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GUANO-GROWING ORGANISMS [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Speleology
OBS

Spiders may feed on insects ... or on mites living on the bat guano.

OBS

Molds and fungi in a cave are decomposers, growing on guano, dead animals, wood ...

OBS

guano-living organisms; guano-growing organisms: as a collective name, generally used in the plural.

Key term(s)
  • guano-living organism
  • guano-growing organism

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
  • Spéléologie
DEF

Animaux cavernicoles vivant sur le «guano» des grottes, en particulier sur celui des chauves-souris.

OBS

Terme créé par R. Jeannel.

Key term(s)
  • guanobie

Spanish

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