Nectar concentration preference and water balance in a flower visiting bat, Glossophaga Soricina Antillarum

Roces F, Winter Y, von Helversen O (1993)
In: Animal plant interactions in tropical environments. Barthlott W, Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig (Eds); Results of the annual meeting of the German Society for Tropical Ecology, 1992. Bonn: 159-165.

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Roces, Flavio; Winter, York; von Helversen, Otto
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Barthlott, W.
herausgebende Körperschaft
Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig
Abstract / Bemerkung
Nectar concentration preference of flower visiting bats Glossophaga soricina antillarum was studied in the laboratory. In a series of dual choice tests using sugar concentrations from 10 to 80 %, the bats preferred the higher nectar concentration up to a maximum of 50 %. When presented simultaneously with nectar and additional water, the bats took more water, depending on the nectar concentration offered. The regular distribution of nectar and water intake during the activity period resulted in a roughly constant mean ingested concentration. Its maximal value agreed with that of the preferred nectar concentration, indicating that water needs played a role in determining the upper limit of an acceptable concentration. In preliminary experiments with ad libitum-feeders, sugar intake rate was maximal at 60 % despite the high viscosity at this concentration. Results are discussed in relation to the evolution of nectar concentration in bat-pollinated flowers.
Stichworte
nectar concentration; Glossophaga soricina antillarum; bat; food selection; water balance
Erscheinungsjahr
1993
Buchtitel
Animal plant interactions in tropical environments
Serientitel
Results of the annual meeting of the German Society for Tropical Ecology
Band
1992
Seite(n)
159-165
ISBN
3-925382-36-4
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https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/1780961

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Roces F, Winter Y, von Helversen O. Nectar concentration preference and water balance in a flower visiting bat, Glossophaga Soricina Antillarum. In: Barthlott W, Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, eds. Animal plant interactions in tropical environments. Results of the annual meeting of the German Society for Tropical Ecology. Vol 1992. Bonn; 1993: 159-165.
Roces, F., Winter, Y., & von Helversen, O. (1993). Nectar concentration preference and water balance in a flower visiting bat, Glossophaga Soricina Antillarum. In W. Barthlott & Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig (Eds.), Results of the annual meeting of the German Society for Tropical Ecology: Vol. 1992. Animal plant interactions in tropical environments (pp. 159-165). Bonn.
Roces, Flavio, Winter, York, and von Helversen, Otto. 1993. “Nectar concentration preference and water balance in a flower visiting bat, Glossophaga Soricina Antillarum”. In Animal plant interactions in tropical environments, ed. W. Barthlott and Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, 1992:159-165. Results of the annual meeting of the German Society for Tropical Ecology. Bonn.
Roces, F., Winter, Y., and von Helversen, O. (1993). “Nectar concentration preference and water balance in a flower visiting bat, Glossophaga Soricina Antillarum” in Animal plant interactions in tropical environments, Barthlott, W., and Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig eds. Results of the annual meeting of the German Society for Tropical Ecology, vol. 1992, (Bonn), 159-165.
Roces, F., Winter, Y., & von Helversen, O., 1993. Nectar concentration preference and water balance in a flower visiting bat, Glossophaga Soricina Antillarum. In W. Barthlott & Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, eds. Animal plant interactions in tropical environments. Results of the annual meeting of the German Society for Tropical Ecology. no.1992 Bonn, pp. 159-165.
F. Roces, Y. Winter, and O. von Helversen, “Nectar concentration preference and water balance in a flower visiting bat, Glossophaga Soricina Antillarum”, Animal plant interactions in tropical environments, W. Barthlott and Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, eds., Results of the annual meeting of the German Society for Tropical Ecology, vol. 1992, Bonn: 1993, pp.159-165.
Roces, F., Winter, Y., von Helversen, O.: Nectar concentration preference and water balance in a flower visiting bat, Glossophaga Soricina Antillarum. In: Barthlott, W. and Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig (eds.) Animal plant interactions in tropical environments. Results of the annual meeting of the German Society for Tropical Ecology. 1992, p. 159-165. Bonn (1993).
Roces, Flavio, Winter, York, and von Helversen, Otto. “Nectar concentration preference and water balance in a flower visiting bat, Glossophaga Soricina Antillarum”. Animal plant interactions in tropical environments. Ed. W. Barthlott and Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig. Bonn, 1993.Vol. 1992. Results of the annual meeting of the German Society for Tropical Ecology. 159-165.
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