bats /channels/taxonomy/term/1217/all en The tiny bodies of bats allow perfect balance between flight costs and heat dissipation /channels/channels/news/tiny-bodies-bats-allow-perfect-balance-between-flight-costs-and-heat-dissipation-340393 <p>Many mammal species living in cold climates tend to have large bodies and short limbs to reduce heat loss – a general pattern known as Bergmann’s rule. However, bats are the exception to the rule, displaying small body sizes in both hot and cold regions. A Æ»¹ûÒùÔº-led team of researchers is shedding light on this long-standing debate over bats’ body sizes and focus on why bats are seemingly non-conforming to ecogeographical patterns found in other mammals. Their findings offer a new method for investigating complex macroecology across bat species.</p> Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:33:36 +0000 webfull 180963 at /channels Tracing the Origin of the Ebola Virus /channels/news/tracing-origins-ebola-virus-241012 Fri, 09 Jan 2015 15:31:41 +0000 webfull 107420 at /channels