Evolution of nectarivory in phyllostomid bats (Phyllostomidae Gray, 1825, Chiroptera: Mammalia) |
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| Authors: | Thomas Datzmann Otto von Helversen Frieder Mayer |
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| Institution: | 1.Museum für Naturkunde,Leibniz Institute for Research on Evolution and Biodiversity at the Humboldt University Berlin,Berlin,Germany;2.Department of Zoology, Animal Physiology,University of Erlangen-Nürnberg,Erlangen,Germany;3.Museum of Zoology,Senckenberg Natural History Collections Dresden,Dresden,Germany |
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| Abstract: | Background Bats of the family Phyllostomidae show a unique diversity in feeding specializations. This taxon includes species that are
highly specialized on insects, blood, small vertebrates, fruits or nectar, and pollen. Feeding specialization is accompanied
by morphological, physiological and behavioural adaptations. Several attempts were made to resolve the phylogenetic relationships
within this family in order to reconstruct the evolutionary transitions accompanied by nutritional specialization. Nevertheless,
the evolution of nectarivory remained equivocal. |
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