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The genome sizes of megabats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) are remarkably constrained

It has long been recognized that bats and birds contain less DNA in their genomes than their non-flying relatives. It has been suggested that this relates to the high metabolic demands of powered flight, a notion that is supported by the fact that pterosaurs also appear to have exhibited small genom...

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Main Authors: Smith, Jillian D.L., Gregory, T. Ryan
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: The Royal Society 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2679926/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19324635
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2009.0016
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