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Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of zoological systematics and evolutionary research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.769
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1439-0469
pISSN - 0947-5745
DOI - 10.1111/jzs.12416
Subject(s) - systematics , biology , cover (algebra) , citation , subfamily , evolutionary biology , genealogy , zoology , humanities , ecology , library science , taxonomy (biology) , computer science , art , history , mechanical engineering , engineering , biochemistry , gene
Cover: Yellow carotenoid‐based skin coloration in Stenodermatinae bats is associated with communal roosting in tents built with plant leaves. In a comparative study of 71 species within Stenodermatinae, Galván et al. show an evolutionary correlation between yellow skin coloration and tent‐roosting. As gregariousness in roosts and rich light conditions offered by plant tents may create opportunities to use visual signals that facilitate communication, these factors may have driven the evolution of yellow skin coloration in this subfamily of Neotropical bats. These results suggest that visual communication may have a more relevant role in the life histories of nocturnal bats than previously assumed. Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research, Volume 58, Issue 1, February 2020, Pages 519–527, Ismael Galván, Juan C. Vargas‐Mena and Bernal Rodríguez‐Herrera DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12329 Copyright of picture: © Galván 2017.