Análise de pólen em pelagem de morcegos Phyllostomidae (Chiroptera) no Parque Estadual Fontes do Ipiranga, São Paulo, SP, Brasil

Helen Regina da Silva  Rossi; Angela Maria da Silva  Corrêa; Cauê  Monticelli; Luan Henrique  Morais; Vlamir José  Rocha

doi:10.1590/2236-8906-70/2019

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Helen Regina da Silva Rossi Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Laboratório de Fauna, Rod. Anhanguera, km 174, 13600-970 Araras, SP, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2904-2960
Angela Maria da Silva Corrêa Instituto de Botânica, Núcleo de Pesquisa em Palinologia, Avenida Miguel Estéfano, 3687, 04301-902 São Paulo, SP, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6310-9191
Cauê Monticelli Fundação Parque Zoológico de São Paulo, Av. Miguel Estéfano, 4241, 04301-905 São Paulo, SP, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3680-0491
Luan Henrique Morais Fundação Parque Zoológico de São Paulo, Av. Miguel Estéfano, 4241, 04301-905 São Paulo, SP, Brasil
Vlamir José Rocha Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Departamento de Ciências da Natureza, Matemática e Educação, Laboratório de Fauna, Rod. Anhanguera, km 174, 13600-970 Araras, SP, Brasil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9889-8773

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/2236-8906-70/2019

Keywords:

Atlantic forest, bat-plant interaction, PEFI, phytophagous bats, pollen diversity

Abstract

Pollination is a well successful mutualistic relationship between bats and angiosperms but little is known about pollen diversity on the fur of the phytophagous species of bats. This study aimed to record the pollen types found on the fur of Phyllostomidae bats in order to identify possible interactions between these animals and plants. Mist nets were used to capture bats at the Parque Estadual das Fontes do Ipiranga, municipality of São Paulo, between October 2015 and September 2016. Pollen grains were collected with a brush and distilled water and subjected to laboratory analysis. Seventy-two pollen types were recorded, of which the most frequent were Alchornea (9.3%, n=20), Eucalyptus (5.6%, n=12), and Euterpe (4.6%, n=10). As a total, 267 bats belonging to five species were sampled, with Artibeus lituratus, Stunira lilium, and Artibeus fimbriatus presenting the highest diversity of pollen types on their bodies. In this study, unpublished interactions between bats and plants were identified.