Journal article
Fruit-feeding behaviour and use of olfactory cues by the fruit bat Rousettus leschenaulti: an experimental study
Acta Theriologica, Vol.52(3), pp.285-290
2007
Abstract
This paper describes the feeding behaviour ofRousettus leschenaulti Desmarest, 1820 on lychees, the preferred cultivated food of this bat in captive conditions. We found that feeding comprised 25–30% of the total activity of these animals in a flight cage and that feeding durations were not significantly different between two sexes. To evaluate the role of odor and vision in foraging behaviour, we provided animals with artificial lychees, real lychees and artificial lychees soaked in the juice of real lychees and we recorded the number of feeding approaches to the different “fruit” types. The results indicated that bats approached real fruit significantly more than artificial fruit, and that the number of approaches to the soaked artificial fruit was also significantly higher than to the unsoaked artificial fruit. There were no significant differences between sexes in approach rates to any “fruit” type. We discuss the role of different sensory cues in the foraging behaviour of these bats and emphasize that the olfactory cue is important in detecting food resources and discriminating between different kinds of food items.
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- Title
- Fruit-feeding behaviour and use of olfactory cues by the fruit bat Rousettus leschenaulti: an experimental study
- Authors
- Z Tang (Author) - East China Normal UniversityLian Sheng (Author) - East China Normal UniversityStuart Parsons (Author) - University of AucklandMin Cao (Author) - Chinese Academy of SciencesBing Liang (Author) - Chinese Academy of SciencesShu Zhang (Author) - Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Publication details
- Acta Theriologica, Vol.52(3), pp.285-290
- Publisher
- Springer
- DOI
- 10.1007/BF03194224
- ISSN
- 2190-3743
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science, Technology and Engineering; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99576207502621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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