Taxonomic history of the genus Anoura (Chiroptera: Phyllostomidae) with insights into the challenges of morphological species delimitation

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 257-269

  Jarrín V , Pablo ^a,b   Kunz, Thomas H ^a  

^a USA   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Anoura; Morphology; Species boundaries; Species descriptions

Indexed keywords

BAT; IDENTIFICATION KEY; MORPHOLOGY; NEW GENUS; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ANOURA; CHIROPTERA; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE;

EID: 62449141082     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811008X414836     Document Type: Article

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