Prenatal allometric trajectories and the developmental basis of postcranial phenotypic diversity in bats (Chiroptera)

Journal of Experimental Zoology. Part B, Molecular and Developmental Evolution
Camilo López-AguirreLaura A B Wilson

Abstract

Most morphological and physiological adaptations associated with bat flight are concentrated in the postcranium, reflecting strong functional demands for flight performance. Despite an association between locomotory diversity and trophic differentiation, postcranial morphological diversity in bats remains largely unexplored. Evolutionary developmental biology is a novel approach providing a link between the analysis of genotypic and phenotypic variation resulting from selective pressures. To quantify the morphological diversity of the postcranium in bats and to explore its developmental basis, we reconstructed the postcranial allometric trajectories of nine bat species from different prenatal developmental series, representing five families and both suborders. We tested for allometric growth in Chiroptera and also quantified levels of allometric disparity and inter-trajectory distances. Using a phylogenetic scaffold, we assessed whether ontogenetic differences reflect evolutionary relationships. We found significant allometric growth trajectories in almost all species. Interspecific trajectory distances showed lower variance within Yinpterochiroptera than within Yangochiroptera and between suborders. Each suborder occupied nono...Continue Reading

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Dec 30, 2020·Journal of Anatomy·Camilo López-AguirreLaura A B Wilson
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