Evidence for repeated independent evolution of migration in the largest family of bats.

How migration evolved represents one of the most poignant questions in evolutionary biology. While studies on the evolution of migration in birds are well represented in the literature, migration in bats has received relatively little attention. Yet, more than 30 species of bats are known to migrate...

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Main Authors: Isabelle-Anne Bisson, Kamran Safi, Richard A Holland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-10-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2759287?pdf=render