DNA reveals the existence of Myotis alcathoe in France (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

Revue Suisse de Zoologie

Volumn 109, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 643-652

  Ruedi, Manuel ^a   Jourde, Philippe ^a   Giosa, Pascal ^a   Barataud, Michel ^a   Roué, Sébastien Y ^a  

^a MUSÉUM D HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Cryptic species; mtDNA; Myotis; ND1; Phylogeny

Indexed keywords

CHIROPTERA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MYOTIS; MYOTIS ALCATHOE; MYOTIS MYSTACINUS; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 0036711222     PISSN: 0035418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5962/bhl.part.79614     Document Type: Article

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