Bat teeth illuminate the diversification of mammalian tooth classes

Abstract Tooth classes are an innovation that has contributed to the evolutionary success of mammals. However, our understanding of the mechanisms by which tooth classes diversified remain limited. We use the evolutionary radiation of noctilionoid bats to show how the tooth developmental program evo...

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Main Authors: Alexa Sadier, Neal Anthwal, Andrew L. Krause, Renaud Dessalles, Michael Lake, Laurent A. Bentolila, Robert Haase, Natalie A. Nieves, Sharlene E. Santana, Karen E. Sears
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-08-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-40158-4