Genetically and geographically isolated lineages of a tropical bat (Chiroptera: Molossidae) show demographic stability over the late Pleistocene

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 18-40

  Lamb, Jennifer M ^a   Naidoo, Theshnie ^a   Taylor, Peter J ^a,b   Napier, Melanie ^a   Ratrimomanarivo, Fanja ^c,d   Goodman, Steven M ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

^d Vahatra   (Madagascar)

^e FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chaerephon; Environmental niche modelling; Genetic structuring; Historical demography; Madagascar; Phylogeography

Indexed keywords

ALLOPATRY; BAT; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHIC HISTORY; ENDEMIC SPECIES; GENETIC STRUCTURE; GLACIER RETREAT; PALEOCLIMATE; PALYNOLOGY; PHILOPATRY; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; REFUGIUM;

MADAGASCAR;

CHAEREPHON; CHIROPTERA; LEUCOGASTER; MOLOSSIDAE;

EID: 84859308730     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2011.01853.x     Document Type: Article

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