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The genome sizes of megabats (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae) are remarkably constrained.
Biology letters - 23 Jun 2009
Smith Jillian D L, Gregory T Ryan
Abstract excerpt
It has long been recognized that bats and birds contain less DNA in their genomes than their non-flying relatives. It has been suggested that this relates to the high metabolic demands of powered flight, a notion that is supported by the fact that pterosaurs also appear to have exhibited small genomes. Given the long-standing interest in this question, it is surprising that almost no data have been presented...
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