Evolutionary History of Bats: Fossils, Molecules and MorphologyGregg F. Gunnell, Nancy B. Simmons Cambridge University Press, 29.03.2012 - 560 Seiten Advances in morphological and molecular methods continue to uncover new information on the origin and evolution of bats. Presenting some of the most remarkable discoveries and research involving living and fossil bats, this book explores their evolutionary history from a range of perspectives. Phylogenetic studies based on both molecular and morphological data have established a framework of evolutionary relationships that provides a context for understanding many aspects of bat biology and diversification. In addition to detailed studies of the relationships and diversification of bats, the topics covered include the mechanisms and evolution of powered flight, evolution and enhancement of echolocation, feeding ecology, population genetic structure, ontogeny and growth of facial form, functional morphology and evolution of body size. The book also examines the fossil history of bats from their beginnings over 50 million years ago to their diversification into one of the most globally wide-spread orders of mammals living today. |
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the evolution of echolocation in bats | 1 |
2 Systematics and paleobiogeography of early bats | 23 |
3 Shoulder joint and inner ear of Tachypteron franzeni an emballonurid bat from the Middle Eocene of Messel | 67 |
the fossil record | 105 |
Chiroptera from the Oligocene of subtropical North America | 162 |
new data and unresolved relationships | 210 |
7 African Vespertilionoidea Chiroptera and the antiquity of Myotinae | 252 |
8 Evolutionary and ecological correlates of population genetic structure in bats | 267 |
10 Toward an integrative theory on the origin of bat flight | 353 |
a phylogenetic perspective | 385 |
12 Why tribosphenic? On variation and constraint in developmental dynamics of chiropteran molars | 410 |
13 Necromantodonty the primitive condition of lower molars among bats | 456 |
14 Echolocation evodevo and the evolution of bat crania | 470 |
phylogenetic patterns and functional relationships | 500 |
16 Early evolution of body size in bats | 530 |
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adichaster aerodynamic AMNH Archaeonycteris bat flight bats Biology body mass bone Chiroptera cingulum clade cranial crest cusp Czaplewski dental dentary dentition developmental distal Early Eocene Early Oligocene echolocation Ecology Emballonuridae emballonurids enamel entoconid Eocene Eocene bats evolution evolutionary extant bats families fauna Figure Florida fossil record functional gene genera genetic structure genus Gunnell Habersetzer Hassianycteris holotype humerus hypocone hypoconulid Icaronycteris insectivorous Journal of Mammalogy labial Late Eocene lineages lingual lower molars Maitre mammalian mammals Megadermatidae megadermatids mesostyle Messel Middle Eocene Miocene molecular Molossidae Morgan Mormoopidae morphology Museum of Natural Myotis Natalidae Necromantis Neotropical Noctilionidae noctilionoids Norberg North America nyctalodont occlusal view Oligocene Onychonycteris Palaeochiropteryx Paleogene Paleontology patterns Phyllostomidae phylogenetic phylogeny Pliocene posterior premolars protocone Pteropodidae Quercy relatively Revilliod Rhinolophidae Sigé skull South specimens Swartz Tachypteron franzeni talonid Taphozous taxa Teeling Tertiary Thyropteridae tooth tribosphenic University Press upper molars USNM variation vertebral fusion Vespertilionidae wing loading