Sensory Biology: Acoustic Reflectors Attract Bats to Roost in Pitcher Plants

Gareth Jones

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2015.06.004

Sensory Biology: Acoustic Reflectors Attract Bats to Roost in Pitcher Plants

Gareth Jones^*

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Abstract

A new study shows that a carnivorous plant attracts bats by possessing modified pitfall taps that increase the reflectivity of echolocation calls. Bats benefit by finding roosting sites, and the plants gain by receiving nitrogen from guano.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	R609-R610
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	25
Issue number	14
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2015.06.004
Publication status	Published - 20 Jul 2015

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Sensory Biology: Acoustic Reflectors Attract Bats to Roost in Pitcher Plants

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