Assessment of sexual dimorphism in Desmodus rotundus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae), a rabies reservoir in Latin America
Analorena Cifuentes-Rincón, Karen D. Sarmiento-Arias, Diego Soler‐Tovar, Abelardo Rodríguez-Bolaños, Carlos Bravo-Garcia, Nicolás Reyes‐Amaya, Laura Ávila‐Vargas, Luis E. Escobar
This study assesses sexual dimorphism in the common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus, finding females are generally larger than males in body and wing measurements.
bioRxiv · Feb 17, 2025 · PreprintEcology