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The potential significance of nectar‐feeding bats as pollinators in mangrove habitats of Peninsular Malaysia
Author(s) -
Nor Zalipah Mohamed,
Shahrul Anuar Mohd Sah,
Jones Gareth
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
biotropica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.813
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1744-7429
pISSN - 0006-3606
DOI - 10.1111/btp.12335
Subject(s) - pollinator , mangrove , nectar , biology , habitat , pollen , ecology , pollination
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.