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Bats pollinate and disperse seeds of a rainforest plant
Few plants are pollinated and dispersed by the same animal type. Sazima et al. (pp. 725-730) examine the relationships between such a plant and various species of bat in the rain-forest of Brazil. Dyssochroma viridiflorum (Solanaceae) is shown to depend entirely on leaf-nosed bats for its reproduction and attracts both flower-bats and fruit-bats to pollinate its flowers and distribute its seeds.
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