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Melia dubia Cav.: a new folivory record of Indian flying fox (Pteropus medius Temminck)
Description: P 206-209Subject(s): In: Current ScienceSummary: Interestingly, we thought that some insect pest species infested some trees of Melia dubia. Even ocular observations and laboratory analysis did not reveal any such incidence. Later, we observed some pallets/chewed leaf balls beneath the trees. The night survey revealed Indian flying fox (Pteropus medius Temminck) foraging on M. dubia leaves. The study presents a record of Indian flying fox folivory behaviour on this valuable tree species. We observed 2.56–100% foraging of the total compound leaves of 60 trees in the block plantation. Among 60 trees, 22 were foraged from 20% to 40% and six each from 80–95% to 100%. The foraged leaf percentage in block plantation was 49.78, whereas it was 48.11% in roadside and field boundary trees. Flying fox forage M. dubia leaves in peculiar pattern, and foraging was about 75–80%.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Vol info | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Journal Article | SNDT Juhu | Available | JP667.10 | |||
| Periodicals | SNDT Juhu | P 505/CS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Vol. 128, No. 2 (16/01/2025) | Available | JP667 |
Interestingly, we thought that some insect pest species
infested some trees of Melia dubia. Even ocular observations and laboratory analysis did not reveal any such
incidence. Later, we observed some pallets/chewed leaf
balls beneath the trees. The night survey revealed Indian
flying fox (Pteropus medius Temminck) foraging on M.
dubia leaves. The study presents a record of Indian flying fox folivory behaviour on this valuable tree species.
We observed 2.56–100% foraging of the total compound leaves of 60 trees in the block plantation.
Among 60 trees, 22 were foraged from 20% to 40%
and six each from 80–95% to 100%. The foraged leaf
percentage in block plantation was 49.78, whereas it
was 48.11% in roadside and field boundary trees. Flying fox forage M. dubia leaves in peculiar pattern, and
foraging was about 75–80%.
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