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Roosting Ecology and the Evolution of Pelage Markings in Bats

Multiple lineages of bats have evolved striking facial and body pelage makings, including spots, stripes and countershading. Although researchers have hypothesized that these markings mainly evolved for crypsis, this idea has never been tested in a quantitative and comparative context. We present th...

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Autores principales: Santana, Sharlene E., Dial, Thomas O., Eiting, Thomas P., Alfaro, Michael E.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3185059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21991371
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0025845