What story does geographic separation of insular bats tell? A case study on Sardinian rhinolophids.

What story does geographic separation of insular bats tell? A case study on Sardinian rhinolophids.

Competition may lead to changes in a species' environmental niche in areas of sympatry and shifts in the niche of weaker competitors to occupy areas where stronger ones are rarer. Although mainland Mediterranean (Rhinolophus euryale) and Mehely's (R. mehelyi) horseshoe bats mitigate compet...

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Main Authors: Danilo Russo, Mirko Di Febbraro, Hugo Rebelo, Mauro Mucedda, Luca Cistrone, Paolo Agnelli, Pier Paolo De Pasquale, Adriano Martinoli, Dino Scaravelli, Cristiano Spilinga, Luciano Bosso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4207767?pdf=render

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