- Titre du projet
- Echo from the skulls: how echolocation parameters are related to cranial morphology in European bats
- Descriptif du projet
- Bite force and dietary preference seem to play an important role on bat skull morphological variation and species diversification. The contribution of echolocation to bats ecomorphology remain unclear. Aim of this project is to investigate which parameters of skull morphology in European and non European bats are correlated to differences in diet and which ones are correlated to acoustical adaptation. I will undertake a comparative study of bat species of different echolocation strategy occurring all over the World, with a special focus on European one. I will employ 3D geometric morphometrics on 3D models obtained by CT scan to assess skull variation of bats across their broad taxonomic difference to underline a possible coevolution due to echolocation pressure. This will allow investigating differences between and within species in relation to feeding ecology and echolocation. Furthermore a subsample will be employed to assess Breuckmann laser scan and photogrammetry technique accuracy in building 3D models of small objects.
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