Chiroptera is the second largest order among mammals, with over 1300 species in 21 extant
families. The group is extremely diverse in several aspects of its natural history, including …

The host-parasite associations between bats and chiggers are re-traced; the checklist of
reported pair-wise combinations contains records originating from all zoogeographical …

Abstract Background The subtribe Vampyressina (sensu Baker et al. 2003) encompasses
approximately 43 species and seven genera and is a recent and diversified group of New …

Phylogenetic relationships and species delimitation in African Vespertilionini have been a
long-standing subject of debate and are still controversial, although recent molecular …

Chiroptera, the second largest order of mammals, comprises more than 1,000 species in 18
highly morphologically diverse families. Chromosome painting with human probes has been …

Vespertilionidae is the largest chiropteran family that comprises species of different
specialization and wide geographic distribution. Up to now, only a few vespertilionid species …

Detailed karyotype analysis including fluorescence in-situ hybridization with chromosome-
specific and sub-regional probes revealed novel cytogenetic signatures for elucidating …

In evolutionary terms, life on the planet has taken the form of independently living cells for
the majority of time. In comparison, the mammalian radiation is a relatively recent event. The …

Traditionally, morphological characters were used for judging phylogenetic relationships.
These features, however, are prone to convergent evolution, and therefore, some aspects of …

Two species of the monogeneric family Nycteridae were studied for the first time with
chromosome banding techniques and chromosome painting. The diploid chromosome …