What is it about?
The article describe the structure of the bat wing web and shows that structurally, the lower side of the web has no hair follicles and has superficial capillaries
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Why is it important?
Physiologically, it was demonstrated that a substantial amount of gas exchange takes place through this web.
Perspectives
Find prove of this phenomenon in other bats and clearly define the function of the wing web in gas exchange and temperature regulation.
Professor Andrew N Makanya
University of Nairobi
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This page is a summary of: The structural design of the bat wing web and its possible role in gas exchange, Journal of Anatomy, December 2007, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7580.2007.00817.x.
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