Pollen digestion by New World bats: Effects of processing time and feeding habits

Ecology

Volumn 79, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 2828-2838

  Gerardo Herrera M, L ^a,c   Martínez Del Río, Carlos ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anoura geoffroyi, Artibeus jamaicensis, bats, frugivorous and nectarivorous; Chemical reactor models; Food processing time, Leptonycteris curasoae; Plant animal interactions, pollen digestion; Sturnira lilium

Indexed keywords

BAT; DIET;

ANOURA GEOFFROYI; ARTIBEUS JAMAICENSIS; LEPTONYCTERIS CURASOAE; STURNIRA LILIUM;

EID: 0032425947     PISSN: 00129658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(1998)079[2828:pdbnwb]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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