Why rare bat species are more common than we think: Functional divergence drives low-abundance species in bat assemblages
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This blog post by Andrés F. Ramírez-Mejía discusses his research on why rare species are so common in bat assemblages. His paper "Functional divergence drives the prevalence of low-abundance species in bat assemblages" explores how morphological uniqueness and functional divergence contribute to the prevalence of low-abundance bat species. The post highlights the ecological importance of every bat species, even rare ones, and describes methods for capturing and studying these flying mammals.
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· 3 pulledThrough his paper: 'Functional divergence drives the prevalence of low-abundance species in bat assemblages', author Andrés F. Ramírez-Mejía explores the commonness of rarity: why there are so many rare species
Andrés explores the complexities of morphological uniqueness in bats, highlighting new methods and perspectives on how to capture and release these flying beauties
Andrés reminds us to focus on the things th
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