Cosy relationship A bat and a carnivorous plant in Borneo enjoy an unusual mutually beneficial relationship, according to a new paper. The discovery, outlined in the latest Royal Society Biology ...

In a new study published this month in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, researchers with The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have pinpointed the cancer-fighting ...

“Bat-loving Plants and Plant-loving bats” will be the program presented by bat specialist Francie Spears at the September general meeting of the Redlands Horticultural and Improvement Society. The ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This study assesses to what extent bat pollination has acted as a selective force on pollen morphology. Earlier pollen studies have suggested ...

In a bizarre example of a symbiotic relationship, tiny bats in Borneo have been found using a carnivorous plant as a toilet, feeding the pitcher plant with their droppings, while they safely roost in ...

Many tropical bats eat fruit, nectar, and pollen, and many tropical plants are pollinated or dispersed by bats. These groups make up a coevolved system that illustrates the effects plants can have on ...

BATS roost in big groups in caves. Wrong! If you’re a Hardwicke’s woolly bat, you prefer to sleep in a more luxurious – and private – place. Kerivoula hardwickii roosts inside tropical pitcher plants.