Martins, Fabiane F. [UNESP]Puga, Cintia C. I. [UNESP]Beguelini, Mateus R. [UNESP]Morielle-Versute, Eliana [UNESP]Vilamaior, Patricia S. L. [UNESP]Taboga, Sebastiao Roberto [UNESP]2015-10-212015-10-212015-04-01Journal Of Morphology. Hoboken: Wiley-blackwell, v. 276, n. 4, p. 470-480, 2015.0362-2525http://hdl.handle.net/11449/153994This study aimed to morphologically characterize and compare the male reproductive accessory glands (RAGs) of bats belonging to the five Brazilian subfamilies of the family Phyllostomidae (Carollia perspicillata—Carollinae; Desmodus rotundus—Desmodontinae; Glossophaga soricina—Glossophaginae; Phyllostomus discolor—Phyllostominae and Platyrrhinus lineatus—Stenodermatinae). The study demonstrated that the RAGs of phyllostomid bats were comprised of a pair of extra-abdominal bulbourethral glands and an intra-abdominal complex, composed of paraurethral glands and a prostate with two (Desmodontinae and Stenodermatinae) or three (Carollinae, Glossophaginae and Phyllostominae) different regions, with the absence of the seminal vesicles; this pattern possibly evolved from a process of compaction of the prostatic regions from an ancestor with three regions.470-480engProstateEvolutionBulbourethral glandParaurethral glandArtigo10.1002/jmor.20354WOS:000351735900010Acesso restrito14452594685261885470012432607375779115005027571370663581237904340000-0002-0970-42880000-0001-9559-5497