Morphological differences among western long-eared myotis (Myotis evotis) populations in different environments

Journal of Mammalogy

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1020-1026

  Solick, Donald I ^a   Barclay, Robert M R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Geographic variation; Morphology; Myotis; reproduction; Sexual dimorphism; Thermoregulation; Western long eared myotis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BAT; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIMORPHISM; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PRAIRIE;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA;

CHIROPTERA; MYOTIS; MYOTIS EVOTIS;

EID: 33750397582     PISSN: 00222372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1644/06-MAMM-A-044R1.1     Document Type: Article

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