USE OF TENTS BY THE BIG FRUIT-EATING BAT ARTIBEUS LITURATUS (CHIROPTERA: PHYLLOSTOMIDAE) IN CHIAPAS, MEXICO


Por: Hernandez-Mijangos, LA, Medellin, RA

Publicada: 1 mar 2013
Categoría: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Resumen:
We report the first records of use of tents by the big fruit-eating bat Artibeus lituratus in palm fronds of Sabal mexicana. We found 1-10 A. lituratus in three modified palm fronds. Architecture of tents corresponds to an umbrella tent. Individuals of A. lituratus could use tents as alternative roosts and they may display opportunistic behavior in use of tents.

Filiaciones:
Hernandez-Mijangos, LA:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Ecol, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico

Medellin, RA:
 Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Inst Ecol, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
ISSN: 00384909
Editorial
SOUTHWESTERN ASSOC NATURALISTS, SOUTHWEST TEXAS STATE UNIV, DEPT BIOLOGY, 601 UNIVERSITY DR, SAN MARCOS, TX 78666 USA, Estados Unidos America
Tipo de documento: Article
Volumen: 58 Número: 1
Páginas: 107-109
WOS Id: 000209312700016