Acoustic guide in bat-pollinated flower
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Many neotropical plants are pollinated by glossophagine bats which use highly developed sonar systems. It has been discovered that the bat-pollinated neotropical vine Mucuna holtonii uses an acoustic nectar guide to direct its echolocating pollinators to its flowers. The flower contains a concave 'mirror' that reflects the energy of the bats' echolocation calls back into the direction of incidence.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 1999
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A first for bats
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Several phylogenetic analyses are conducted to determine the correct order of the various processes that has led to the evolution of modern bats. The lately discovered fossils show that the flight phenomenon was followed by echolocation during their evolution but fail to explain if the birds were nocturnal or diurnal.
Publication Name: Nature
Subject: Zoology and wildlife conservation
ISSN: 0028-0836
Year: 2008
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