The potential significance of nectar-feeding bats as pollinators in mangrove habitats of Peninsular Malaysia

Nor Zalipah Mohamed; Mohd Sah Shahrul Anuar; Gareth Jones

doi:10.1111/btp.12335

The potential significance of nectar-feeding bats as pollinators in mangrove habitats of Peninsular Malaysia

Nor Zalipah Mohamed, Mohd Sah Shahrul Anuar, Gareth Jones

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Abstract

We tested the hypothesis that bats are effective pollinators of mangroves in Malaysia. Bats (Eonycteris spelaea) visited flowers of two Sonneratia species frequently, and deposited large quantities of conspecific pollen grains on stigmas. The bats are likely to be important pollinators of the two mangrove species.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	425-428
Number of pages	4
Journal	Biotropica
Volume	48
Issue number	4
Early online date	23 May 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.12335
Publication status	Published - Jul 2016

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conspecific pollen grains
E. spelaea
pollen load
pollinator effectiveness
Sonneratia

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