Claim · model-written summary
July and August were the months of greatest energy demand for bats, because females were lactating.
- Taxon
- columnar cactit0
- Outcome
- months of greatest energy demande4
- Direction
- greateste4
- Qualifier
- because females were lactatinge4
Not reportedMaterialGeneCompoundOrgan / stageInteractorInteractor roleSecond interactorSecond interactor roleTreatmentComparatorSettingValue
Verbatim
t0“Survey of Columnar Cacti”
e4“July and August were months of greatest energy demand because females were lactating”
Title
Survey of Columnar Cacti and Carrying Capacity for Nectar‐Feeding Bats on Curaçao
Sophie Petit; Leon Pors Conservation Biology 1996. doi:10.1046/j.1523-1739.1996.10030769.x
Other claims from this paper (7)
- Observation Columnar cacti were present on Curaçao at 461,172 individuals.
- Observation The critical months for bats relying on cactus food on Curaçao were May through September.
- Observation July 1993 had the smallest number of mature cactus flowers per day of the year.
- Observation The carrying capacity for Glossophaga longirostris in July was near 1200 bats.
- Observation The estimated carrying capacity fits the observed population size of nectar-feeding bats on the island.
- Recommendation The authors recommend strict regulation of native vegetation removal on Curaçao to protect the cacti.
- Association Further destruction of the cacti is expected to decrease the already low bat populations.