Pirlot P, Pottier J
Rev Can Biol. 1977 Dec;36(4):321-36.
A quantitative analysis of the brains of 43 bat species is presented. Eleven brain components were studied. The species were arranged according to seven distinct dietary groups and it was found that the relative development of the principal components is related to those groups. The importance of neocorticalization as a reflection of evolution of all the bats in contrast to specialization in some species is stressed. This work gives a clearer view of Chiropteran progressiveness or primitiveness: the insectivorous forms occupy the least advanced, although most specialized, level; the vampires, the carnivorous species and the flying foxes are at the top of the scale. The importance of behaviour and the relative development of the central nervous system in the hierarchial classification of mammals is stressed.
本文对43种蝙蝠的大脑进行了定量分析。研究了大脑的11个组成部分。这些蝙蝠物种按照七个不同的食性类别进行了分类，结果发现主要组成部分的相对发育与这些类别有关。强调了新皮质化作为所有蝙蝠进化的反映，与某些物种的特化形成对比的重要性。这项工作更清晰地展现了翼手目的进步性或原始性：食虫类蝙蝠处于最不发达但最特化的水平；吸血蝙蝠、肉食性物种和果蝠则处于最高水平。强调了行为以及中枢神经系统的相对发育在哺乳动物等级分类中的重要性。
