Bat wing development
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bat-wing-development-225-3085405
title:
Bat wing development
text:
The order Chiroptera, comprising all bats, has evolved the unique mammalian adaptation of flight. Bat wings are modified tetrapod forelimbs. Because bats are mammals, the skeletal structures in their wings are morphologically homologous to the skeletal components found in other tetrapod forelimbs. Through adaptive evolution these structures in bats have undergone many morphological changes, such as webbed digits, elongation of the forelimb, and reduction in bone thickness. Recently, there have b
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_wing_development
date created:
2010-04-06T06:51:23Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T17:26:49Z
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