Ethanol and methanol as possible odor cues for Egyptian fruit bats (Rousettus aegyptiacus)

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1289-1300

  Sánchez, Francisco ^a   Korine, Carmi ^a   Steeghs, Marco ^b   Laarhoven, Luc Jan ^b   Cristescu, Simona M ^b   Harren, Frans J M ^b   Dudley, Robert ^c   Pinshow, Berry ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Fermentation; Ficus rubiginosa; Food selection; Fruit eating bats; Methanol; Odor cues; Olfaction; Phoenix dactylifera; Rousettus aegyptiacus; Volatile compounds

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; METHANOL;

BAT; ETHANOL; FOOD SELECTION; FRUIT; METHANOL; OLFACTORY CUE;

ANIMAL; BAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FERMENTATION; FRUIT; METABOLISM; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; ETHANOL; FERMENTATION; FRUIT; METHANOL; ODORS; SMELL;

FICUS RUBIGINOSA; PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA; ROUSETTUS AEGYPTIACUS;

EID: 33745116590     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-006-9085-0     Document Type: Conference Paper

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