Short-Tailed Bat (IMAGE)

Virginia Tech

Short-Tailed Bat

Caption

A Seba's short-tailed bat (Carollia perspicillata) collecting fruit from a Piper sancti-felicis plant. The Whitehead lab has shown that chemical compounds in Piper fruits can protect the plant against pathogens and animals that attack unripe seeds.

Credit

Susan Whitehead for Virginia Tech

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.