Making a bat: The developmental basis of bat evolution
Abstract Bats are incredibly diverse, both morphologically and taxonomically. Bats are the only mammalian group to have achieved powered flight, an adaptation that is hypothesized to have allowed them to colonize various and diverse ecological niches. However, the lack of fossils capturing the trans...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Sociedade Brasileira de Genética
2021-02-01
|
| Series: | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572020000300401&tlng=en |
| _version_ | 1818978700621774848 |
|---|---|
| author | Alexa Sadier Daniel J. Urban Neal Anthwal Aidan O. Howenstine Ishani Sinha Karen E. Sears |
| author_facet | Alexa Sadier Daniel J. Urban Neal Anthwal Aidan O. Howenstine Ishani Sinha Karen E. Sears |
| author_sort | Alexa Sadier |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Abstract Bats are incredibly diverse, both morphologically and taxonomically. Bats are the only mammalian group to have achieved powered flight, an adaptation that is hypothesized to have allowed them to colonize various and diverse ecological niches. However, the lack of fossils capturing the transition from terrestrial mammal to volant chiropteran has obscured much of our understanding of bat evolution. Over the last 20 years, the emergence of evo-devo in non-model species has started to fill this gap by uncovering some developmental mechanisms at the origin of bat diversification. In this review, we highlight key aspects of studies that have used bats as a model for morphological adaptations, diversification during adaptive radiations, and morphological novelty. To do so, we review current and ongoing studies on bat evolution. We first investigate morphological specialization by reviewing current knowledge about wing and face evolution. Then, we explore the mechanisms behind adaptive diversification in various ecological contexts using vision and dentition. Finally, we highlight the emerging work into morphological novelties using bat wing membranes. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-20T16:47:48Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-ee410eec53b94700891b4ca29268e8ef |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1678-4685 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-20T16:47:48Z |
| publishDate | 2021-02-01 |
| publisher | Sociedade Brasileira de Genética |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Genetics and Molecular Biology |
| spelling | doaj.art-ee410eec53b94700891b4ca29268e8ef2022-12-21T19:32:53ZengSociedade Brasileira de GenéticaGenetics and Molecular Biology1678-46852021-02-01431 suppl 210.1590/1678-4685-gmb-2019-0146Making a bat: The developmental basis of bat evolutionAlexa SadierDaniel J. UrbanNeal AnthwalAidan O. HowenstineIshani SinhaKaren E. Searshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-9744-9602Abstract Bats are incredibly diverse, both morphologically and taxonomically. Bats are the only mammalian group to have achieved powered flight, an adaptation that is hypothesized to have allowed them to colonize various and diverse ecological niches. However, the lack of fossils capturing the transition from terrestrial mammal to volant chiropteran has obscured much of our understanding of bat evolution. Over the last 20 years, the emergence of evo-devo in non-model species has started to fill this gap by uncovering some developmental mechanisms at the origin of bat diversification. In this review, we highlight key aspects of studies that have used bats as a model for morphological adaptations, diversification during adaptive radiations, and morphological novelty. To do so, we review current and ongoing studies on bat evolution. We first investigate morphological specialization by reviewing current knowledge about wing and face evolution. Then, we explore the mechanisms behind adaptive diversification in various ecological contexts using vision and dentition. Finally, we highlight the emerging work into morphological novelties using bat wing membranes.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572020000300401&tlng=enChiropterawingcraniofacialsensory adaptationsteeth |
| spellingShingle | Alexa Sadier Daniel J. Urban Neal Anthwal Aidan O. Howenstine Ishani Sinha Karen E. Sears Making a bat: The developmental basis of bat evolution Genetics and Molecular Biology Chiroptera wing craniofacial sensory adaptations teeth |
| title | Making a bat: The developmental basis of bat evolution |
| title_full | Making a bat: The developmental basis of bat evolution |
| title_fullStr | Making a bat: The developmental basis of bat evolution |
| title_full_unstemmed | Making a bat: The developmental basis of bat evolution |
| title_short | Making a bat: The developmental basis of bat evolution |
| title_sort | making a bat the developmental basis of bat evolution |
| topic | Chiroptera wing craniofacial sensory adaptations teeth |
| url | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1415-47572020000300401&tlng=en |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT alexasadier makingabatthedevelopmentalbasisofbatevolution AT danieljurban makingabatthedevelopmentalbasisofbatevolution AT nealanthwal makingabatthedevelopmentalbasisofbatevolution AT aidanohowenstine makingabatthedevelopmentalbasisofbatevolution AT ishanisinha makingabatthedevelopmentalbasisofbatevolution AT karenesears makingabatthedevelopmentalbasisofbatevolution |