GEOGRAPHIC AND ECOLOGICAL AMPLITUDE IN THE NECTARIVOROUS BAT ANOURA FISTULATA (PYHLLOSTOMIDAE: GLOSSOPHAGINAE)

The wide range of feeding habits among phyllostomid bats has resulted in the selection of unique and contrasting morphological attributes. It has been suggested that nectarivorous bat species co-evolve with the plants they use as primary source of food, and changes in morphology and behavior in the...

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Main Authors: HUGO MANTILLA-MELUK, LIZETTE SILES, LUIS F. AGUIRRE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2014-12-01
Series:Caldasia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0366-52322014000200014&lng=en&tlng=en