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Seasonal insectivory of the Antillean fruit-eating bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum)

Arnaud Lenoble 1 Baptiste Angin Jean-Bernard Huchet 2, 1 Aurélien Royer 1
1 PACEA - De la Préhistoire à l'Actuel : Culture, Environnement et Anthropologie
2 AASPE - Archéozoologie, archéobotanique : sociétés, pratiques et environnements
Abstract : This paper reports seasonal variations in the insect component of the Antillean fruit-eating bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum) diet based on the study of guano from a colony on Guadeloupe. Fecal pellet content reveals that insects, mainly phytophagous scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea), can form an important part of Antillean fruit-eating bat feeding patterns, primarily at the beginning of the dry season.
Keywords : Brachyphylla cavernarum diet Guadeloupe guano Insect consumption by fruit-eating bat seasonality
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Arnaud Lenoble, Baptiste Angin, Jean-Bernard Huchet, Aurélien Royer. Seasonal insectivory of the Antillean fruit-eating bat (Brachyphylla cavernarum). Caribbean Journal of Science, University of Puerto Rico, 2015, 48 (2-3), pp.47-51. ⟨halshs-02501011⟩

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