Consistency in fruit preferences across the geographical range of the frugivorous bats Artibeus , Carollia and Sturnira (Chiroptera)
Abstract The frugivorous phyllostomid bat genera Artibeus , Carollia and Sturnira are important seed dispersers in the Neotropics, and exhibit supposed preferences for fruits of the genus Ficus , Piper and Solanum , respectively. We performed a quantified literature review to test the hypothesis tha...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul
2016-01-01
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| Series: | Iheringia: Série Zoologia |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212016000100210&lng=en&tlng=en |