TY - JOUR
T1 - First Reported Case of Diphallia in Corynorhinus townsendii
AU - Fuller, Nathan W.
AU - Haase, Catherine G.
AU - Silas, Kirk A.
AU - Olson, Sarah H.
AU - McGuire, Liam P.
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for site access and logistical support during our fieldwork. We also thank the staff and law enforcement officers of the Uinta–Wasatch– Cache National Forest Ogden/Logan Ranger District for their accommodation and assistance. Nicole Foley provided helpful feedback on an early version of this manuscript, with an abundance of humor. Many thanks to Brock Fenton, William Caire, Gary McCracken, Gary Kwiecinski, Burton Lim, Robert Bradley, Mark Brigham, and Tigga Kingston for their historical and global perspectives on mammalian genitalia. Thank you to Phil Grayson and Mary Sears at Harvard University for their assistance in finding obscure literature. This project was supported by Texas Tech University. This project has been funded in whole or in part with federal funds from the Department of Defense Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program, under Contract W912HQ-16-C-0015. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the government.
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PY - 2019/10/1
Y1 - 2019/10/1
N2 - We describe the first reported case of diphallia in a bat, Corynorhinus townsendii, captured during fall swarming at a hibernaculum in northern Utah, USA. Upon examination, we determined that one phallus was functional, as evidenced by production of urine, while the secondary phallus appeared to be overgrown with skin. A review of the medical literature relevant to diphallia suggests that this is a case of pseudodiphallia with a bifid shaft. We hypothesize that this morphological deformity likely has a low impact on the survival of this individual but may act as a physical barrier to copulation. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of diphallia in bats.
AB - We describe the first reported case of diphallia in a bat, Corynorhinus townsendii, captured during fall swarming at a hibernaculum in northern Utah, USA. Upon examination, we determined that one phallus was functional, as evidenced by production of urine, while the secondary phallus appeared to be overgrown with skin. A review of the medical literature relevant to diphallia suggests that this is a case of pseudodiphallia with a bifid shaft. We hypothesize that this morphological deformity likely has a low impact on the survival of this individual but may act as a physical barrier to copulation. To our knowledge, this is the first reported case of diphallia in bats.
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U2 - 10.3398/064.079.0313
DO - 10.3398/064.079.0313
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85074729103
SN - 1527-0904
VL - 79
SP - 454
EP - 457
JO - Western North American Naturalist
JF - Western North American Naturalist
IS - 3
ER -