Taxonomy, distribution, and natural history of flying foxes (Chiroptera, Pteropodidae) in the Mortlock Islands and Chuuk State, Caroline Islands

Taxonomy, distribution, and natural history of flying foxes (Chiroptera, Pteropodidae) in the Mortlock Islands and Chuuk State, Caroline Islands

The taxonomy, biology, and population status of flying foxes (Pteropus spp.) remain little investigated in the Caroline Islands, Micronesia, where multiple endemic taxa occur. Our study evaluated the taxonomic relationships between the flying foxes of the Mortlock Islands (a subgroup of the Caroline...

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Main Authors: Don Buden, Kristofer M. Helgen, Gary Wiles
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2013-10-01
Series:ZooKeys
Subjects:
Pteropus phaeocephalus
P. pelagicus
P. insularis
P. tokudae
Mortlock Islands
Chuuk
Micronesia
atoll
taxonomy
distribution
status
natural history
climate change
sea level rise
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