Morphometric divergence among populations of Rhinonicteris aurantius (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae) in northern Australia

Australian Journal of Zoology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 649-669

  Armstrong, Kyle N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b BIOTA ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES PTY LTD   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; BAT; DIVERGENCE; ENDEMISM; EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY;

AUSTRALIA;

ANIMALIA; CHIROPTERA; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE; PILBARA; RHINOLOPHIDAE; RHINONICTERIS; RHINONICTERIS AURANTIA;

EID: 0036966963     PISSN: 0004959X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/ZO02020     Document Type: Article

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