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An African bat hotspot: the exceptional importance of Mount Nimba for bat diversity

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  • 1. All Out Africa Research Unit, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Swaziland, Private Bag 4, Kwaluseni, Swaziland & Mammal Research Institute, Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria, Private Bag 20, Pretoria, South Africa & Hipposideros lamottei & Corresponding author: E-mail: ara@uniswa.sz
  • 2. Durban Natural Science Museum, P.O. Box 4085, Durban, South Africa
  • 3. UMR 7205, CNRS, MNHN, EPHE, Sorbonne Université, Paris VI, Institut de Systématique et Evolution de la Biodiversité, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 55 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France

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Monadjem, Ara, Richards, Leigh, Denys, Christiane (2016): An African bat hotspot: the exceptional importance of Mount Nimba for bat diversity. Acta Chiropterologica 18 (2): 359-375, DOI: 10.3161/15081109ACC2016.18.2.005

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