A review of the genus Scotophilus (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) on Madagascar, with the description of a new species

Zoosystema

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 867-882

  Goodman, Steven M ^a,b   Jenkins, Richard K B ^c,d   Ratrimomanarivo, Fanja H ^b,e  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b WWF Antananarivo   (Madagascar)

^c ROYAL BOTANIC GARDENS KEW   (Madagascar)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; La R union; Madagascar; Mammalia; New species; Scotophilus; Vespertilionidae

Indexed keywords

CHIROPTERA; MAMMALIA; SCOTOPHILUS; SCOTOPHILUS BORBONICUS; SCOTOPHILUS ROBUSTUS; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 30544432496     PISSN: 12809551     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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