Using GPS To Map Bat Teeth, Explore Diet Adaptations

In a clever use of GPS technology, biologists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have “mapped” the topography of bat teeth as if they were uncharted mountain ranges, in order to better understand how toothy ridges, peaks and valleys have evolved to allow different species to eat everything from hard-shelled insects to blood and nectar…

February 16, 2011 · by  · in Nutritional News · Tags: , , , , , , ,