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The complex evolutionary history of big-eared horseshoe bats (Rhinolophus macrotis complex): insights from genetic, morphological and acoustic data.
Scientific reports - 17 Oct 2016
Sun Keping, Kimball Rebecca T, Liu Tong, Wei Xuewen, Jin Longru, Jiang Tinglei, Lin Aiqing, Feng Jiang
Abstract excerpt
Palaeoclimatic oscillations and different landscapes frequently result in complex population-level structure or the evolution of cryptic species. Elucidating the potential mechanisms is vital to understanding speciation events. However, such complex evolutionary patterns have rarely been reported in bats. In China, the Rhinolophus macrotis complex contains a large form and a small form, suggesting the existence...
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