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Record 1 2000-08-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
  • Animal Anatomy
  • Animal Biology
OBS

A membrane of skin stretched between the limbs to form the wing of a bat or the parachute of such animals as the flying squirrel.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
  • Anatomie animale
  • Biologie animale
OBS

[...] quelques "Mammifères" sauteurs arboricoles [...] [ont] améliorés la portée de leur saut en développant un repli cutané ou "patagium" [...] tendu entre les membres écartés, mais non modifiés, et jouant le rôle de parachute (Phalangers volants, Écureuils volants, Galéopithèque).

Spanish

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