Evolutionary relationships of the old world fruit bats (Chiroptera, Pteropodidae): Another star phylogeny?

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The family Pteropodidae comprises bats commonly known as megabats or Old World fruit bats. Molecular phylogenetic studies of pteropodids have provided considerable insight into intrafamilial relationships, but these studies have incl...

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Main Authors: Giannini Norberto P, Almeida Francisca C, DeSalle Rob, Simmons Nancy B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-09-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/281