Morphological evidence for hybridization in the sister species Myotis myotis and Myotis oxygnathus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in the Carpathian Basin

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 439-448

  Bachanek, Justyna ^a   Postawa, Tomasz ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SYSTEMATICS AND EVOLUTION OF ANIMALS   (Poland)

Author keywords

Carpathian Basin; cranial measurements; intermediate individuals; morphological analysis; Mouse eared bat

Indexed keywords

BAT; CRANIUM; HYBRIDIZATION; JUVENILE; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; PHENOTYPE; SKULL; SYMPATRY;

CARPATHIAN BASIN;

CHIROPTERA; MAMMALIA; MYOTIS; MYOTIS MYOTIS; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 78650882974     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811010X538007     Document Type: Article

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