Evolution; international journal of organic evolutionChiropteraAnimalsFeeding BehaviorBiological EvolutionGenetic Speciation
Digest: American bats that predominantly feed on plants are more diverse than their generalist relatives.
Hernani F M Oliveira, Geraldo B Freire-Jr, Nícholas F Camargo, Daiana C Silva, Sarah S Machado, Joaquim M Silva, Fabrícius M C B Domingos
Published: 202610.1093/evolut/qpaf227
Abstract
Omnivory has been hypothesized to be a macroevolutionary sink. A new study by Ochoa-Sanz et al. (2025) tests this hypothesis in Phyllostomidae, a highly ecologically and species-diverse bat family comprising species with different feeding habits, inc…
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