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Field identification of two morphologically similar bats, Miniopterus schreibersii natalensis and Miniopterus fraterculus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae)

Samantha StoffbergDepartment of Zoology, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch, 7701, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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David S. JacobsDepartment of Zoology, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch, 7701, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Cassandra M. Miller-ButterworthDepartment of Zoology, University of Cape Town, Private Bag, Rondebosch, 7701, South AfricaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 47-53 | Received 26 Jul 2002, Accepted 08 Apr 2003, Published online: 20 Apr 2015

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