Molecular phylogenetics of the African horseshoe bats (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae): expanded geographic and taxonomic sampling of the Afrotropics

Molecular phylogenetics of the African horseshoe bats (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae): expanded geographic and taxonomic sampling of the Afrotropics

Abstract Background The Old World insectivorous bat genus Rhinolophus is highly speciose. Over the last 15 years, the number of its recognized species has grown from 77 to 106, but knowledge of their interrelationships has not kept pace. Species limits and phylogenetic relationships of this morpholo...

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Main Authors: Terrence C. Demos, Paul W. Webala, Steven M. Goodman, Julian C. Kerbis Peterhans, Michael Bartonjo, Bruce D. Patterson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Subjects:
Afrotropical biodiversity
East Africa
Introgression
Introns
Phylogeny
Rhinolophus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12862-019-1485-1

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