Seasonal variation in the diet of the bat Anoura caudifer (Phyllostomidae: Glossophaginae) at the southern limit of its geographic range

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 77-84

  Barros, Marília A S ^a,b   Rui, Ana Maria ^c   Fabian, Marta Elena ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO NORTE   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PELOTAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic Forest; Brazil; Eucalyptus; Foraging; Marcgravia polyantha; Nectar feeding bat

Indexed keywords

BAT; DIET; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INSECT; PALYNOLOGY; PLANT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEASONALITY;

ATLANTIC FOREST; BRAZIL;

EID: 84880387162     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811013X667876     Document Type: Article

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