Accidental importation of an Australian bat (Mammalia: Chiroptera: Vespadelus vulturnus) into New Zealand

New Zealand Journal of Zoology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 455-456

  O’Donnell, Colin F J ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Australian bat; Chiroptera; Importation; New record; Vespadelus vulturnus; Vespertilionidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002040332     PISSN: 03014223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03014223.1998.9518168     Document Type: Article

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