIA
- Publication
Mammalia: International Journal of the Systematics, Biology & Ecology of Mammals, 2024, Vol 88, Issue 2, p93
- ISSN
0025-1461
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/mammalia-2023-0076