Wing Morphology of Japanese Bats: Predicting Ecological Features

Wing morphology, one of the most important morphological traits in bats, is closely related to their foraging habitat and strategy and has been explored as a pivotal trait for ecological and conservation studies. This study enriched the wing morphology data of Japanese bats and predicted foraging ecology of the species lacking the ecological information. The wing variables, including forearm length, aspect ratio, relative wing loading, and wing tip shape index, were assessed using museum and private specimens of 34 Japanese bat species. The data obtained in this study can be useful for the studies on the evolution, behavior, and community assembly of bats in Japan and Palearctic Asia.

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