A morphological analysis of the skull size and shape of Kerivoulinae (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) from Vietnam
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- NGUYEN Son Truong
- Department of Vertebrate Zoology, Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet St., Caugiay, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- MOTOKAWA Masaharu
- The Kyoto University Museum, Kyoto University, Sakyo, Kyoto 606–8501, Japan
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- OSHIDA Tatsuo
- Laboratory of Wildlife Ecology, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Obihiro, Hokkaido 080–8555, Japan
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- ENDO Hideki
- The University Museum, The University of Tokyo, 7–3–1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113–0033, Japan
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Abstract
Southeast Asia is a region of high biodiversity, containing species of plants and animals that are yet to be discovered. In this region, bats of the subfamily Kerivoulinae are widespread and diverse with six species recorded in Vietnam. However, the taxonomy of the Kerivoulinae in Asia is complicated. In our study, we used diagnostic characters and multivariate analysis to determine morphological differences between the genera Kerivoula and Phoniscus. We showed that the two genera are distinguishable by the size of second upper incisors, the shape of skull, nasal sinus, canines, second upper and lower premolars. In addition, the two genera can be osteometrically separated by measurements of the braincase height, interorbital width and shape of anterior palatal emargination. Our data clearly revealed the morphological variations in the skull shape of Kerivoula hardwickii in Vietnam. This suggests a possible separation into three morphotypes, representing cryptic species supported by statistical differences with wide variation in skull shape, size and teeth. These results demonstrated Kerivoula hardwickii can be separated three subspecies, and the result will serve as the basis for the future assessment and classification of this group in Southeast Asia.
Journal
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- Journal of Veterinary Medical Science
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Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 78 (2), 187-198, 2016
JAPANESE SOCIETY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390282681406017920
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- NII Article ID
- 130005131327
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- NII Book ID
- AA10796138
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- ISSN
- 13477439
- 09167250
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- NDL BIB ID
- 027141172
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- PubMed
- 26346743
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- Text Lang
- en
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- JaLC
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