Genomic consequences of dietary diversification and parallel evolution due to nectarivory in leaf-nosed bats.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The New World leaf-nosed bats (Phyllostomids) exhibit a diverse spectrum of feeding habits and innovations in their nutrient acquisition and foraging mechanisms. However, the genomic signatures associated with their distinct diets are unknown.

Results

We conducted a genomic comparative analysis to study the evolutionary dynamics related to dietary diversification and specialization. We sequenced, assembled, and annotated the genomes of five Phyllostomid species: one insect feeder (Macrotus waterhousii), one fruit feeder (Artibeus jamaicensis), and three nectar feeders from the Glossophaginae subfamily (Leptonycteris yerbabuenae, Leptonycteris nivalis, and Musonycteris harrisoni), also including the previously sequenced vampire Desmodus rotundus. Our phylogenomic a

SUBMITTER: Gutierrez-Guerrero YT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7276932 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature