Notes on the reproduction of six phyllostomid bat species in Southeastern Brazil
Marinho-Filho, Jader
There are few extensive works on the reproductive phenology of phyllostomid bats. Herein I present data on reproduction of six species of phyllostomid bats at Serra do Japi, São Paulo, southeastern Brazil. Seemingly, sexual activity of frugivorous and nectarivorous species is more intense from July through November. Most pregnant females were collected between September and February and, consequently, most births should occur between October and March, period which corresponds to the warm and wet season, when food availability reaches its maximum at Serra do Japi.