On the presence of pipistrelle bats (Pipistrellus and Hypsugo; Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Sardinia

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 89-99

  Veith, Michael ^a   Mucedda, Mauro ^b   Kiefer, Andreas ^c   Pidinchedda, Ermanno ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b Centro Pipistrelli Sardegna   (Italy)

^c JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

16S rDNA; Bayesian inference; cryptic diversity; geographic origin; Mediterranean; minimum spanning network

Indexed keywords

BAT; BIODIVERSITY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; PHYLOGENETICS; SPECIES CONSERVATION;

CANARY ISLANDS; ITALY; SARDINIA; SPAIN;

CHIROPTERA; HYPSUGO; HYPSUGO SAVII; PIPISTRELLUS; PIPISTRELLUS PIPISTRELLUS; PIPISTRELLUS PYGMAEUS; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 79958773936     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811011X578642     Document Type: Article

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