Prevalence of mineralized elements in the rostra of bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera)
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DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyy134
Abstract: The fleshy, movable tip of the snout of most mammals is supported by cartilaginous elements that provide leverage for muscles that control movement of the nose. Mineralization or ossification of the external nasal cartilages within… read more here.
Keywords: mineralized elements; external nasal; nasal cartilages; prevalence mineralized ... See more keywords
Functional correlates of skull shape in Chiroptera: feeding and echolocation adaptations.
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DOI: 10.1111/1749-4877.12564
Abstract: Morphological, functional and behavioural adaptations of bats are among the most diverse within mammals. A strong association between bat skull morphology and feeding behaviour has been suggested previously. However, morphological variation related to other drivers… read more here.
Keywords: skull shape; chiroptera; echolocation; feeding echolocation ... See more keywords
Detection of pathogenic Leptospira species associated with phyllostomid bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from Veracruz, Mexico
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DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12802
Abstract: The genus Leptospira encompass 22 species of spirochaetes, with ten pathogenic species that have been recorded in more than 160 mammals worldwide. In the last two decades, the numbers of records of these agents associated… read more here.
Keywords: veracruz mexico; detection pathogenic; leptospira; pathogenic leptospira ... See more keywords
Demodecid mites (Acariformes, Demodecidae) in brown longeared bat Plecotus auritus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) – second record in the world and systematic status of Demodex chiropteralis Hirst, 1921
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DOI: 10.17420/ap6402.141
Abstract: As many as 26 species of parasitic mites of the Demodecidae family have thus far been described in the Chiroptera, of which only three have been found in bats from Europe. The first of the… read more here.
Keywords: hirst 1921; demodecid mites; demodex chiropteralis; chiropteralis hirst ... See more keywords