کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2193986 1098411 2009 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
The role of olfaction and vision in the foraging behaviour of an echolocating megachiropteran fruit bat, Rousettus leschenaulti (Pteropodidae)
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری علوم کشاورزی و بیولوژیک علوم دامی و جانورشناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
The role of olfaction and vision in the foraging behaviour of an echolocating megachiropteran fruit bat, Rousettus leschenaulti (Pteropodidae)
چکیده انگلیسی

Many mammals use multimodal sensory information to find their food in complex environments. We studied the roles of olfactory and visual cues in the foraging behaviour of Rousettus leschenaulti, a tongue-clicking megachiropteran bat. We conducted experiments by offering a whole fruit, mashed fruit without shape and an artificial fruit to R. leschenaulti in dim light as well as in total darkness. R. leschenaulti responded to whole guava fruit and mashed guava fruit even in total darkness, whereas, artificial fruit similar to real fruit in size, shape and structure was ignored even when illuminated. These results reveal that odour may act as the primary cue for R. leschenaulti in finding fruit.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Mammalian Biology - Zeitschrift für Säugetierkunde - Volume 74, Issue 1, January 2009, Pages 9–14
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