Journal article
Temporal and spatial patterns of seed dispersal of Musa acuminata by Cynopterus sphinx
Acta Chiropterologica, Vol.9(1), pp.229-235
2007
Abstract
The foraging behavior of greater short-nosed fruit bats (Cynopterus sphinx) on wild banana (Musa acuminata) and subsequent dispersal of seeds were studied in the Tropical Rainforest Conservation Area, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Yunnan province, by direct observation of marked fruits, mist netting, and seed collection. The mean number (± SE) of individual C. sphinx captured by mist net were 2.2 ± 0.33/day and 1.4 ± 0.32/day in the rainy season (September to October) and dry season (November to December), respectively; the difference was not significant. The number of seed pellets expelled was 9.0 ± 1.12/day and 7.2 ± 1.37/day in the rainy and dry seasons respectively; again the difference was not significant. The removal curves for marked fruit were similar for 10 focal trees. Fruits were consumed heavily within two weeks after ripening and all the marked fruit were removed within one month. The difference in seed dispersal was significant between different feeding roosts indicating that patterns of seed dispersal may not be uniform. We found the seeds of M. acuminata can be dispersed by C. sphinx to a distance of about 200 m, and C. sphinx can be considered as an effective seed disperser of M. acuminata.
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- Title
- Temporal and spatial patterns of seed dispersal of Musa acuminata by Cynopterus sphinx
- Authors
- Zhanhui Tang (Author) - Northeast Normal UniversityLianxi Sheng (Author) - Northeast Normal UniversityXunfeng Ma (Author) - Northeast Normal UniversityMin Cao (Author) - Chinese Academy of SciencesStuart Parsons (Author) - University of AucklandJie Ma (Author) - University of California Los AngelesShuyi Zhang (Author) - East China Normal University
- Publication details
- Acta Chiropterologica, Vol.9(1), pp.229-235
- Publisher
- Polish Academy of Sciences
- DOI
- 10.3161/1733-5329(2007)9[229:TASPOS]2.0.CO;2
- ISSN
- 1733-5329
- Organisation Unit
- School of Science, Technology and Engineering; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99576207702621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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