Patterns of ecomorphological variation in the bats of western Madagascar: Comparisons among and between communities along a latitudinal gradient

Mammalian Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-13

  Ranivo, Julie ^a   Goodman, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; community; ecomorphology; latitudinal gradient; Madagascar

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; BAT; CLINE; ECOMORPHOLOGY; INSECTIVORE; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; NICHE PARTITIONING; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DIMORPHISM; SYMPATRY; WING MORPHOLOGY;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

CHIROPTERA; HIPPOSIDEROS COMMERSONI; MINIOPTERUS MANAVI; MYOTIS GOUDOTI; TRIAENOPS;

EID: 33846001656     PISSN: 16165047     EISSN: 16181476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2006.08.004     Document Type: Article

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