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Evolution of nectarivory in phyllostomid bats (Phyllostomidae Gray, 1825, Chiroptera: Mammalia)

BACKGROUND: Bats of the family Phyllostomidae show a unique diversity in feeding specializations. This taxon includes species that are highly specialized on insects, blood, small vertebrates, fruits or nectar, and pollen. Feeding specialization is accompanied by morphological, physiological and beha...

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Autores principales: Datzmann, Thomas, von Helversen, Otto, Mayer, Frieder
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2901259/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20525339
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2148-10-165