Research progress in the diversity and evolution of bat pollination systems

doi:10.16829/j.slxb.150960

Abstract

Abstract: Bats, as proficient night-flying mammals, are effective pollinators for flowering plants in diverse lineages in tropical regions. The interactions between frugivorous/nectarivorous bats and their foraging flowers provide a valuable system for studying interspecific interactions, adaptation, and diversification. In this review, we firstly summarize the diversity of bat pollination systems, and then construct the evolutionary relationship between bats and bat-pollinated plants. To outline the adaptive characteristics of the chiropterophilous pollination system, five aspects are discussed: bat vision and flower color, olfactory and flower fragrance, echolocation and flower shape, body and flower mechanical fit (morphological match), nutritional requirements and floral rewards. Perspectives of ecology and evolution in bats and some issues worthy of further exploration are proposed.

Key words: Bat-pollinated plant, Bat pollinator, Pollination syndrome, Adaptive traits, Interspecific interactions

摘要： 蝙蝠是一类善于飞行的夜行性哺乳动物。植食性蝙蝠与其传粉植物之间的相互作用，为人们认识种间互作、适应与分化提供了独特的研究系统。本文整合了蝙蝠传粉系统多样性，以及传粉蝙蝠与蝙蝠媒植物互作的演化关系。从视觉-花色、嗅觉-气味、回声定位-花形、身体结构-花部结构以及营养需求-报酬5个角度展开讨论，概述了传粉蝙蝠与植物之间存在的适应特征；进一步提出蝙蝠传粉的生态和演化意义，旨在为蝙蝠及与植物互作的深入研究提供参考。

关键词: 蝙蝠媒植物, 传粉蝙蝠, 传粉综合征, 适应特征, 种间互作

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Q958.1

HU Chunlue, TONG Zeyu, JIAO Hengwu, HUANG Shuangquan. Research progress in the diversity and evolution of bat pollination systems[J]. ACTA THERIOLOGICA SINICA, 2025, 45(2): 152-164.

胡纯略, 童泽宇, 焦恒武, 黄双全. 蝙蝠传粉系统的多样性及其演化研究进展[J]. 兽类学报, 2025, 45(2): 152-164.

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