Effects of Forest Fragmentation on the Colima Long-nosed Bat (Musonycteris harrisoni) Foraging in Tropical Dry Forest of Jalisco, Mexico1 |
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| Authors: | Kathryn E Stoner Mauricio Quesada Victor Rosas-Guerrero Jorge A Lobo |
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| Institution: | Instituto de Ecología Departamento de Ecología de los Recursos Naturales Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Morelia Apartado Postal 27–3 Xangari Morelia, Michoacín, México 58089;Universidad de Costa Rica Escuela de Biología San Pedro, Costa Rica |
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| Abstract: | We determined the effect of forest fragmentation on the nectarivorous Colima long‐nosed bat (Musonycteris harrisoni) by observing foraging behavior of this species in disturbed and undisturbed forests on the flowers of Ceiba grandiflora (Bombacaceae). The study was conducted in the area of the Chamela‐Cuixmala Biosphere Reserve in Jalisco, Mexico. Musonycteris harrisoni was observed visiting flowers during six nights (88 visits), exclusively in undisturbed forest. This species feeds on the nectar and serves as a pollinator of C. grandiflora. |
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| Keywords: | bat foraging forest fragmentation indicator species Mexico Musonycteris harrisoni nectarivore pollinator tropical dry forest |
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