Consistency in fruit preferences across the geographical range of the frugivorous bats Artibeus , Carollia and Sturnira (Chiroptera)

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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Main Authors: Lays C. Parolin, Gledson V. Bianconi, Sandra B. Mikich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul 2016-01-01
Series:Iheringia: Série Zoologia
Subjects:
Dieta
distribuição geográfica
fenologia
frugivoria
Phyllostomidae
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0073-47212016000100210&lng=en&tlng=en

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