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Observation

by PCDL Admin — last modified October 19, 2006 02:23

Animal:

Bombus sonorus (bumble bee)

Plant:

Agave palmeri (Palmer's agave)

FloweringPeriodObserved:

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Interaction Types:
pollinate

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Entry Date:
2/14/2006

Recorder Name:
SW

Annotation:
This study examines the synchronization of an agave's flowering period and the migration of the lesser long-nosed bat in the Peloncillos Mountains, New Mexico. While Palmer's agave exhibits bat-adapted traits such as nocturnal anther dihiscence, nectar p

Notes:

Contacts:
Ted Fleming