期刊
JOURNAL OF MAMMALIAN EVOLUTION
卷 30, 期 1, 页码 79-94出版社
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DOI: 10.1007/s10914-022-09647-z
关键词
Comparative anatomy; High-frequency sound; Larynx; Mammalian nasopharyngeal morphology; X-ray microtomography; Vocal tract
This article describes how comparative chiropteran laryngeal morphology is a novel area of research that could improve the understanding of echolocation and may help resolve the evolutionary history of bats. The discussion highlights the importance of understanding laryngeal sound production for the evolution of the chiropteran auditory system and the ecological and behavioral aspects of bat biology. The article also suggests that different laryngeal components may independently modulate the parameters of sound production in echolocation.
Laryngeal echolocation in bats could have evolved following two scenarios: a single origin from a common ancestor or an independent acquisition inside the two clades Yinpterochiroptera and Yangochiroptera. Later, some members of Yinpterochiroptera possibly lost their ability to echolocate. In bats, the larynx produces vocalizations for communication and, in most species, for echolocation. Here, we describe how comparative chiropteran laryngeal morphology is a novel area of research that could improve the understanding of echolocation and may help resolve the evolutionary history of bats. This review provides morphological descriptions and comparisons of the bat larynx and bioacoustics interpretations. We discuss the importance of understanding: (1) laryngeal sound production so it may be linked with the evolution of the chiropteran auditory system; and (2) the evolution of laryngeal morphology to understand the ecological and behavioural aspects of bat biology. We find that a strong phylogenetic signal is potentially the main source explaining macroevolutionary variation in laryngeal form among bats. We predict that the three parameters of sound production in echolocation (frequency, intensity, and rate of calls) are independently modulated by different laryngeal components, but this hypothesis remains understudied in terms of species diversity.
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