A new perspective on the zoogeography of the sibling mouse-eared bat species Myotis myotis and Myotis blythii: Morphological, genetical and ecological evidence

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 242, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 45-62

  Arlettaz, R ^a,d   Ruedi, M ^a   Ibanez C ^b   Palmeirim, J ^c   Hausser, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION BIOLOGY   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MYOTIS BLYTHII; MYOTIS MYOTIS;

GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MOUSE-EARED BAT; SIBLING SPECIES; TAXONOMY; ZOOGEOGRAPHY;

EID: 0030620321     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1997.tb02928.x     Document Type: Article

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