Monk saki eating fruit (Anthurium)

Saki monkeys aren't just seed predators, they help disperse seeds too! This challenges (again) the classic predator vs. mutualist view of plant-animal interactions.
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Hsunycteris thomasi pollinating Marcgravia longifolia

Nectar-feeding bats are key pollinators for a wide range of tropical plants 🦇🌺

I’ll be presenting our findings on the pollination of Marcgravia longifolia at #ECTE2026 tomorrow (Thursday Feb 26) in the camera trap session.

Foto: Marco Tschapka
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Gene Flow and Vertical Stratification of Pollination in the Bat‐Pollinated Liana Marcgravia longifolia This study investigates pollen dispersal, vertical stratification of gene flow, and spatial genetic structure in the bat-pollinated liana Marcgravia longifolia in a western Amazonian forest. Flowers ...

From the forest floor to the canopy, bats keep rainforest vines genetically connected through pollination 🦇 Check out our new paper published in @ecol-evol.bsky.social. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/... @katrinheer.bsky.social

Happy to share our results on vertical stratification of plant-nectarivore interactions during the symposium on "Studying rainforest canopies with camera traps" at #ATBC2025

Congrats to @malikagottstein.bsky.social !! She just won the price for the best talk at #ECTE2025