Frugivorous bats are important dispersers for many tropical plants and their conservation depends on furthering knowledge in their foraging behaviors and food preferences (Brosset et al. 1996). This study investigated a possible fruit preference of five frugivorous bat species (Carollia brevicauda, Artibeus lituratus, Artibeus jamaicensis, Artibeus toltecus and Platyrrhinus vittatus) found in Monteverde, Costa Rica among three wild fruit species (Solanum umbellatum, Solanum aphyodendron and Ficus pertusa) and two cultivated fruit species (Musa accuminata and Carica papaya). Fruits were presented to the bats in the Bat Jungle of Monteverde, where the foraging of bats can be closely observed. Artibeus toltecus showed a slight trend of prefere...
Neotropical bat diversity is high, suggesting finely partitioned niches. Mist nets were set up on ed...
Neotropical bat diversity is high, suggesting finely partitioned niches. Mist nets were set up on ed...
In studies on frugivory and seed dispersal, it is frequently assumed that individual frugivores of t...
Frugivorous bats are important dispersers for many tropical plants and their conservation depends on...
Abstract The frugivorous phyllostomid bat genera Artibeus , Carollia and Sturnira are important seed...
Food habits of 15 species of frugivorous bats were studied at La Selva Biological Station, Costa R...
Effective seed dispersal is of primary importance to most plants. Maximum dispersal should result f...
Effective seed dispersal is of primary importance to most plants. Maximum dispersal should result f...
In order to identify the role played by plant species as a food source in the fruit election of disp...
Abstract: Food habits of 15 species of frugivorous bats were studied at La Selva Biological Station,...
Optimal foraging helps maximize fitness of the disperser and corresponding plant. Fruiting strategie...
Optimal foraging helps maximize fitness of the disperser and corresponding plant. Fruiting strategie...
Many tropical bats eat fruit, nectar, and pollen, and many tropical plants are pollinated or dispers...
ABSTRACT: Frugivorous animals may use morphological traits of food items such as size, hardness, sha...
We studied the potential contribution of frugivorous bats to the reestablishment of vegetational div...
Neotropical bat diversity is high, suggesting finely partitioned niches. Mist nets were set up on ed...
Neotropical bat diversity is high, suggesting finely partitioned niches. Mist nets were set up on ed...
In studies on frugivory and seed dispersal, it is frequently assumed that individual frugivores of t...
Frugivorous bats are important dispersers for many tropical plants and their conservation depends on...
Abstract The frugivorous phyllostomid bat genera Artibeus , Carollia and Sturnira are important seed...
Food habits of 15 species of frugivorous bats were studied at La Selva Biological Station, Costa R...
Effective seed dispersal is of primary importance to most plants. Maximum dispersal should result f...
Effective seed dispersal is of primary importance to most plants. Maximum dispersal should result f...
In order to identify the role played by plant species as a food source in the fruit election of disp...
Abstract: Food habits of 15 species of frugivorous bats were studied at La Selva Biological Station,...
Optimal foraging helps maximize fitness of the disperser and corresponding plant. Fruiting strategie...
Optimal foraging helps maximize fitness of the disperser and corresponding plant. Fruiting strategie...
Many tropical bats eat fruit, nectar, and pollen, and many tropical plants are pollinated or dispers...
ABSTRACT: Frugivorous animals may use morphological traits of food items such as size, hardness, sha...
We studied the potential contribution of frugivorous bats to the reestablishment of vegetational div...
Neotropical bat diversity is high, suggesting finely partitioned niches. Mist nets were set up on ed...
Neotropical bat diversity is high, suggesting finely partitioned niches. Mist nets were set up on ed...
In studies on frugivory and seed dispersal, it is frequently assumed that individual frugivores of t...