New research has found that, unlike birds, the evolution of bats' wings and legs is tightly coupled, which may have prevented them from filling as many ecological niches as birds.

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Researchers from Cornell University analyzed bat and bird limb evolution. They discovered bats’ wings and legs evolve ...

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We attribute this result to the common development and function of bat forelimbs and hindlimbs within the membranous wing. How did the characteristic pattern of embryonic cell divisions during ...

Because legs and wings perform different functions, researchers had previously thought that the origin of flight in vertebrates required forelimbs and hindlimbs to evolve independently ...

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New Cornell University research has found that, unlike birds, the evolution of bats' wings and legs is tightly coupled, which may have ...