A5051206378- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Plant and animal studies
- Physiological and biochemical adaptations
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Viral Infections and Vectors
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
Virginia Tech
2021-2025
Organization for Tropical Studies
2023-2025
University of the Andes
2019
ABSTRACT Tropical deforestation is occurring at alarming rates, creating an urgent need for global prioritization of restoration efforts. One potential forest recovery strategy to boost seed‐dispersing animal activity (e.g., fruit‐eating bats) increase seed availability in degraded areas. In this study, we investigated the efficacy synthetic chemical lures attracting fruit bats and enhancing rain northeastern Costa Rica. The were composed a few volatile organic compounds commonly found ripe...
Plants produce an enormous diversity of secondary metabolites, but the evolutionary mechanisms that maintain this are still unclear. The interaction hypothesis suggests complex chemical phenotypes maintained because different metabolites benefit plants in pairwise interactions with a other organisms. In synthesis, we extend to consider fruits, as potential hotspots both antagonists and mutualists, likely important incubators phytochemical diversity. We provide case study focused on...
Abstract Frugivore foraging behavior is largely influenced by two key groups of chemical traits: nutrients and secondary metabolites. Many metabolites function in plant defense, but their consumption can negatively impact both mutualistic antagonistic frugivores, often due to toxic properties the or through nutrient absorption interference. Frugivores are assumed maximize acquisition while avoiding minimizing metabolite intake, relative roles co‐occurring not well understood. Here, we used a...
Plant secondary metabolites are key mechanistic drivers of species interactions. These have primarily been studied for their role in defense, but they can also important consequences mutualisms, including seed dispersal. Although the primary function fleshy fruits is to attract seed-dispersing animals, often contain complex mixtures toxic or deterrent that reduce quantity quality dispersal mutualisms. Furthermore, because seeds dispersed across multiple stages by several dispersers, net...
Ripe fleshy fruits contain not only nutrients but also a diverse array of secondary metabolites. Nutrients serve as reward for mutualists, whereas defensive metabolites protect the fruit against pests and predators. The composition these chemical traits is highly variable, both across different plants even within repeating structures on same individual plant. This intraspecific intraindividual variation has important fitness consequences animals, yet patterns covariation in are well...
The ecological interaction between fleshy fruits and frugivores is influenced by diverse mixtures of secondary metabolites that naturally occur in the fruit pulp. Although some have a primary role defending pulp against antagonistic frugivores, these also potentially affect mutualistic interactions. physiological impact on remains largely unexplored. Using bat (Carollia perspicillata), we showed ingesting four commonly found plant tissues affects foraging behavior induces changes fecal...
Abstract The ecological interaction between fleshy fruits and frugivores is influenced by diverse mixtures of secondary metabolites that naturally occur in the fruit pulp. Although some have a primary role defending pulp against antagonistic frugivores, these also potentially affect mutualistic interactions. physiological impact on remains largely unexplored. Using bat ( Carollia perspicillata ), we showed ingesting four commonly found plant tissues affects foraging behavior induces changes...
Abstract Body and limb size are associated with many aspects of the biology animals. Geographic variation in morphological traits has often been investigated through ecogeographical rules. Bergmann's rule posits an inverse relationship between body temperature homeotherms, while Allen's that endothermic animals inhabiting colder climates have relatively shorter protruding parts (e.g., limbs) comparison to populations from warmer climates. However, applicability validity these rules...
Frugivorous bats often possess short intestines, and digest rapidly. These characters are thought to be weight-saving adaptations for flight. The hypothesis that they limit digestive efficiency was tested by assaying glucose protein in fecal samples of a free-ranging bat, fruit its main food plant. To assure the correct calculation efficiencies, seeds were used as mass marker nutrients feces. Glucose represents 32.86%, 0.65%, nutrient content fruit. Digestive efficiencies these respectively...