The status of the cryptic bat species, Myotis mystacinus and Myotis brandtii in Ireland

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 457-461

  Boston, Emma S M ^a   Buckley, Daniel J ^a   Bekaert, Michaël ^a   Gager, Yann ^a   Lundy, Mathieu G ^b   Scott, David D ^b   Prodöhl, Paulo A ^b   Montgomery, W Ian ^b   Marnell, Ferdia ^c   Teeling, Emma C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^c National Parks and Wildlife Service Ireland   (Ireland)

Author keywords

cryptic species; Irish mammals; Myotis; Vespertilionidae

Indexed keywords

BAT; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

IRELAND;

MAMMALIA; MYOTIS; MYOTIS BRANDTII; MYOTIS MYSTACINUS; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 78650907098     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811010X538025     Document Type: Article

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