Unsung Pollinators of the U.S.
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References for Pollena's pages
(1) Awkward Botany. (2016). Bats As Pollinators – An Introduction to Chiropterophily Awkward Botany.
https://awkwardbotany.com/tag/nectarivorous-bats/
(2) Ammerman, L. K., McDonough, M., Hristov, N. I., & Kunz, T. H. (2009). Census of the endangered Mexican long-nosed bat Leptonycteris nivalis in Texas, USA, using thermal imaging. Endangered Species Research, 8(1–2), 87–92. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00169
(3) Bat Conservation International. (n.d.). Species Spotlight - Mexican Long-nosed Bat. Bat Conservation International. https://www.batcon.org/article/species-spotlight-mexican-long-nosed-bat/
(4) Texas Parks & Wildlife. (n.d.). Mexican Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris nivalis). Texas Parks & Wildlife. https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/mexlongnose/
(5) Texas Parks & Wildlife. (n.d.). Bat-Watching Sites of Texas. Texas Parks & Wildlife. https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/bats/bat-watching-sites/
(6) Ulaby, N. (2017). Bats And Tequila: A Once Boo-tiful Relationship Cursed By Growing Demands. NPR. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/10/29/560292442/bats-and-tequila-a-once-boo-tiful-relationship-cursed-by-growing-demands
(7) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (n.d.). Flowers for Bats Campaign. USFWS. https://fws.usanpn.org/Campaigns/flowersforbats
Created Content
Springfield, E. (2021). Pollena's Home. https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/edit?mid=1xBIiQVa2oRrJtR1Gv29dZ9eYy99Glo-w&ll=26.12433370144796%2C-102.545828&z=5
Ammerman, L. K., McDonough, M., Hristov, N. I., & Kunz, T. H. (2009). Census of the endangered Mexican long-nosed bat Leptonycteris nivalis in Texas, USA, using thermal imaging. Endangered Species Research, 8(1–2), 87–92. https://doi.org/10.3354/esr00169
Texas Parks & Wildlife. (n.d.). Mexican Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris nivalis). Texas Parks & Wildlife. https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/mexlongnose/
Springfield, E. (2021). Pollinator Action News with Pollena. https://anchor.fm/emily-springfield/episodes/Pollinator-Action-News-evjdb6/a-a57pjj
Bat Conservation International. (n.d.). Species Spotlight - Mexican Long-nosed Bat. Bat Conservation International. https://www.batcon.org/article/species-spotlight-mexican-long-nosed-bat/
Texas Parks & Wildlife. (n.d.). Mexican Long-nosed Bat (Leptonycteris nivalis). Texas Parks & Wildlife. https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/mexlongnose/
Texas Parks & Wildlife. (n.d.). Bat-Watching Sites of Texas. Texas Parks & Wildlife. https://tpwd.texas.gov/huntwild/wild/species/bats/bat-watching-sites/
Ulaby, N. (2017). Bats And Tequila: A Once Boo-tiful Relationship Cursed By Growing Demands. NPR. https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/10/29/560292442/bats-and-tequila-a-once-boo-tiful-relationship-cursed-by-growing-demands
Images
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Pollinator artwork copyright Beth Reuter
Videos
Smithsonian Channel. (2017, January 7). The Strange Link Between Bats and Tequila. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KYOHNgEVAQ
NMSUNews. (2017, July 26). Endangered Mexican long-nosed bats pollinate agave. Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9J2wbBYkpA