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Systematics of West African Miniopterus with the description of a new species

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  • 1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Eswatini, Private Bag 4, Kwaluseni, Eswatini & Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag 20, Hatfield 0028, Pretoria, Republic of South Africa
  • 2. School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Florida, 103 Black Hall, Gainesville FL, 32611, USA & Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, University of Florida, 110 Newins-Ziegler Hall, Gainesville FL, 32611, USA & Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, 46 Allée d'Italie, 69634, Lyon, France
  • 3. Durban Natural Science Museum, PO Box 4085, Durban, 4000, Republic of South Africa
  • 4. Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Middle East Technical University, Ankara 06800, Turkey
  • 5. 53 Rosebank Crescent, Exeter, Devon EX4 6EH, United Kingdom
  • 6. Centre for GeoGenetics, GLOBE Institute, University of Copenhagen, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark Section for EvoGenomics, GLOBE Institute, University of Copenhagen, 1350 Copenhagen, Denmark Pathogen Genomics Laboratory, Biological and Environmental Sciences and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia Corresponding author: E-mail: ara@uniswa.sz

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Monadjem, Ara, Shapiro, Julie T., Richards, Leigh R., Karabulut, Hatice, Crawley, Wing, Nielsen, Ida Broman, Hansen, Anders, Bohmann, Kristine, Mourier, Tobias (2019): Systematics of West African Miniopterus with the description of a new species. Acta Chiropterologica 21 (2): 237-256, DOI: 10.3161/15081109ACC2019.21.2.001

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