S. E. Santana

Gliding towards an understanding of the origin of flight in bats

This study tests the gliding-to-flying hypothesis of bat flight origin by analyzing limb trait evolution across extinct and extant mammals.

Testing for reciprocal trait influence in plant-frugivore interactions using generalized joint attribute modeling

The paper tests reciprocal trait influence in plant-frugivore interactions using generalized joint attribute modeling and finds frugivore traits affect Piper consumption but plant morphological traits do not.

Effects of habitat and fruit scent on the interactions between short-tailed fruit bats and Piper plants

The paper examines how habitat and fruit scent influence interactions between Carollia bats and Piper plants across forested and gap habitats.

Size and locomotor ecology have differing effects on the external and internal morphologies of squirrel (Rodentia: Sciuridae) limb bones

This study examines how locomotor ecology and size affect limb bone morphology in squirrels, finding differing relationships between these factors and bone structure.

Scaling patterns of body plans differ among squirrel ecotypes

The paper examines how body shape scales with body size and locomotor ecology in squirrels, finding ecotype-specific allometric patterns and key morphological contributors to shape variation.

Diversity in olfactory receptor repertoires is associated with dietary specialization in a genus of frugivorous bat

This study examines the relationship between dietary specialization and olfactory receptor diversity in three sympatric bat species, finding that generalist species have more diverse OR repertoires than specialists.

A fruitful endeavor: scent cues and echolocation behavior used by Carollia castanea to find fruit

This study investigates how Carollia castanea uses scent and echolocation to find ripe fruit, finding that bats rely almost exclusively on ripe fruit scent and increase echolocation when scent cues are absent.

Anatomical diversification of a skeletal novelty in bat feet

The paper shows that the bat calcar, a skeletal novelty, diversified anatomically early in bat evolution, with functional variations suggesting adaptive significance.