Gene losses in the common vampire bat illuminate molecular adaptations to blood feeding
M. Blumer, T. Brown, M. Bontempo Freitas, A. L. Destro, J. A. Oliveira, A. Morales, T. Schell, C. Greve, M. Pippel, D. Jebb, N. Hecker, A.-W. Ahmed, B. Kirilenko, M. Foote, A. Janke, , M. Hiller
This study identifies gene losses in vampire bats linked to adaptations for blood feeding, including metabolic, physiological, and sensory changes.
bioRxiv · Oct 18, 2021Evolutionary Biology