Collpas as Activity Hotspots for Frugivorous Bats (Stenodermatinae) in the Peruvian Amazon: Underlying Mechanisms and Conservation Implications
In western Amazonia, large numbers of frugivorous bats regularly visit natural forest clearings known locally as collpas (also called clay licks or mineral licks). Bats arrive at collpas to drink water that has accumulated in depressions created by larger mammals that consume soil. Although collpa v...
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LSU
2009
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| Online Access: | http://etd.lsu.edu/docs/available/etd-05062009-105351/ |