/newsroom/taxonomy/term/332/all en /newsroom/channels/news/tiny-bodies-bats-allow-perfect-balance-between-flight-costs-and-heat-dissipation-340393 <p>Many mammal species living in cold climates tend to have large bodies and short limbs to reduce heat loss – a general pattern known as Bergmann’s rule. However, bats are the exception to the rule, displaying small body sizes in both hot and cold regions. A 91ÉçÇø-led team of researchers is shedding light on this long-standing debate over bats’ body sizes and focus on why bats are seemingly non-conforming to ecogeographical patterns found in other mammals. Their findings offer a new method for investigating complex macroecology across bat species.</p> Thu, 21 Jul 2022 16:33:35 +0000 frederique.mazerolle@mcgill.ca 288261 at /newsroom