A preliminary analysis of the population genetics of Myotis punicus in the Maltese Islands;Analisi preliminare della genetica di popolazione di Myotis punicus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) nelle isole maltesi

Hystrix

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 65-72

  Baron, Byron ^a   Vella, Adriana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

Bat; Chiroptera; Conservation; Electrophoresis; Non lethal sampling; Vespertilionidae

Indexed keywords

CHIROPTERA; MYOTIS PUNICUS; TRAGUS; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 77957599622     PISSN: 03941914     EISSN: 18255272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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