NDLI: Folivory in Fruit Bats: Leaves Provide a Natural Source of Calicum

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Author	Nelson, Suzanne L. Kunz, Thomas H. Humphrey, Stephen R.
Copyright Year	2005
Abstract	Leaves are an important dietary source of carbohydrates and protein, and an especially rich source of calcium for bats. Most studies of leaf eating by fruit bats have suggested that only male bats feed on leaves. In this study, 23 wild-caught Tongan fruit bats (Pteropus tonganus) were used in feeding trials conducted in an outdoor enclosure. The number of leaves and percentage of each leaf eaten were recorded for each bat on a daily basis, and these data were then multiplied by a calcium constant that was derived from a chemical analysis of leaves from Callophylum neo-ebudicum. Leaves of C. neo-ebudicum that were available in the enclosure were consumed by 82.7% of the bats. Overall, males consumed leaves in greater quantities and with higher frequency than females. Bats that consumed leaves on a regular basis consumed up to 46% more calcium to their diet compared with bats that did not regularly consume leaves. Leaves may represent a readily available, widely used, concentrated source of minerals for foraging bats, and have the potential to contribute significantly to the total amount of ingested calcium.
Starting Page	1683
Ending Page	1691
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00980331
Journal	Journal of Chemical Ecology
Volume Number	31
Issue Number	8
e-ISSN	15731561
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2005-07-21
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Pteropus tonganus Callophylum neo-ebudicum calcium folivory Physical Chemistry Agriculture Ecology Biological Microscopy
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine Biochemistry Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

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