Testing hypotheses of bat baculum function with 3D models derived from microCT ...
(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) The baculum (os penis) has been extensively studied as a taxon-specific character in bats and other mammals but its mechanical function is still unclear. There is a wide consensus in the literature that the baculum is probably a sexually selected ch...
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ftdatacite:10.5281/zenodo.13456556 2024-09-15T18:27:24+00:00 Testing hypotheses of bat baculum function with 3D models derived from microCT ... Herdina, Anna Nele Kelly, Diane A. Jahelková, Helena Lina, Peter H. C. Horáček, Ivan Metscher, Brian D. 2015 https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13456556 https://zenodo.org/doi/10.5281/zenodo.13456556 unknown Zenodo hash://md5/689f01d0abd70f13166d8063f39092e3 hash://sha256/6c3cdecf14d07442d3f97f3aed1db49c765000e6d22946fbab687ee76832d8d2 zotero://select/groups/5435545/items/SP6ZMJTL https://zotero.org/groups/5435545/items/SP6ZMJTL https://linker.bio/cut:hash://md5/a0e1dc79bc35286805f091652c9a4063!/b269009-271476 hash://md5/26f7ce5dd404e33c6570edd4ba250d20 hash://md5/689f01d0abd70f13166d8063f39092e3 hash://sha256/6c3cdecf14d07442d3f97f3aed1db49c765000e6d22946fbab687ee76832d8d2 zotero://select/groups/5435545/items/SP6ZMJTL https://zotero.org/groups/5435545/items/SP6ZMJTL https://linker.bio/cut:hash://md5/a0e1dc79bc35286805f091652c9a4063!/b269009-271476 hash://md5/26f7ce5dd404e33c6570edd4ba250d20 https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1410543 https://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13456557 Biodiversity Mammalia Chiroptera Chordata Animalia bats bat JournalArticle ScholarlyArticle article-journal 2015 ftdatacite https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1345655610.5281/zenodo.141054310.5281/zenodo.13456557 2024-09-02T10:15:55Z (Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) The baculum (os penis) has been extensively studied as a taxon-specific character in bats and other mammals but its mechanical function is still unclear. There is a wide consensus in the literature that the baculum is probably a sexually selected character. Using a novel approach combining postmortem manipulation and threedimensional (3D) imaging, we tested two functional hypotheses in the common noctule bat Nyctalus noctula, the common pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus, and Nathusius' pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii: (i) whether the baculum can protect the distal urethra and urethral opening from compression during erection and copulation; and (ii) whether the baculum and corpora cavernosa form a functional unit to support both the penile shaft and the more distal glans tip. In freshly dead or frozen and thawed bats, we compared flaccid penises with artificially 'erect' penises that were inflated with 10% formalin. Penises were stained with alcoholic ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Nyctalus noctula Pipistrellus nathusii Pipistrellus pipistrellus DataCite |
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(Uploaded by Plazi for the Bat Literature Project) The baculum (os penis) has been extensively studied as a taxon-specific character in bats and other mammals but its mechanical function is still unclear. There is a wide consensus in the literature that the baculum is probably a sexually selected character. Using a novel approach combining postmortem manipulation and threedimensional (3D) imaging, we tested two functional hypotheses in the common noctule bat Nyctalus noctula, the common pipistrelle Pipistrellus pipistrellus, and Nathusius' pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii: (i) whether the baculum can protect the distal urethra and urethral opening from compression during erection and copulation; and (ii) whether the baculum and corpora cavernosa form a functional unit to support both the penile shaft and the more distal glans tip. In freshly dead or frozen and thawed bats, we compared flaccid penises with artificially 'erect' penises that were inflated with 10% formalin. Penises were stained with alcoholic ... |
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Herdina, Anna Nele Kelly, Diane A. Jahelková, Helena Lina, Peter H. C. Horáček, Ivan Metscher, Brian D. |
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Testing hypotheses of bat baculum function with 3D models derived from microCT ... |
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Testing hypotheses of bat baculum function with 3D models derived from microCT ... |
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Testing hypotheses of bat baculum function with 3D models derived from microCT ... |
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