Author:
Cardinal B. R.,Christidis L.
Abstract
A combined molecular and morphological analysis was undertaken to resolve the
systematics of the Miniopterus schreibersii complex in
Australia. The study of skull morphology and sequence analysis of two
mitochondrial genes, nicotinamine dehydrogenase subunit 2 and
cytochrome-b, revealed three distinct Australian forms
of M. schreibersii which are treated as subspecies.
M. s. orianae occurs in northern Australia,
M. s. oceanensis occurs in eastern Australia from
Queensland through to central Victoria and
M. s. bassanii, sp. nov. occurs in Western Victoria and
eastern South Australia. The biogeographical history of the complex in
Australia is discussed in the light of this new revision.
Subject
Animal Science and Zoology,Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
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