Effects of Forest Fragmentation on the Colima Long-nosed Bat (Musonycteris harrisoni) Foraging in Tropical Dry Forest of Jalisco, Mexico1

Kathryn E. Stoner; Mauricio Quesada; Víctor Rosas-Guerrero; Jorge A. Lobo

doi:10.1646/0006-3606(2002)034[0462:EOFFOT]2.0.CO;2

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1 September 2002 Effects of Forest Fragmentation on the Colima Long-nosed Bat (Musonycteris harrisoni) Foraging in Tropical Dry Forest of Jalisco, Mexico

Kathryn E. Stoner, Mauricio Quesada, Víctor Rosas-Guerrero, Jorge A. Lobo

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BIOTROPICA, 34(3):462-467 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1646/0006-3606(2002)034[0462:EOFFOT]2.0.CO;2

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We determined the effect of forest fragmentation on the nectarivorous Colima long-nosed bat (Musonycteris harrisoni) by observing foraging behavior of this species in disturbed and undisturbed forests on the flowers of Ceiba grandiflora (Bombacaceae). The study was conducted in the area of the Chamela–Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve in Jalisco, México. Musonycteris harrisoni was observed visiting flowers during six nights (88 visits), exclusively in undisturbed forest. This species feeds on the nectar and serves as a pollinator of C. grandiflora.

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Kathryn E. Stoner, Mauricio Quesada, Víctor Rosas-Guerrero, and Jorge A. Lobo "Effects of Forest Fragmentation on the Colima Long-nosed Bat (Musonycteris harrisoni) Foraging in Tropical Dry Forest of Jalisco, Mexico," BIOTROPICA 34(3), 462-467, (1 September 2002). https://doi.org/10.1646/0006-3606(2002)034[0462:EOFFOT]2.0.CO;2

Received: 1 March 2002; Accepted: 7 May 2002; Published: 1 September 2002

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