Piscivorous bats and their specialization in morphology and behavior

Abstract

Abstract: The rare piscivorous bats were introduced in this paper. Some references have been reviewed about these species and the distribution, the morphological characteristics, echolocation calls and foraging behaviors of the fish-catching bats. According to their morphology and echolocation sounds, the fish-eating bats should be originated from some bat species trawling for food on water surface. The differences between morphology and echolocation contributed to the evolution of fishing behavior. But the basal force comes from the feeding niche.

Key words: Marine bacteria, Antibacterial, Cytotoxicity

CLC Number:

Q955

MA Jie, LIANG Bing, ZHANG Shuyi, SHEN Junxian. Piscivorous bats and their specialization in morphology and behavior[J]. cje, 2004, (2): 76-79.

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