Biologists use GPS to 'map' bats teeth to explore evolutionary adaptations to diet
Wednesday, February 16, 2011 - 06:40
in Biology & Nature
(PhysOrg.com) -- 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.