Dietary Diversification and Specialization in Neotropical Bats Facilitated by Early Molecular Evolution

Abstract 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 unmatched diversity in diet; from a putative insectivorous ancestor, phyl...

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Published in:	Molecular biology and evolution Vol. 38; no. 9; pp. 3864 - 3883
Main Authors:	Potter, Joshua H T, Davies, Kalina T J, Yohe, Laurel R, Sanchez, Miluska K R, Rengifo, Edgardo M, Struebig, Monika, Warren, Kim, Tsagkogeorga, Georgia, Lim, Burton K, dos Reis, Mario, Dávalos, Liliana M, Rossiter, Stephen J
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Oxford University Press 01-09-2021
Subjects:	Adaptation, Biological - genetics Amino acids Animals Bats Carbohydrate Metabolism - genetics Chiroptera - genetics Chiroptera - metabolism Diet Evolution, Molecular Evolutionary biology Feeding Behavior Genetic aspects Selection, Genetic dietary evolution positive selection branch-site model molecular adaptation
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