2019
DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2019-0027
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Unraveling the leaf-dropping behavior behind bat folivory: do bats use biological control against roost parasites?

Abstract: Folivory in bats, the behavior of chewing bites of leaves to extract the liquid portion and discard the fiber as oral pellets, is seen as a strategy that might provide vitamins, micronutrients and proteins not always available in fruits, and even secondary metabolites (hormonal precursors) that stimulate/inhibit reproductive processes. While examining chewed leaves, we noticed an important amount of completely intact leaves below the roosts of Artibeus amplus and Artibeus lituratus, and decided to systematical… Show more

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