Kerth Gerald
Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne - Biophore, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
Curr Biol. 2008 Sep 9;18(17):R740-R742. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.07.038.
Most bat species breed communally, but how their colonies are founded is a mystery. A recent study suggests that the formation of a new colony starts with related females splitting off from an existing colony.
大多数蝙蝠物种进行群体繁殖,但它们的群体是如何形成的仍是个谜。最近的一项研究表明,新群体的形成始于有亲缘关系的雌性蝙蝠从现有的群体中分离出来。