The presence of Soprano Pipistrelle pipistrellus pygmaeus (Leach, 1825) in Switzerland: First molecular and bioacustic evidences

Revue Suisse de Zoologie

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 411-426

  Wicht, Barbara ^a   Moretti, Marco ^b   Preatoni, Damiano ^c   Tosi, Guido ^c   Martinoli, Adriano ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^b Centro Protezione Chirotteri Ticino   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Echolocation; mtDNA; Pipistrellus pygmaeus; Sibling species; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CHIROPTERA; MAMMALIA; PIPISTRELLUS; PIPISTRELLUS PIPISTRELLUS; PIPISTRELLUS PYGMAEUS;

EID: 0037695952     PISSN: 0035418X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5962/bhl.part.80191     Document Type: Article

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