Keywords
bats
daytime sighting
foraging behavior
frugivory
Province of Coclé
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Abstract
The first observation of diurnal consumption of fruit in the frugivorous bat Artibeus lituratus in a tropical rainforest of the Republic of Panama is presented. The individual was observed feeding during the day on a guava tree (Myrtaceae). This is the first reported case of this unusual behavior in Central America.
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