Affiliation:
1. School of Physical Therapy, Slippery Rock University Slippery Rock Pennsylvania USA
2. Department of Biology University of Washington Seattle Washington USA
3. Department of Physiology and Pathology Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine Las Cruces New Mexico USA
Abstract
AbstractThis special issue of The Anatomical Record is inspired by and dedicated to Professor Kunwar P. Bhatnagar, whose lifelong interests in biology, and long career studying bats, inspired many and advanced our knowledge of the world's only flying mammals. The 15 articles included here represent a broad range of investigators, treading topics familiar to Prof. Bhatnagar, who was interested in seemingly every aspect of bat biology. Key topics include broad themes of bat development, sensory systems, and specializations related to flight and diet. These articles paint a complex picture of the fascinating adaptations of bats, such as rapid fore limb development, ear morphologies relating to echolocation, and other enhanced senses that allow bats to exploit niches in virtually every part of the world. In this introduction, we integrate and contextualize these articles within the broader story of bat ecomorphology, providing an overview of each of the key themes noted above. This special issue will serve as a springboard for future studies both in bat biology and in the broader world of mammalian comparative anatomy and ecomorphology.
Subject
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics,Histology,Biotechnology,Anatomy
Reference102 articles.
1. On a revision of the ethmoid bone in the Mammalia, with special reference to the description of this bone and of the sense of smelling in the Cheiroptera;Allen H.;Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College,1882
2. Bats
3. The evolution of flight in bats: a novel hypothesis
4. Signatures of echolocation and dietary ecology in the adaptive evolution of skull shape in bats
5. Sensory adaptations reshaped intrinsic factors underlying morphological diversification in bats
Cited by
1 articles.
订阅此论文施引文献
订阅此论文施引文献,注册后可以免费订阅5篇论文的施引文献,订阅后可以查看论文全部施引文献