Anomalous Tails in Tadarida brasiliensis

Mitchell, Henry A.; Smith, Clare D.

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“…, polydactyly or supernumerary appendages) are more likely to survive to maturity. Reports of skeletal anomalies in microchiropteran bats include polydactyly (Korford and Krutzsch 1948;Jennings 1958;Herreid 1958), deformed tails (Constantine 1958;Mitchell and Smith 1966), supernumerary appendages (Dalby 1969;Hackenthal and Grimmberger 1978), and Siamese twinning (Peterson and Fenton 1969). With the exception of the reports by Dalby (1969) and Peterson and Fenton (1 969), skeletal anomalies have been observed only in mature bats.…”

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Osteological and ocular anomalies in juvenile big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)

Kunz¹,

Chase²

1983

Can. J. Zool.

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Osteological and ocular anomalies are reported from four wild-taken, juvenile (16–32 days old) big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus) from eastern Massachusetts. Anomalies include polydactyly, deformed sacral and caudal vertebrae, underdeveloped radius and ulna, closed eyelids, unpigmented choroid layer, undifferentiated retina, and an underdeveloped lens. Bats with osteological anomalies showed no apparent ocular deformities and those with ocular deformities showed no evidence of bone anomalies. The combined incidence of anomalies represents 3.3% of the young bats born in this maternity colony in 1978.

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Osteological and ocular anomalies in juvenile big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)

Kunz¹,

Chase²

1983

Can. J. Zool.

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“…Bats present numerous morphological anomalies: osteological (Kunz & Chase 1982), tail (Mitchell & Smith 1966), chromatic (Lucati & López-Baucells 2017, Caire & Thies 1988 or dental anomalies (Phillips & Jones 1970, Ramírez-Pulido & Müdespacher 1987, López-Aguirre 2014, Esquivel-Melo et al 2017. For instance, the rarity of the polydactyly anomaly in bats has been well-documented in species such as Pipistrellus subflavus (Jennings 1958), Myotis velifer (Caire & Thies 1988, Pekins 2009, and Tadarida mexicana (Koford & Krutzsch 1948).…”

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First records of wing defects in phyllostomid bats from Colombia

2018

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Bat wings are modified forelimbs with a skin membrane that is stretched between elongated digits. The digits are composed of two structures: metacarpals and phalanges. Osteological, tail, chromatic and dental anomalies have been documented for bats, but there have been very few records of wing defects such as anomalies of the phalanges and metacarpals. In this note, we report nine cases of wing defects in Colombian bats. All belonged to the family Phyllostomidae, representing four subfamilies, six genera, and seven species (Sturnira lilium, Sturnira bogotensis, Artibeus planirostris, Uroderma bilobatum, Carollia perspicillata, Desmodus rotundus, Glossophaga soricina). Specifically, three types of wing defects were identified: accessory cartilage, broken digits and nonsymmetrical digits. The possible impacts of wing defects on flight behavior and ecology of bats are discussed. Additional data is needed to evaluate the frequency of each type of wing defect in bat populations.

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The mammalian tail: a review of functions

Hickman

1979

Mammal Review

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The mammalian tail, present in all mammalian species, has evolved as a surprisingly multi‐purpose and important appendage. The major conservative feature appears to be retention of the tail as a single, unbranched appendage; otherwise, colour, shape, size and mobility vary greatly. Not all of the adaptations discussed are common to all mammalian orders, and no single mammalian order has all the different adaptations occurring in it. These diverse functions may be useful in interpreting behavioural observations, and function as potential guideposts for further investigation.

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Anomalous Tails in Tadarida brasiliensis

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Osteological and ocular anomalies in juvenile big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)

Osteological and ocular anomalies in juvenile big brown bats (Eptesicus fuscus)

First records of wing defects in phyllostomid bats from Colombia

The mammalian tail: a review of functions

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