Encephalization, adaptation and evolution of chiroptera: A statistical analysis with further evidence for bat monophyly

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 119-126

  Lapointe, François Joseph ^a   Baron, Georg ^a   Legendre, Pierre ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bat monophyly; Brain evolution; Megabats; Microbats; Phylogeny; Primates

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BAT; BRAIN MATURATION; EVOLUTION; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHIROPTERA; EVOLUTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYLOGENY; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; CHIROPTERA; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES;

EID: 0032870791     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000006617     Document Type: Article

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