Patterns of morphological and genetic variation in the endemic Malagasy bat Miniopterus gleni (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae), with the description of a new species, M. griffithsi

Journal of Zoological Systematics and Evolutionary Research

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 75-86

  Goodman, S M ^a,b   Maminirina, C P ^b,c   Bradman, H M ^d   Christidis, L ^a,d   Appleton, B R ^d  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b Université d'Antananarivo ^*

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Miniopteridae; Miniopterus; Miniopterus gleni; Miniopterus griffithsi sp. n. Madagascar; Morphological variation; Phylogeography

Indexed keywords

BAT; BIOCLIMATOLOGY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; ISOLATED POPULATION; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; SPECIATION (BIOLOGY); TAXONOMY;

MADAGASCAR;

ANIMALIA; CHIROPTERA; MINIOPTERUS; TRAGUS;

EID: 73649094473     PISSN: 09475745     EISSN: 14390469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0469.2009.00524.x     Document Type: Article

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