Claim · model-written summary
Amide effects varied among three Carollia species.
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e0“the effects of amides varied considerably among three species of Carollia”
Title
Susan R. Whitehead; Maria F. Obando Quesada; M. Deane Bowers Oikos 2015. doi:10.1111/oik.02210
Other claims from this paper (6)
- Intervention effect Pure amides reduced bat preference for Piper fruit in flight cages.
- Intervention effect Amide rich fruit extracts reduced bat preference for Piper fruit in flight cages.
- Intervention effect Amides reduced bats’ initial choices to remove Piper infructescences.
- Intervention effect Amides reduced the fraction of Piper fruit bats consumed after removing infructescences.
- Observation Amide effects varied among individual amides and tested extracts.
- Association Authors interpret the results as supporting a tradeoff between Piper fruit defense and seed dispersal.