Title
Noteworthy record of Musonycteris harrisoni and Tlacuatzin canescens pollinating a columnar cactus in west-central Mexico
Date Issued
01 January 2007
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Instituto de Biología Ciudad Universitaria
Publisher(s)
Asian Network for Scientific Information
Abstract
We report Musonycteris harrisoni (Phyllostomidae) and Tlacuatzin canescens (Didelphidae) feeding of flowers during the blooming period (March and April 2004) of Stenocereus queretaroensis, an endemic cactus showing nocturnal anthesis and chiropterophilic syndrome. Visits were considered legitimate because both mammals made contact with the stigma and anthers, although their visits were highly infrequent compared with the principal pollinator Leptonycteris curasoae. These mammals are usually associated with pristine tropical forests, although our study site showed high habitat fragmentation and extensive agriculture. It is likely that both mammals feed regularly on nectar of cacti in pristine tropical forests thus acting actively as pollinators. © 2007 Academic Journals Inc.
Start page
223
End page
226
Volume
3
Issue
4
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Zoología, Ornitología, Entomología, ciencias biológicas del comportamiento
Subjects
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-37649012424
Source
International Journal of Zoological Research
ISSN of the container
18119778
Sources of information:
Directorio de Producción Científica
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