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    This document discusses chireptonophily, which is the pollination of plants by bats. Plants pollinated by bats are nocturnal and have large, pale or white, fragrant flowers that produce abundant nectar. These flowers have adapted to attract bats by being active at night, having strong scents and rewards, while bats have adapted with keen smell, long tongues and the ability to echolocate to locate flowers for their nectar and pollen. Over 300 fruit species depend on bats for pollination.

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    A Scientific Background on Bat Pollination

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    Chireptonophily

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    This document discusses chireptonophily, which is the pollination of plants by bats. Plants pollinated by bats are nocturnal and have large, pale or white, fragrant flowers that produce abundant nectar. These flowers have adapted to attract bats by being active at night, having strong scents and rewards, while bats have adapted with keen smell, long tongues and the ability to echolocate to locate flowers for their nectar and pollen. Over 300 fruit species depend on bats for pollination.

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    This document discusses chireptonophily, which is the pollination of plants by bats. Plants pollinated by bats are nocturnal and have large, pale or white, fragrant flowers that produce abundant nectar. These flowers have adapted to attract bats by being active at night, having strong scents and rewards, while bats have adapted with keen smell, long tongues and the ability to echolocate to locate flowers for their nectar and pollen. Over 300 fruit species depend on bats for pollination.

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    CHIREPTONOPHILY

    BY: GROUP 1

    WHAT IS
    CHIREPTONOPHILY?
    CHIREPTONOPHILY IS THE POLLINATION OF PLANTS BY
    BATS.
    PLANTS POLLINATED BY BATS ARE NOCTURNAL.
    This means that they are more active
    at night.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF
    CHIREPTONOPHILOUS
    FLOWERS

    THEY ARE LARGE IN SIZE, RANGING FROM 1 TO 3.5 INCHES.


    THEY ARE PALE OR WHITE IN COLOR, VERY FRAGRANT (FERMENTING OR
    FRUIT-LIKE ODOR).
    ARE EQUIPPED WITH A COPIOUS DILUTE NECTAR.
    Meaning the nectar is always in
    abundant supply to satisfy the bats
    large appetite.

    Trivia:
    Over 300 species of fruit depend on bats.
    These include mangoes, bananas, and guavas.

    ADAPTATIONS OF FLOWERPOLLINATING BATS


    NECTIVOROUS BATS HAVE A KEEN SENSE OF SMELL WHICH
    HELPS THEM LOCATE FLOWERS.
    THEY HAVE LONG MUZZLES, LESS TEETH, LONG BRISTLY
    TONGUES, AND THE ABILITY TO HOVER.
    THEY ALSO USE ECHOLOCATION (USING SOUND TO LOCATE
    OBJECTS) TO LOOK FOR FLOWERS.

    HOW DID BATS EVOLVE TO


    POLLINATE FLOWERS?
    BATS MAY HAVE DEVELOPED THEIR FLOWERPOLLINATING ABILITIES IN THEIR SEARCH FOR
    FOOD.
    BATS EAT INSECTS, WHICH EAT FLOWERS.
    LIKE BIRDS, THEY MIGHT HAVE DISCOVERED THE
    NECTAR SUPPLY WITHIN THE FLOWER BY
    FOLLOWING INSECTS.

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