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Improving the Role of Frugivorous Bats in Forest Restoration

, 2011
Fruit-eating bats are amongst the main seed dispersers, so that any technique that improves this ecological role may have large application in forest restoration projects. Following this idea, we conducted tests with essential oils isolated from mature chiropterochoric fruits that revealed that these oils are able to attract frugivorous bats both ...
Mikich, Sandra Bos, Bianconi, Gledson Vigiano   +1 more
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ROLE OF BATS IN THE EMERGENCE OF VIRAL ZOONOSES [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, 2018
Bats, both insectivorous and frugivorous, play a major role in wide range of ecosystems across the globe, mainly in depleting the insect population especially the pests as well as through the dispersal of seeds and pollination of many varieties of ...
Pankaj Dhaka, Deepthi Vijay
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Bacterial resistance in bats from the Phyllostomidae family and its relationship with unique health

Pesquisa Veterinária Brasileira
: The Phyllostomidae family is important among the bats found in Brazil, with several species and diverse eating habits, and is the only one to have frugivorous representatives. These bats can be found in urban and in wild life environments in search for
Helio Sens-Junior, Wesley A. Trindade, Aliny F. Oliveira, Melissa M. Zaniolo, Grazielli F. Serenini, Jacqueline B. Araujo-Ceranto, Daniela D. Gonçalves, Ricardo M. Germano   +7 more
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The frugivorous bats of the Manaus area and their role in plant dispersal

, 1983
Liste commentée des espèces frugivores de chauve-souris de cette région d'Amazonie. Plantes dont les fruits sont consommés par elles et fruits entrant dans leur régime.
Roberto dos Reis, Nélio, Guillaumet, Jean-Louis   +1 more
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Distribution and Utilization of Vitamin E in Different Organs of Wild Bats from Different Food Groups

Life
In this work, we examined the levels of vitamin E in the heart, liver, and kidneys of four species of adult male bats with distinct feeding habits. Our results indicate consistent vitamin E levels in the heart across all four bat species, suggesting the ...
Diego Antonio Mena Canata, Mara Silveira Benfato, Francielly Dias Pereira, María João Ramos Pereira, Pabulo Henrique Rampelotto   +4 more
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Food niche overlap among neotropical frugivorous bats in Costa Rica

Revista de Biología Tropical, 2007
Food habits of 15 species of frugivorous bats were studied at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. Eight hundred and fifty-four (854) fecal samples and 169 samples from fruit parts and seeds discarded by bats beneath feeding roosts were analyzed ...
Jorge E Lopez, Christopher Vaughan
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The coexistence of two frugivorous bat species and the phenology of their food plants in Brazil

Journal of Tropical Ecology, 1991
ABSTRACTCarollia perspicillata and Sturnira lilium are two species of abundant and widely distributed phyllostomid bats. Both are frugivorous and frequently found coexisting in the same areas. A study on feeding habits and morphology of C. perspicillata and S.
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Small nutrient molecules in fruit fuel efficient digestion and mutualism with plants in frugivorous bats. [PDF]

Sci Rep, 2019
Moreno SA, Gelambi M, Biganzoli A, Molinari J.   +3 more
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Seroprevalence of Nipah virus and related paramyxoviruses in native frugivorous bats, Luzon, Philippines. [PDF]

Emerg Microbes Infect
Rekedal MS, Noroña MG, Café JAP, Mittal N, Borthwick SA, Taray KJ, Garcia JJL, Magsanoc SL, Cruz HR, Manzano DJ, Yan L, Low DHW, Hayman DTS, Dacuma MG, Demetria C, Alviola PA, Malbas FF, Smith GJD, Laing ED.   +18 more
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Relationship between Hg accumulation and diet in bats from Atlantic forest reserves. [PDF]

Ecotoxicology
Santos Vergilio CD, de Aguiar DB, Damásio L, Lacerda D, Gatts PV, de Sá Mendonça E, de Almeida MG, Araújo BF, Banhos A, de Rezende CE.   +9 more
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