Molecular phylogenetics and the evolution of high-frequency echolocation in horseshoe bats (Genus Rhinolophus)

Includes bibliographical references (leaves 184-210). === Horseshoe bats (genus Rhinolophus) belong to the Old World family Rhinolophidae. They are high-duty cycle bats and many species use echolocation calls dominated by high frequencies (above 60 kHz). Much is known about how they use their echolo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Stoffberg, Samantha
Other Authors: Jacobs, David S
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6211