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Movements of the bat Sturnira lilium and its role as a seed disperser of Solanaceae in the Brazilian Atlantic forest

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2008

Marco Aurelio Ribeiro Mello ,
Elisabeth Klara Viktoria Kalko  and
Wesley Rodrigues Silva
Marco Aurelio Ribeiro Mello*
Affiliation:
Universidade Estadual de Campinas Universität Ulm
Elisabeth Klara Viktoria Kalko
Affiliation:
Universität Ulm
Wesley Rodrigues Silva
Affiliation:
Universidade Estadual de Campinas
*
1Corresponding author. Current address: Universidade Federal de São Carlos, Departamento de Botânica. Rodovia Washington Luís, Km. 235. 13565-905, São Carlos, SP, Brazil. Email: marmello@gmail.com
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Bats and birds carry out most of the seed dispersal in the Neotropics (Galindo-Gonzáles et al. 2000), and are crucial for the dynamics and regeneration of tropical forests (Whittaker & Jones 1994). However, only a few details are known about the interactions in particular bat–fruit systems. Most frugivorous bats are highly mobile (Bernard & Fenton 2003), and do not harm seeds (Fleming & Sosa 1994), suggesting that they are legitimate and effective seed dispersers (sensu Fleming & Sosa 1994).

Keywords

dieteffectivenessforagingfrugivoryMammaliamovementsmutualismNeotropicsseed dispersal
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Short Communication
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 24 , Issue 2 , March 2008 , pp. 225 - 228
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2008

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