Nocturnal scent in a 'bird-fig': a cue to attract bats as additional dispersers?
S. P. Ripperger, S. Rehse, S. Wacker, E. Kalko, S. Schulz, B. Rodriguez-Herrera, M. Ayasse
The study investigates how the bird-fig Ficus colubrinae attracts the bat Ectophylla alba at night despite its fruit traits typically appealing to birds, finding that scent is the main foraging cue for bats.
bioRxiv · Feb 18, 2019Ecology