Diet and abundance of the bat Sturnira lilium (Chiroptera) in a Brazilian montane Atlantic Forest

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 89, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 485-492

  Mello, Marco A R ^a,b,c   Kalko, Elisabeth K V ^b   Silva, Wesley R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Climate; Frugivory; Migration; Montane forest; Plant animal interactions; Populations; Rain forest; Seasonality; Stenodermatinae

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AIR TEMPERATURE; ALTITUDINAL ZONATION; BAT; DIET; ELEVATION; FRUGIVORY; FRUIT PRODUCTION; MONTANE FOREST; SEASONALITY; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ATLANTIC FOREST; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CHIROPTERA; LILIUM; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE; PIPERACEAE; SOLANACEAE; STENODERMATINAE; STURNIRA LILIUM; URTICACEAE;

EID: 43049112428     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-411R.1     Document Type: Article

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