caa a22 4500 378912623 CHVBK 20180305123545.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161128e20040701xx s 000 0 eng 10.1515/mamm.2004.006 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)gruyter-10.1515/mamm.2004.006 Seasonal variation in the diet of the bat Carollia perspicillata (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) in an Atlantic Forest area in southeastern Brazil [Elektronische Daten] [Marco Aurelio R. Mello, Gilberto M. Schittini, Pedro Selig, Helena G. Bergallo] Carollia perspicillata feeds primarily on plants of the family Piperaceae, as reported in the literature. Although this preference occurs throughout this species' geographic range, in some situations they may eat other items. This study analyzed variations in the feeding habits of this bat species over an 18-month period. Although C. perspicillata consumed mostly Piper plants, they also ate other fruits (e.g. Cecropia and Solanum plants), and insects as well. Food choice followed a seasonal pattern, related to the availability of Piper plants. The seasonal absence of these fruits may have necessitated bats to eat alternative items. Copyright 2004, Walter de Gruyter Carollia nationallicence ecology nationallicence foraging nationallicence frugivory nationallicence Piper nationallicence seasonal pattern nationallicence Brazilian Atlantic Forest nationallicence Mello Marco Aurelio R. 1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas - CEP: 13083-970, Cidade Universitária, Campinas, SP (Brasil) aut Schittini Gilberto M. 2. Secretaria de Politicas para desenvolvimento sustentãvel Ministerio do Meio Ambiente (Brasil) aut Selig Pedro 3. Habtec engenharia ambiental (Brasil) aut Bergallo Helena G. 4. Departamento de Ecologia, IBRAG, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) aut Mammalia Walter de Gruyter 68/1(2004-07-01), 49-55 0025-1461 68:1<49 2004 68 mamm https://doi.org/10.1515/mamm.2004.006 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1515/mamm.2004.006 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Mello Marco Aurelio R. 1. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ecologia, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas - CEP: 13083-970, Cidade Universitária, Campinas, SP (Brasil) aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Schittini Gilberto M. 2. Secretaria de Politicas para desenvolvimento sustentãvel Ministerio do Meio Ambiente (Brasil) aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Selig Pedro 3. Habtec engenharia ambiental (Brasil) aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bergallo Helena G. 4. Departamento de Ecologia, IBRAG, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Brasil) aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Mammalia Walter de Gruyter 68/1(2004-07-01), 49-55 0025-1461 68:1<49 2004 68 mamm CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-gruyter