| myobiid mites (trombidiformes, myobiidae) of the golden bat mimon cozumelae from mexico. description of the male and tritonymph of ioanella mimon and new records of eudusbabekia mimon. | the male and the tritonymph of ioanella mimon are described for the first time parasitizing to mimon cozumelae from yucatan, mexico. male of ioanella mimon is characterized by the presence of legs i with the tibia and tarsus fused forming a small complex devoided of apical claws, legs ii-iv with two claws, setae vi at level of anterior end of genital plate, genital plate rounded with an anterior projection, all intercoxal setae short; while the tritonymph is characterized by the presence of legs ... | 2017 | 28435382 |
| dental root size in bats with diets of different hardness. | the relationship between tooth roots and diet is relatively unexplored, although a logical relationship between harder diets and increased root surface area (rsa) is suggested. this study addresses the interaction between tooth morphology, diet, and bite force in small mammals, phyllostomid bats. using micro computed tomography (microct), tooth root morphology of two fruit-eating species (carollia perspicillata and chiroderma villosum) and two insect-eating species (mimon bennettii and macrotus ... | 2015 | 26011087 |