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cord-329050-vzsy6xw1	Nabi, Ghulam	Bats and birds as viral reservoirs: A physiological and ecological perspective	2020-09-22		.txt	text/plain	5059	296	54	These convergent traits in birds and bats and their ecological interactions with domestic animals and humans increase the potential risk of viral spillover transmission and facilitate the emergence of novel viruses that most likely sources of zoonoses with the potential to cause global pandemics. This paper reviews convergent traits in the physiology, immunology and flight-related ecology of birds and bats with the aim of a better understanding of why these species are such important reservoirs of viral zoonoses, and the potential risk of bat and bird viruses infecting humans. The convergent traits of miniaturized body size, enhanced metabolic rate and antioxidant capacity, prolonged lifespan, a short but efficient digestive tract, and possessing some specific immunological features relative to non-flying mammals are thought to be the result of functional constraints on evolution imposed by the demands of powered flight (Thomas and Suthers, 1972; Norberg, 1990; Caviedes-Vidal et al., 2007; Costantini, 2008; Munshi-South and Wilkinson, 2010; Song et al., 2020; ) .	./cache/cord-329050-vzsy6xw1.txt	./txt/cord-329050-vzsy6xw1.txt