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A '''leaf nose''' is an often large, lance-shaped nose, found in bats of the [[Phyllostomidae]] and [[Rhinolophidae]] |
A '''leaf nose''' is an often large, lance-shaped nose, found in bats of the [[Phyllostomidae]], [[Hipposideridae]], and [[Rhinolophidae]] families. Because these bats [[Animal echolocation|echolocate]] nasally, this "nose-leaf" is thought to serve some role in modifying and directing the echolocation call. Similar nose-leaves are found in some other groups of bats, most notably the [[Hipposiderinae|Old World leaf-nosed bats]].<ref name=EoM>{{cite book |editor=Macdonald, D.|year=1984 |title= The Encyclopedia of Mammals|publisher= Facts on File|location=New York|pages= 805|isbn= 0-87196-871-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Wetterer |first=Andrea L. |year=2000 |title=Phylogeny of Phyllostomid Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera): Data from Diverse Morphological Systems, Sex Chromosomes, and Restriction Sites |journal=Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History |volume=248 |issue=1 |pages=1–200 |doi=10.1206/0003-0090(2000)248<0001:POPBMC>2.0.CO;2 |display-authors=etal}}</ref> |
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The shape of the noseleaf can be an important for identifying and classifying bats.<ref name ="adw">{{cite web | url = http://animaldiversity.org/collections/mammal_anatomy/noseleaves/ | title = Noseleaves | authors = Myers, Espinosa, Parr, Jones, Hammond, Dewey | date = 2016 | website = animaldiversity.org | publisher = The Animal Diversity Web | access-date = 2 May 2016}}</ref> |
The shape of the noseleaf can be an important for identifying and classifying bats.<ref name ="adw">{{cite web | url = http://animaldiversity.org/collections/mammal_anatomy/noseleaves/ | title = Noseleaves | authors = Myers, Espinosa, Parr, Jones, Hammond, Dewey | date = 2016 | website = animaldiversity.org | publisher = The Animal Diversity Web | access-date = 2 May 2016}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 04:41, 21 October 2017
A leaf nose is an often large, lance-shaped nose, found in bats of the Phyllostomidae, Hipposideridae, and Rhinolophidae families. Because these bats echolocate nasally, this "nose-leaf" is thought to serve some role in modifying and directing the echolocation call. Similar nose-leaves are found in some other groups of bats, most notably the Old World leaf-nosed bats.[1][2]
The shape of the noseleaf can be an important for identifying and classifying bats.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Macdonald, D., ed. (1984). The Encyclopedia of Mammals. New York: Facts on File. p. 805. ISBN 0-87196-871-1.
- ^ Wetterer, Andrea L.; et al. (2000). "Phylogeny of Phyllostomid Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera): Data from Diverse Morphological Systems, Sex Chromosomes, and Restriction Sites". Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 248 (1): 1–200. doi:10.1206/0003-0090(2000)248<0001:POPBMC>2.0.CO;2.
- ^ "Noseleaves". animaldiversity.org. The Animal Diversity Web. 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2016.
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