Finding flowers in the dark: nectar-feeding bats integrate olfaction and echolocation while foraging for nectar

Nectar-feeding bats depend mainly on floral nectar to fulfil their energetic requirements. Chiropterophilous flowers generally present strong floral scents and provide conspicuous acoustic echoes to attract bats. While floral scents are assumed to attract bats over long distances, acoustic propertie...

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Autores principales: Gonzalez-Terrazas, Tania P., Martel, Carlos, Milet-Pinheiro, Paulo, Ayasse, Manfred, Kalko, Elisabeth K. V., Tschapka, Marco
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2016
Materias:
Biology (Whole Organism)
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5108945/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27853595
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160199

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5108945/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27853595
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsos.160199

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