{"id":628707,"date":"2024-07-25T14:00:01","date_gmt":"2024-07-25T11:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/bat-evolution-study-supports-gliding-to-flying-hypothesis\/"},"modified":"2024-07-25T14:00:01","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T11:00:01","slug":"bat-evolution-study-supports-gliding-to-flying-hypothesis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/bat-evolution-study-supports-gliding-to-flying-hypothesis\/","title":{"rendered":"#Bat evolution study supports gliding-to-flying hypothesis"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div class=\"article-gallery lightGallery\">\n<div data-thumb=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/tmb\/2024\/university-of-washingt.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/scx2.b-cdn.net\/gfx\/news\/hires\/2024\/university-of-washingt.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Bats are the only mammals capable of powered flight and have correspondingly specialized body plans, particularly in their limb morphology. Credit: Zden\u011bk Mach\u00e1\u010dek\">\n<figure class=\"article-img\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/scx1.b-cdn.net\/csz\/news\/800a\/2024\/university-of-washingt.jpg\" alt=\"University of Washington researchers take flight with new insights on bat evolution\" title=\"Bats are the only mammals capable of powered flight and have correspondingly specialized body plans, particularly in their limb morphology. Credit: Zden\u011bk Mach\u00e1\u010dek\" width=\"800\" height=\"530\"\/><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up text-truncate-js text-truncate mt-3\">\n                Bats are the only mammals capable of powered flight and have correspondingly specialized body plans, particularly in their limb morphology. Credit: Zden\u011bk Mach\u00e1\u010dek<br \/>\n            <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In new research published in <i>PeerJ<\/i>, researchers from the University of Washington, University of Texas at Austin and Oregon Institute of <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Technology<\/a>, led by undergraduate student Abby Burtner, have advanced our understanding of the evolutionary origins of flight in bats.<\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                                                    The study, titled &#8220;Gliding toward an Understanding of the Origin of Flight in Bats,&#8221; employs phylogenetic comparative methods to explore the evolutionary transition from gliding to powered flight in these unique mammals.<\/p>\n<p>Bats are the only mammals capable of powered flight, a feat enabled by their highly specialized limb morphology. However, the evolutionary pathway that led to this capability has remained elusive due to an incomplete fossil record. The team&#8217;s research provides significant insights by testing the hypothesis that bats evolved from gliding ancestors.<\/p>\n<p>The research team analyzed a comprehensive dataset of limb bone measurements that included four extinct bats and 231 extant mammals with various locomotor modes. Their findings reveal that gliders exhibit relatively elongate forelimb and narrower hindlimb bones that are inter<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>te between those of bats and non-gliding arboreal mammals. Evolutionary modeling of these data offers support for the hypothesis that selection may be strong on certain forelimb traits, pulling them from a glider towards a flyer adaptive zone in bats.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"mb-4\" itemscope=\"\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/VideoObject\">\n    <meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Researchers take flight with new insights on bat evolution\"\/><br \/>\n    <meta itemprop=\"url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch\/?v=6rogrh2_HN0\"\/><br \/>\n    <meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Credit: PeerJ\"\/><br \/>\n    <meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-07-24T15:16:41-04:00\"\/><br \/>\n        <meta itemprop=\"embedUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6rogrh2_HN0\"\/><br \/>\n    <meta itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/6rogrh2_HN0\/maxresdefault.jpg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>             <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Gliding toward an understanding of the origin of flight in bats\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6rogrh2_HN0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><figcaption class=\"text-darken text-low-up mt-4\" itemprop=\"caption\">Credit: PeerJ<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;We propose an adaptive landscape of limb bone traits across locomotor modes based on the results from our modeling analyses,&#8221; said Dr. Santana. &#8220;Our results, combined with previous research on bat wing development and aerodynamics, support a hypothetical evolutionary pathway wherein a glider-like forelimb morphology preceded the evolution of specialized bat wings.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This study not only supports the gliding-to-flying hypothesis but also challenges the traditional view of bat and glider limb evolution. The researchers emphasize the need for future studies to test the biomechanical implications of these bone morphologies and to consider the complex genetic and ecological factors that influenced the evolution of bat-powered flight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our findings contribute to the hypothesis that bats evolved from gliding ancestors and lay a morphological foundation in our understanding of bat flight,&#8221; Dr. Law added. &#8220;However, we stress that additional fossils are necessary to truly unravel the mysteries of this remarkable evolutionary transition.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-main__more p-4\">\n                                                                                        <strong>More information:<\/strong><br \/>\n                                                Gliding toward an understanding of the origin of flight in bats, <i>PeerJ<\/i> (2024). <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-doi=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/dx.doi.org\/10.7717\/peerj.17824\">DOI: 10.7717\/peerj.17824<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"mt-3\">\n<p>                                                    <strong>Journal information:<\/strong><br \/>\n                                                                                                            <cite>PeerJ<\/cite><br \/>\n                                                        <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"icon_open\" href=\"https:\/\/peerj.com\/\"><br \/>\n                                                            <svg>\n                                                                <use href=\"https:\/\/phys.b-cdn.net\/tmpl\/v6\/img\/svg\/sprite.svg#icon_open\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\"\/>\n                                                            <\/svg><br \/>\n                                                        <\/a> <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                                        <!-- print only --><\/p>\n<div class=\"d-none d-print-block\">\n<p>                                                <strong>Citation<\/strong>:<br \/>\n                                                Bat evolution study supports gliding-to-flying hypothesis (2024, July 25)<br \/>\n                                                retrieved 25 July 2024<br \/>\n                                                from https:\/\/phys.org\/<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a>\/2024-07-evolution-gliding-flying-hypothesis.html<\/p>\n<p>                                             This document is subject to copyright. 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