Asymmetry compensation in a small vampire bat population in a cave: a case study in Brazil
Normally, the wings are assumed to be symmetrical, since radical departure from symmetry is known to hinder flight. The objective of the present paper was to investigate the symmetry of the wing structure in a population of common vampire bats, Desmodus rotundus. The bones of both wings were measure...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2015-05-01
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Series: | Subterranean Biology |
Online Access: | http://subtbiol.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=4807 |