Plerotes anchietae (Seabra, 1900) in Malawi, Central Africa (Mammalia: Chiroptera)

Zeitschrift fur Saugetierkunde

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 114-116

  Kock, Dieter ^a   Burda, Hynek ^a,b   Chitaukali, Wilbert N ^a,c   Overton, Marianne J ^a,d  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^c Museums of Malawi   (Malawi)

^d Welbourn   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Distribution; Plerotes anchietae; Size; Specific characters; Teeth

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031839719     PISSN: 00443468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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