The potential significance of nectar-feeding bats as pollinators in mangrove habitats of Peninsular Malaysia.

Authors :: Nor Zalipah, Mohamed
Shahrul Anuar, Mohd Sah
Jones, Gareth
Source :: Biotropica; Jul2016, Vol. 48 Issue 4, p425-428, 4p
Publication Year :: 2016
Abstract: We tested the hypothesis that bats are effective pollinators of mangroves in Malaysia. Bats ( Eonycteris spelaea) visited flowers of two Sonneratia species frequently, and deposited large quantities of conspecific pollen grains on stigmas. The bats are likely to be important pollinators of the two mangrove species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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