The genus Neoromicia (Family Vespertilionidae) in madagascar, with the description of a new species

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 3250, 2012, Pages 1-25

  Goodman, Steven M ^a,b   Taylor, Peter J ^c   Ratrimomanarivo, Fanja ^b   Hoofer, Steven R ^d  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b Vahatra   (Madagascar)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^d Sedgwick County Regional Forensic Science Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Eastern Madagascar; Molecular genetics; Morphology; Neoromicia; New species; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BACULUM; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 84859226743     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3250.1.1     Document Type: Article

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