How to Share a Bat

Nathan Muchhala

How to Share a Bat

University of Missouri-St. Louis

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Abstract

New research shows how different species of plants evolve unique floral adaptations in order to transfer pollen on different regions of bats' bodies, thus allowing multiple plant species to share bats as pollinators.

Original language	American English
State	Published - Aug 23 2007

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Biology

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How to Share a Bat

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