Bat systematics in the light of unconstrained analyses of a comprehensive molecular supermatrix

LI Amador, RL Moyers Arevalo, FC Almeida… - Journal of Mammalian …, 2018 - Springer
Bats (Chiroptera) represent the largest diversification of extant mammals after rodents. Here
we report the results of a large-scale phylogeny of bats based on unconstrained searches …

Dwarfism and gigantism drive human-mediated extinctions on islands

R Rozzi, MV Lomolino, AAE van der Geer, D Silvestro… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Islands have long been recognized as distinctive evolutionary arenas leading to
morphologically divergent species, such as dwarfs and giants. We assessed how body size …

Integrative taxonomy of the Rhinolophus macrotis complex (Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) in Vietnam and nearby regions

VT Tu, A Hassanin, T Görföl, S Arai… - Journal of Zoological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The taxonomic status of Rhinolophus macrotis sensu lato (sl) in Vietnam and adjacent
territories remains problematic. To address this issue, we performed an integrated study of …

Four species in one: multigene analyses reveal phylogenetic patterns within Hardwicke's woolly bat, Kerivoula hardwickii-complex (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in …

VT Tu, A Hassanin, NM Furey… - Hystrix, the Italian …, 2018 - hal.sorbonne-universite.fr
We undertook a comparative phylogeographic study using molecular, morphological and
morphometric approaches to address systematic issues in bats of the Kerivoula hardwickii …

Climate relicts: Asian scorpion family Pseudochactidae survived Miocene aridification in caves of the Annamite Mountains

SF Loria, VL Ehrenthal, AD Nguyen… - Insect Systematics and …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Southeast Asia is a hotspot of karst systems in the tropics and many relictual taxa have been
documented in caves across the region. The ancient, relictual scorpion family …

Đakrông virus, a novel mobatvirus (Hantaviridae) harbored by the Stoliczka's Asian trident bat (Aselliscus stoliczkanus) in Vietnam

S Arai, K Aoki, NT Sơn, VT Tú, F Kikuchi, G Kinoshita… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
The recent discovery of genetically distinct shrew-and mole-borne viruses belonging to the
newly defined family Hantaviridae (order Bunyavirales) has spurred an extended search for …

The grey zone of taxonomy—The case of the Sikkim Myotis (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae: Myotis sicarius), first recorded from Southeast Asia

D Győrössy, VT Tu, G Csorba… - Vertebrate …, 2024 - vertebrate-zoology.arphahub.com
In taxonomic works, the weight to be given to morphological, mitochondrial, or nuclear
signals, and the assessment of differences as species or subspecies distinctions has also …

[PDF][PDF] A taxonomic reassessment of Rhinolophus rex Allen, 1923 and its allies (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae)

VT Tu, NM Furey, T Görföl, A Hassanin, S Arai… - Vertebrate …, 2023 - real.mtak.hu
This study integrates analyses of mitochondrial DNA sequences and morphological and
acoustic data to re-evaluate the taxonomic status of Rhinolophus rex rex, R. r …

The Hengduan Mountains' Subsidiary ranges impacted the geographic distribution patterns of bats

W Liu, J Li, J He, G Xu, Y Wang, Y Yang, Y Song… - Contributions to …, 2024 - brill.com
The role of the Hengduan Mountains in biodiversity distribution is well-documented, but the
impact of its subsidiary ranges on species distribution and evolution remains unclear. This …

[PDF][PDF] A common name for the bat family Rhinonycteridae—the Trident Bats

KN Armstrong, SM Goodman, P Benda, SJ Hand - Zootaxa, 2016 - nm.cz
Recent elevation in the rank of JE Gray's (1866)'Leaf-nosed Bats' the Rhinonycterina to
family level recognised the phylogenetic uniqueness of bats in the extant genera Cloeotis …