Title:	How chemical compounds affect fruit bats' plant interactions.
Authors:	PAROLIN, L. C. MIKICH, S. B. HANSEL, F. A. BIANCONI, G. V.
Affiliation:	Lays Cherobim Parolin, PUC-PR; SANDRA BOS MIKICH, CNPF; FABRICIO AUGUSTO HANSEL, CNPF; Gledson Vigiano Bianconi, Instituto Federal do Paraná.
Date Issued:	2019
Citation:	Science Trends, 11 abr. 2019.
Description:	Fruit bats are known to be able to discriminate, select, and track the essential oils of their preferred fruits. A few years ago, our research group hypothesized, experimented, and confirmed that these bats can be attracted with essential oils only – concentrated volatile aromas – of their preferred fruits both in forested and open areas. These findings led to the proposal of a restoration tool that uses essential oils of chiropterochoric fruits (fruits eaten by bats) to attract seed-dispersing bats to degraded areas with the objective to increase seed arrival and germination.
Thesagro:	Morcego Óleo Essencial
NAL Thesaurus:	Chiroptera Essential oils Mutualism
Keywords:	Olfaction
Type of Material:	Artigo na mídia
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo de divulgação na mídia (CNPF)