PhD defence

Neotropical bat species: An exploration of brain morphology and genetics

• I. Alvarez van Tussenbroek

Date

Wednesday 4 December 2024

Time

13:00 - 14:00 hour

Address

Academy Building
Rapenburg 73
2311 GJ Leiden

Supervisor(s)

• Prof.dr. C. ten Cate
• Prof.dr. S.C. Vernes (Max Planck Institute)

Summary

In this thesis, I investigated the neurogenetic properties of Neotropical bat species. Bats represent the second largest mammalian order (Chiroptera) in the world, with Neotropical bats constituting about 13% of the total number of bat species. This diversity offers an opportunity to carry out comparative research of multiple species with different behaviours and characteristics, examining their commonalities and differences in brain and genetic traits. Much remains to be explored in order to establish bats as models for neurogenetic studies, and with this thesis I aim to expand the knowledge on brains and genetic properties of the Neotropical bat species; with particular focus on brain morphology, protein expression patterns and whole genome sequencing. By expanding the knowledge on these topics, this thesis contributes to a better understanding of Neotropical bat species as models for neurogenetic studies.

PhD dissertations

Approximately one week after the defence, PhD dissertations by Leiden PhD students are available digitally through the Leiden Repository, that offers free access to these PhD dissertations. Please note that in some cases a dissertation may be under embargo temporarily and access to its full-text version will only be granted later.

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