Seed Dispersal by Bats in the Neotropics. Mem (101)
This volume is a guide for identifying seeds and a summary of current knowledge of bat-dispersed plants in the New World tropics. A total of 549 plant species in 191 genera from 62 families are recognized, with detailed descriptions and color photographs of fruits and seeds for 112 of them included. Complementing these fruit and seed descriptions is a lengthy treatment of the diets, foraging strategies, and feeding behaviors for each of French Guiana's frugivorous bat species.
This volume is a guide for identifying seeds and a summary of current knowledge of bat-dispersed plants in the New World tropics. A total of 549 plant species in 191 genera from 62 families are recognized, with detailed descriptions and color photographs of fruits and seeds for 112 of them included. Complementing these fruit and seed descriptions is a lengthy treatment of the diets, foraging strategies, and feeding behaviors for each of French Guiana's frugivorous bat species.