Bats form a diverse group of mammals that are highly specialized in active flight and
ultrasound echolocation. These specializations rely on adaptations that reflect on their …

Bats (Chiroptera) are one of the most successful extant mammalian orders, uniquely
capable of powered flight and laryngeal echolocation. The timing and evidence for evolution …

Understanding and predicting the evolutionary responses of complex morphological traits to
selection remains a major challenge in evolutionary biology. Because traits are genetically …

Diet has been linked to the diversification of the bat superfamily Noctilionoidea, a group that
underwent an impressive ecological diversification within Mammalia. For decades, studies …

The evolution of complex dentitions in mammals was a major innovation that facilitated the
expansion into new dietary niches, which imposed selection for tight form–function …

This study investigated the impact of the third dimension in geometric morphometrics (GM)
using sailfin silversides (Telmatherinidae) from the Malili Lakes of Sulawesi (Indonesia). The …

Adaptive radiations are bursts in biodiversity that generate new evolutionary lineages and
phenotypes. However, because they typically occur over millions of years, it is unclear how …

Morphological evolution is often assumed to be causally related to underlying patterns of
ecological trait evolution. However, few studies have directly tested whether evolutionary …

Constraining the timing of morphological innovations within xiphosurid evolution is central
for understanding when and how such a long-lived group exploited vacant ecological niches …

With 14 species recorded, the Miocene La Venta bat fauna is the most diverse bat
paleocommunity in South America. It includes the oldest plant-visiting bat in the New World …