Morfología comparada de lenguas de Tadarida brasiliensis (I. Geoffroy St.-Hilaire, 1824) y Balantiopteryx plicata (Peters, 1867)(Mammalia, Chiroptera)

The lingual morphology of two insectivorous bats, Tadarida brasiliensis and Balantiopteryx plicata, is compared looking for specialized structures related to the particular feeding type. The tongue of T. brasiliensis has a noticeable dorsal fold covered with horny papillae. The tongue of B. plicata...

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Main Authors: Elizalde- Arellano, Cynthia, Uria-Galicia, Esther, López Vidal, Juan Carlos
Format: Online
Language:spa
Published: Instituto de Ecología, A.C. 2002
Online Access:https://azm.ojs.inecol.mx/index.php/azm/article/view/2501