Physical constraints on thermoregulation and flight drive morphological evolution in bats
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2103745119
Abstract: Significance Energetic constraints of flight and thermoregulation have long been thought to explain why most bat species are small and live predominantly in warm latitudes. We use physical models to investigate how body size, wing… read more here.
Keywords: evolution bats; physical constraints; constraints thermoregulation; flight ... See more keywords