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Seed and Pollen Dispersal by Small Pteropodid Bats in Lowland Forests of Terengganu, 87
Peninsular Malaysia 85
Seed and Pollen Dispersal by Small Pteropodid Bats in Lowland Forests of Terengganu,
Peninsular Malaysia

Figure 4. Number (in %) of individuals with pollen load on their bodies for
Number (in %)
each bat species. Balionycteris seimundi = 5 individuals, Cynopterus brachyotis
= 34 individuals, C. horsfieldii = 12 individuals, Macroglossus sobrinus = 4
individuals, Megaerops ecaudatus = 4 individuals, Penthetor lucasi = 5
individuals.

Table 3. Pollen species recorded for each pteropodid bats caught at the lowland
rainforests of Terengganu. + and – represent present and absent respectively.

Pollen Type
Bat species Sonnerati Ceiba Pollen Type
spp. pentandra A B C D
Balionycteris seimundi + + - + - -
(n=4)
Cynopterus brachyotis + + + + + -
(n=12)
Cynopterus horsfieldii + - + + - +
(n=7)
Macroglossus sobrinus + - + + - -
(n=4)
Megaerops ecaudatus + + - + - -
(n=3)
Penthetor lucasi + + - + - -
(n=4)