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molecular adaptation and convergent evolution of frugivory in old world and neotropical fruit bats.	although cases of independent adaptation to the same dietary niche have been documented in mammalian ecology, the molecular correlates of such shifts are seldom known. here, we used genomewide analyses of molecular evolution to examine two lineages of bats that, from an insectivorous ancestor, have both independently evolved obligate frugivory: the old world family pteropodidae and the neotropical subfamily stenodermatinae. new genome assemblies from two neotropical fruit bats (artibeus jamaicen ...	2020	32633855
current knowledge and ecological and human impact variables involved in the distribution of the dengue virus by bats in the americas.	dengue fever, caused by the dengue virus (denv), is one of the most important reemerging viral diseases transmitted by arthropods worldwide. denv is maintained in nature in two transmission cycles: urban and sylvatic. the latter has only been recorded in africa and asia and involves nonhuman primates as natural hosts, although it has been suggested that other mammals may play a secondary role as potential reservoir host, including bats. the objective of this article is to review the current stat ...	2021	33439764