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Bat Pollination in Cloud Forests
Over
several years studying the diet of nectar bats in Andean cloud forests
of Ecuador, I have collected a number of photos and videos documenting
bat pollination. Photos were taken in flight cages (by
Nathan Muchhala, except for the the B. sodiroana
w/bat by Murray Cooper); videos were taken in the wild with
night-vision cameras. If anyone has ideas on plant
identifications, please email me!
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Plant
Species |
Bat
Visit |
Video |
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Cleome anamola
(Capparaceae) |
Anoura geoffroyi |
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Cobaea trianae
(Polemoniaceae) |
Anoura geoffroyi |
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Aphelandra
acanthus
(Acanthaceae)
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Anoura
fistulata
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Centropogon
nigricans
(Campanulaceae) |
Anoura
fistulata
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Burmeistera sodiroana
(Campanulaceae) |
Anoura
geoffroyi
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Burmeistera ceratocarpa
(Campanulaceae) |
Anoura caudifer |
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Burmeistera borjensis
(Campanulaceae) |
Anoura caudifer |
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Burmeistera succulenta
(Campanulaceae) |
Anoura caudifer |
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Burmeistera
cylindrocarpa
(Campanulaceae) |
Anoura
geoffroyi
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Meriania
tomentosa
(Melastomataceae) |
Anoura
geoffroyi
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Passiflora
sp.
(Passifloraceae) |
Anoura fistulata
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Capanea
grandiflora
(Gesneriaceae) |
Anoura caudifer |
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Marcgravia sp.
(Marcgraviaceae) |
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Pitcairnia sp.
(Bromeliaceae) |
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Trianaea sp.
(Solanaceae) |
Anoura
caudifer |
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Trianaea
sp.
(Solanaceae) |
Anoura
fistulata (3 pics)
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