A preliminary revision of the genus Plecotus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) based on genetic and morphological results

Zoologica Scripta

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 187-230

  Spitzenberger, Friederike ^a   Strelkov, Petr P ^b   Winkler, Hans ^c   Haring, Elisabeth ^a  

^a NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM WIEN   (Austria)

^b ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^c KONRAD LORENZ INSTITUTE FOR ETHOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHIROPTERA; MYA; PLECOTUS; PLECOTUS BALENSIS; PLECOTUS SARDUS; PLECOTUS TAIVANUS; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 33745931364     PISSN: 03003256     EISSN: 14636409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2006.00224.x     Document Type: Article

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