Seed dispersal of a tropical deciduous Mahua tree, Madhuca latifolia (Sapotaceae) exhibiting bat-fruit syndrome by pteropodid bats

Pollination and seed dispersal are two important phases of the reproductive cycle in plants and are usually performed by different groups of animal taxa in tropics. However, in Mahua tree, Madhuca latifolia (Sapotaceae) both pollination and seed dispersal are predominantly performed by pteropodid ba...

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Main Authors: Valliyappan Mahandran, Chinnaperamanoor Madhappan Murugan, Ganapathy Marimuthu, Parthasarathy Thiruchenthil Nathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-04-01
Series:Global Ecology and Conservation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989418300027