Browsing by Subject "LA SELVA BIOLOGICAL STATION"
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Dietary resource overlap among three species of frugivorous bat in Costa Rica
(Cambridge University Press, 2019-05-03)The maintenance of biodiversity in tropical forests is thought to be dependent on fine-scale mechanisms of niche partitioning that allow species to coexist. This study examined whether three species of short-tailed fruit ... -
Disadvantages of living in a populous neighborhood for sit-andwait predators: Competition for space reduces pit-trap size in antlion larvae
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2020-11-01)The study of how trap design responds to biotic and abiotic conditions can help to understand the selective forces affecting the foraging of trap-building organisms. We experimentally tested whether pit design can be ... -
Food niche overlap among neotropical frugivorous bats in Costa Rica
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2006)Food habits of 15 species of frugivorous bats were studied at La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica. Eight hundred and fifty-four (854) fecal samples and 169 samples from fruit parts and seeds discarded by bats beneath ...