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A more efficient technique to collect seeds dispersed by bats

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 March 2009

Jorge Galindo-González ,
Guillermo Vázquez-Domínguez ,
Romeo A. Saldaña-Vázquez  and
Jesús R. Hernández-Montero
Jorge Galindo-González*
Affiliation:
Instituto de Biotecnología y Ecología Aplicada (INBIOTECA), Universidad Veracruzana, Apdo. Postal 250, Xalapa, Ver., CP 91001, Mexico
Guillermo Vázquez-Domínguez
Affiliation:
Instituto de Biotecnología y Ecología Aplicada (INBIOTECA), Universidad Veracruzana, Apdo. Postal 250, Xalapa, Ver., CP 91001, Mexico
Romeo A. Saldaña-Vázquez
Affiliation:
Instituto de Ecología, AC., Apdo. Postal 63, Xalapa, Ver., CP 91000, Mexico
Jesús R. Hernández-Montero
Affiliation:
Instituto de Biotecnología y Ecología Aplicada (INBIOTECA), Universidad Veracruzana, Apdo. Postal 250, Xalapa, Ver., CP 91001, Mexico
*
1Corresponding author. Email: jgalindo@uv.mx; jorgegalin@gmail.com
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Seeds dispersed and deposited by wind, animals and other dispersal agents are a fundamental component of natural forest succession, plant regeneration and population maintenance, aside from increasing a population's genetic pool in tropical ecosystems (Henry & Jouard 2007, Muscarella & Fleming 2007, Wilson & Traveset 2000). Frugivorous bats and birds are ideal vectors for long-distance seed dispersal; therefore, studies of the food habits of frugivores and the specific identities of the dispersers are essential for understanding ecological patterns and processes in tropical environments. Studies related to succession processes, the frequency, number and composition of seeds dispersed by animals are essential in order to generate new data and hypotheses, consequently the method and quality of obtaining data are important.

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frugivorous batsmethodMexicomist-net batsplastic sheetseed dispersalVeracruz
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Short Communication
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Journal of Tropical Ecology , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , March 2009 , pp. 205 - 209
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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