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Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Bat study reveals how the brain is wired for collective behavior      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers used wireless neural recording and imaging devices to 'listen in' on the hippocampal bra...

Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals Ecology: Extinction Offbeat: General Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Researchers listen to the hearts of bats in flight      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Unique recordings show that bats can ramp up heart rate from 6 to 900 b.p.m within minutes. ...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Evolutionary Biology: General Ecology: Animals
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Fruit, nectar, bugs and blood: How bat teeth and jaws evolved for a diverse dinnertime      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Noctilionoid bat species evolved wildly different faces as they adapted to exploit diverse food sour ...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Evolutionary Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals
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Evolutionary chance made this bat a specialist hunter      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

It is generally believed that, for millions of years, bats and the insects they hunt at night have a ...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals
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Migratory bats can detect Earth's magnetic field      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Pipistrelle bats have a magnetic compass and calibrate it at sunset, according to a new study. An in ...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Microbiology Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals Geoscience: Geography
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Vampire bats make northward flight seeking stable climates      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new article predicts that vampire bats -- currently only found in Mexico and Central and South Ame ...