How chemical compounds affect fruit bats' plant interactions.
Fruit bats are known to be able to discriminate, select, and track the essential oils of their preferred fruits. A few years ago, our research group hypothesized, experimented, and confirmed that these bats can be attracted with essential oils only – concentrated volatile aromas – of their preferred fruits both in forested and open areas. These findings led to the proposal of a restoration tool that uses essential oils of chiropterochoric fruits (fruits eaten by bats) to attract seed-dispersing bats to degraded areas with the objective to increase seed arrival and germination.
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| Main Authors: | , , , |
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| Format: | Artigo de periódico biblioteca |
| Language: | English eng |
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2019
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| Subjects: | Olfaction, Morcego, Óleo Essencial, Chiroptera, Essential oils, Mutualism, |
| Online Access: | http://www.infoteca.cnptia.embrapa.br/infoteca/handle/doc/1116136 |
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