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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 C. grandiflora by Ruth Ripley and 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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 Aphelandra acanthus (Acanthaceae) |
 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 cylindrocarpa (Campanulaceae) |
 Anoura geoffroyi |
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 Meriania sp. (Melastomataceae) |
 Anoura geoffroyi |
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 Passiflora sp. (Passifloraceae) |
Anoura fistulata |
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 Capanea grandiflora (Gesneriaceae) |
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 Marcgravia sp. (Marcgraviaceae) |
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 Pitcairnia sp. (Bromeliaceae) |
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 Dyssochroma sp. (Solanaceae) |
 Anoura fistulata (3 pics) |
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