Seed dispersal by bats in the neotropics / Lobova T.A., Geiselman C.K., Mori S.A. - New York: The New York Botanical Garden Press, 2009. - xiii, 471 p.: ill. - (Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden; 101). - ISSN 0077-8931; ISBN-10 0-89327-501-8; ISBN-13 978-089327-501-3  Место хранения:   030 | Центральный Сибирский ботанический сад СО РАН | Новосибирск | Библиотека

Оглавление / Contents

Acknowledgments ................................................ xi Introduction .................................................... 1 Plant Diversity .............................................. 3 Forest Regeneration .......................................... 4 Bat Diversity ................................................ 6 Bat-Plant Interactions ...................................... 14 Characteristics of Bat-Dispersed Plants ..................... 20 Bats as Effective Seed Dispersers ........................... 22 Materials and Methods .......................................... 25 Study Area .................................................. 25 Field Work ................................................. 27 Descriptions ................................................ 28 Terminology ................................................. 33 Data Analyses ............................................... 34 Bat-Dispersed Plants ........................................... 35 Descriptions of Plants Dispersed by Bats .................... 35 Actinidiaceae ............................................... 35 Amaranthaceae ............................................... 35 Anacardiaceae ............................................... 36 Annonaceae .................................................. 38 Apocynaceae ................................................. 39 Araceae ..................................................... 40 Araliaceae .................................................. 44 Arecaceae ................................................... 44 Bignoniaceae ................................................ 47 Bombacaceae ................................................. 47 Boraginaceae ................................................ 48 Bromeliaceae ................................................ 49 Burseraceae ................................................. 49 Cactaceae ................................................... 50 Caesalpiniaceae ............................................. 51 Campanulaceae ............................................... 52 Capparaceae ................................................. 53 Caricaceae .................................................. 53 Caryocaraceae ............................................... 54 Cecropiaceae ................................................ 55 Chrysobalanaceae ............................................ 56 Clusiaceae .................................................. 58 Combretaceae ................................................ 60 Cucurbitaceae ............................................... 60 Cyclanthaceae ............................................... 62 Ebenaceae ................................................... 63 Elaeocarpaceae .............................................. 64 Ericaceae ................................................... 65 Euphorbiaceae ............................................... 65 Fabaceae .................................................... 66 Flacourtiaceae .............................................. 68 Gesneriaceae ................................................ 68 Humiriaceae ................................................. 69 Icacinaceae ................................................. 70 Lauraceae ................................................... 70 Lecythidaceae ............................................... 71 Loganiaceae ................................................. 73 Malpighiaceae ............................................... 74 Marcgraviaceae .............................................. 75 Melastomataceae ............................................. 75 Meliaceae ................................................... 76 Mimosaceae .................................................. 77 Monimiaceae ................................................. 78 Moraceae .................................................... 79 Musaceae .................................................... 82 Myrtaceae ................................................... 82 Olacaceae ................................................... 83 Passifloraceae .............................................. 83 Phytolaccaceae .............................................. 84 Piperaceae .................................................. 85 Polygonaceae ................................................ 91 Rhamnaceae .................................................. 91 Rhizophoraceae .............................................. 92 Rosaceae .................................................... 92 Rubiaceae ................................................... 92 Rutaceae .................................................... 93 Sapindaceae ................................................. 94 Sapotaceae .................................................. 95 Solanaceae .................................................. 98 Staphyleaceae .............................................. 100 Sterculiaceae .............................................. 101 Ulmaceae ................................................... 102 Urticaceae ................................................. 102 Vitaceae ................................................... 103 Analysis of Characters of Bat-Dispersed Plants in Central French Guiana ............................... 103 Life Form and Habitat ...................................... 116 Successional Status ........................................ 120 Fruit Aggregation and Position ............................. 123 Fruit Type and Plant Part Digested ......................... 126 Diaspore and Type of Dispersal ............................. 129 Color of Edible Plant Part ................................. 131 Size and Shape of Fruit/Infructescence ..................... 135 Size and Shape of Diaspore ................................. 142 Aroma ...................................................... 147 Nutritional Value .......................................... 149 Dietary Overlap among Frugivorous Vertebrates in Central French Guiana .......................... 151 Inter-Study Comparison ........................................ 157 Main Plant Families with Bat-Dispersed Species in the Neotropics and Central French Guiana ........... 165 Piperaceae ................................................. 170 Araceae and Cyclanthaceae .................................. 174 Solanaceae ................................................. 176 Chrysobalanaceae ........................................... 178 Moraceae ................................................... 179 Clusiaceae ................................................. 182 Frugivorous Bats .............................................. 185 Obligate Frugivores ........................................... 187 Subfamily Carolliinae ...................................... 187 Subfamily Stenodermatinae .................................. 198 Opportunistic Frugivores ...................................... 227 Subfamily Glossophaginae ................................... 227 Subfamily Phyllostominae ................................... 234 Conclusions ................................................... 245 Appendix I Diaspores of Plants of Central French Guiana Collected from Captured Bats ...................................... 251 Appendix II Plants Dispersed by Bats in the Neotropics ................. 269 Appendix III Bats and Plants They Disperse in the Neotropics ............ 361 Appendix IV Glossary ................................................... 423 Literature Cited .............................................. 433 Index ......................................................... 461 Author Biographies ............................................ 473