Attraction of Fruit-Eating Bats with Essential Oils of Fruits: A Potential Tool for Forest Restoration

Previous tests with essential oils from ripe chiropterochoric fruits suggested they can be used to attract and capture fruit-eating bats inside forest remnants. Here we evaluated the efficiency of these oils to attract frugivorous bats to open areas. We performed field tests with artificial fruits i...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Biotropica 2007, Vol.39 (1), p.136-140
Hauptverfasser:	Bianconi, Gledson V, Mikich, Sandra B, Teixeira, Sirlei D, Maia, Beatriz Helena L.N.S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal, plant and microbial ecology Applied ecology Artibeus Atlantic forest Bats Biological and medical sciences conservation biology Conservation, protection and management of environment and wildlife Degraded forests Essential oils Ficus Forest ecology Forest habitats Forest regeneration Forest restoration frugivory fruit bats Fruits Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology General aspects Mammalia Odors Phyllostomidae Piper Plants restoration ecology seed dispersal Tropical Conservation Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
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