Wing loading correlates negatively with genetic structuring of eight Afro-Malagasy bat species (Molossidae)

Acta Chiropterologica

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 53-62

  Taylor, Peter J ^a,b   Goodman, Steven M ^c,d   Schoeman, M Corrie ^b   Ratrimomanarivo, Fanja H ^d,e   Lamb, Jennifer M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VENDA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^d ASSOCIATION VAHATRA   (Madagascar)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTANANARIVO   (Madagascar)

Author keywords

Body size; FST; Fixation index; k; Mitochondrial DNA; Molossidae; Mutation rate

Indexed keywords

BAT; BODY SIZE; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; FIXATION; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; MUTATION; PHYLOGENY; POPULATION BOTTLENECK; POPULATION SIZE;

ANIMALIA; MOLOSSIDAE;

EID: 84865751120     PISSN: 15081109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3161/150811012X654268     Document Type: Article

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