Seed Dispersal

A great fruit-eating bat (Artibeus lituratus) eating Cecropia obtusifolia fruit in Costa Rica. This is just one of many bat species responsible for dispersing seeds in Latin American rain forests and Cecropia plants are among the most important to early regrowth.

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A great fruit-eating bat (Artibeus lituratus) eating Cecropia obtusifolia fruit in Costa Rica. This is just one of many bat species responsible for dispersing seeds in Latin American rain forests and Cecropia plants are among the most important to early regrowth.

1990 Central America Costa Rica Latin America Monte Verde Phyllostomidae eating favorites box 000 great fruiteating bat Artibeus lituratus snakewood Cecropia obtusifolia

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Seed Dispersal