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Multifactorial processes underlie parallel opsin loss in neotropical bats
(eLife Sciences Publications Ltd, 2018-12-18)
The loss of previously adaptive traits is typically linked to relaxation in selection, yet the molecular steps leading to such repeated losses are rarely known. Molecular studies of loss have tended to focus on gene sequences ...
Dietary Diversification and Specialisation in New World Bats Facilitated by Early Molecular Evolution.
(Oxford University Press, 2021-02-15)
Dietary adaptation is a major feature of phenotypic and ecological diversification, yet the genetic basis of dietary shifts is poorly understood. Among mammals, Neotropical leaf-nosed bats (family Phyllostomidae) show ...
Nectar-feeding bats and birds show parallel molecular adaptations in sugar metabolism enzymes.
(Elsevier, 2021-08-27)
In most vertebrates, the demand for glucose as the primary substrate for cellular respiration is met by the breakdown of complex carbohydrates, or energy is obtained by protein and lipid catabolism. In contrast, a few bat ...
Dietary Diversification and Specialization in Neotropical Bats Facilitated by Early Molecular Evolution.
(Oxford University Press, 2021-08-23)
Dietary adaptation is a major feature of phenotypic and ecological diversification, yet the genetic basis of dietary shifts is poorly understood. Among mammals, Neotropical leaf-nosed bats (family Phyllostomidae) show ...