Auditory opportunity and visual constraint enabled the evolution of echolocation in bats

Substantial evidence now supports the hypothesis that the common ancestor of bats was nocturnal and capable of both powered flight and laryngeal echolocation. This scenario entails a parallel sensory and biomechanical transition from a nonvolant, vision-reliant mammal to one capable of sonar and fli...

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Autores principales: Thiagavel, Jeneni, Cechetto, Clément, Santana, Sharlene E., Jakobsen, Lasse, Warrant, Eric J., Ratcliffe, John M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5758785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29311648
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02532-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5758785/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29311648
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-02532-x

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