The Relationship between Body Size, Diet, and Habitat Use in Frugivorous Bats, Genus Carollia (Phyllostomidae)

I tested the hypothesis that body size significantly influences diet and habitat use in frugivorous bats of the genus Carollia (Phyllostomidae) by studying pairs or triplets of species in two Costa Rican habitats and by supplementing these data with published data from one Panamanian locality. I pre...

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Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Autoecology
Bats
Biological and medical sciences
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Body size
Diet
Forearm
Forest ecology
Forest habitats
Fruits
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Human ecology
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Sympatric species
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title The Relationship between Body Size, Diet, and Habitat Use in Frugivorous Bats, Genus Carollia (Phyllostomidae)
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