Biomecánica: evolución independiente de la carrera en los murciélagos vampiros

Daniel K Riskin1, John W Hermanson

  • 1Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14853, USA. dkr8@cornell.edu

Nature
|March 18, 2005
PubMed
Resumen

Los murciélagos vampiros exhiben una locomoción terrestre única, empleando una marcha límite que utiliza sus poderosas extremidades delanteras para correr. Esta habilidad especializada parece haber evolucionado de forma independiente dentro del linaje de murciélagos, ofreciendo una clara ventaja para la caza en tierra.

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