First Evidence of Fallen Fruit Feeding by Bats Revealed by Camera Traps in a Tropical Dry Forest
ABSTRACT Ground foraging among volant frugivores is an underappreciated aspect of behavioral flexibility. Here we report the first evidence of fruit bats feeding on fallen fruit, captured by camera traps in a Costa Rican tropical dry forest. These observations provide insight into the flexibility and mechanisms of coexistence among frugivores.
Authors
- Omer Nevo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3549-4509)
- T.A. Batchelor
- Eduardo José Artavia Durán (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7273-9025)
- Allegra N. DePasquale (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7082-4660)
- Amanda Dawn Melin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0612-2514)
- Blanca Cejalvo Insausti
Institutions
- University of Calgary (CA)
- Universidad Nacional (CR)
- German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (DE)
- Alberta Children's Hospital (CA)
- Guanacaste Conservation Area (CR)
- Archer Technicoat Limited (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Friedrich Schiller University Jena (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Biotropica
- Published
- 2025-08-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/btp.70072
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.03
Funders
- American Philosophical Society
- Leakey Foundation
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada