Forecasting climate change impacts on neotropical Myotis: Insights from ecological niche models for conservation strategies.

ABSTRACT: Myotis originated during the Oligocene in Eurasia and has become one of the most diverse bat genera, with over 140 species. In the case of neotropical Myotis, there is a high degree of phenotypic conservatism. This means that the taxonomic and geographic limits of several species are not well understood, which constrains detailed studies on their ecology and evolution and how to effectively protect these species. Similar to other organisms, bats may respond to climate change by moving to different areas, adapting to new conditions, or going extinct. Ecological niche models have become established as an efficient and widely used method for interpolating (and sometimes extrapolating) species' distributions and offer an effective tool for identifying species conservation require

SUBMITTER: de Oliveira K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11199191 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature