Geographic Variation in Carbon Composition of the Pallid Bat, Antrozous pallidus, and its Dietary Implications
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| author | Herrera, L. G. M. Fleming, T. H. Findley, J. S. |
| author_facet | Herrera, L. G. M. Fleming, T. H. Findley, J. S. |
| contents | (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) We usedcarbonstable-isotopetechniquesto test thehypothesisthatthe pallidbat,Antrozous pallidus (Chiroptera:Vespertilionidae),obtains substantialamountsof carbonfrom plants of the Cactaceaeand Agavaceae,which employthe CrassulaceanAcid Metabolism(CAM) photosyntheticpathway,in areas wherethere are bat-adaptedflowersof cacti and agaves. Our analysis revealedsignificantgeographicvariationin carboncompositionof the pallid bat during the blooming periods of bat-visited cacti and agaves. Although the pallid bat probablyvisits flowersto eat insects, it is a legitimatepollinatorof bat-adaptedCAM plants and may represent an early stage in the evolution of nectarivoryand frugivoryin the Vespertilionidae. |
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| spellingShingle | Geographic Variation in Carbon Composition of the Pallid Bat, Antrozous pallidus, and its Dietary Implications Herrera, L. G. M. Fleming, T. H. Findley, J. S. Biodiversity Mammalia Chiroptera Chordata Animalia bats bat (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) We usedcarbonstable-isotopetechniquesto test thehypothesisthatthe pallidbat,Antrozous pallidus (Chiroptera:Vespertilionidae),obtains substantialamountsof carbonfrom plants of the Cactaceaeand Agavaceae,which employthe CrassulaceanAcid Metabolism(CAM) photosyntheticpathway,in areas wherethere are bat-adaptedflowersof cacti and agaves. Our analysis revealedsignificantgeographicvariationin carboncompositionof the pallid bat during the blooming periods of bat-visited cacti and agaves. Although the pallid bat probablyvisits flowersto eat insects, it is a legitimatepollinatorof bat-adaptedCAM plants and may represent an early stage in the evolution of nectarivoryand frugivoryin the Vespertilionidae. |
| title | Geographic Variation in Carbon Composition of the Pallid Bat, Antrozous pallidus, and its Dietary Implications |
| topic | Biodiversity Mammalia Chiroptera Chordata Animalia bats bat |
| url | https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13412087 |