Biologists Know That Bats Have Different Flight Characteristics

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Essay

Biologists know that bats have different flight characteristics.Some bats exhibit fast, straight, and long flights; others are moderately slow, and highly maneuverable.The flight capabilities of bats are presumably a function of (a)the characteristics of the bat wings, and (b)the laws of physics.The data presented below are wing weights in grams for certain species of bats from Nicaragua and Costa Rica.Two categories of bat species are represented: fruit-eaters and insect-eaters.

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