Сравнительная морфология мышц тазобедренного и коленного суставов подковоносов (Chirloptera, Rhinolophidae)

Abstract

The article deals with a result of studies of muscles influencing hip and knee joints of the horseshoe bats of the USSR fauna. Muscles topography is described, the weight of each muscle is given in percentage to the total weight of all musles acting on the pelvic limb. The comparative analysis of these indexes is presented for all species under study.