Migratory birds are physiologically specialized to accumulate massive fat stores (up to 50–
60% of body mass), and to transport and oxidize fatty acids at very high rates to sustain flight …

The variation and taxonomic diversity among mammalian gut microbiomes raises several
questions about the factors that contribute to the rates and patterns of change in these …

A few of the> 1300 bat species recognised worldwide are known to consume fish to various
extents. However, empirical information about how and how much different bat species …

The end-Cretaceous extinction led to a massive faunal turnover, with placental mammals
radiating in the wake of nonavian dinosaurs. Fossils indicate that Cretaceous stem …

Vespertilionid bats (Mammalia: Order Chiroptera) live 3–10 times longer than other
mammals of an equivalent body size. At present, nothing is known of how bat fecal …

Microbial detoxification of plant toxins influences the use of plants as food sources by
herbivores. Stephen's woodrats (Neotoma stephensi) specialize on juniper, which is …

Hypometric scaling of aerobic metabolism [larger organisms have lower mass-specific
metabolic rates (MR/g)] is nearly universal for interspecific comparisons among animals, yet …

Foraging hummingbirds and nectar bats oxidize both glucose and fructose from nectar at
exceptionally high rates. Rapid sugar flux is made possible by adaptations to digestive …

In the small intestine transcellular and paracellular pathways are implicated in water‐soluble
nutrient absorption. In small birds the paracellular pathway is quantitatively important while …

Bats are among the most diverse animals on the planet and harbor numerous bacterial,
viral, and eukaryotic symbionts. The interplay between bacterial community composition and …