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The Complexity of Background Clutter Affects Nectar Bat Use of Flower Odor and Shape Cues

Given their small size and high metabolism, nectar bats need to be able to quickly locate flowers during foraging bouts. Chiropterophilous plants depend on these bats for their reproduction, thus they also benefit if their flowers can be easily located, and we would expect that floral traits such as...

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Autores principales: Muchhala, Nathan, Serrano, Diana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4596802/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26445216
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0136657