1.
Dev Biol
; 60(1): 238-57, 1977 Oct 01.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-409636
2.
Adv Exp Med Biol
; 79: 61-70, 1977.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-868660
Subject(s)
Aorta, Thoracic/ultrastructure , Elastin , Adult , Amino Acids/analysis , Elastin/analysis , Female , Humans , Male , Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
3.
J Morphol
; 148(3): 329-39, 1976 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-1255733
ABSTRACT
Scales on the hairs of pollinating bats spread out at an angle to the main hair shaft. In contrast, the hairs of most bats not associated with plants are relatively smooth. Both megachiropteran and microchiropteran flower-feeding bats show this divaricate scale structure which may aid in the collection of a heavy coating of pollen. Some of the pollen is transferred to subsequent flowers, but most is groomed from the fur and ingested as the only reliable nitrogen source for the bat. The tongues of nectar-feeding bats also show structural modifications which allow efficient uptake of the carbohydrate fraction of the diet. Structural specializations of the hiars and tongue are analogous to those seen in other nectar-feeding animals.
Subject(s)
Chiroptera/anatomy & histology , Adaptation, Biological , Animals , Feeding Behavior , Tongue/anatomy & histology
4.
Arch Pathol
; 97(6): 366-8, 1974 Jun.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-4825099