Evolution of scapula shape in several families of bats (Chiroptera, Mammalia)

The morphological variation of the scapula of bats, in a phylogenetic context, is still unknown. However, several descriptive–comparative and morphofunctional studies about the scapular girdles and forelimbs and their importance in the wing-beat cycle are well known and documented. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that there is a conjunction of factors that influences the size and shape of the scapula in bats, such as phylogenetic effects...