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Ecomorphological differences between sister species, Rhinolophus capensis and Rhinolophus swinnyi
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| author | Kelly, Elizabeth Jane |
| author2 | Jacobs, David S |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/6109 Ecomorphological differences between sister species, Rhinolophus capensis and Rhinolophus swinnyi Kelly, Elizabeth Jane Jacobs, David S Zoology Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 69-81). Phenotypic analyses of sibling species provide the opportunity to examine divergence that is caused by adaptation rather than phylogenetic history. Rhinolophus capensis and Rhinolophus swinnyi diverged from a common ancestor between 15 and 20 million years ago. The Fynbos biome of the south-western Cape (South Africa) arose around the same time, and its distribution is coincident with that of R. capensis. Since this event probably influenced the speciation of these species, I examine differences in the ecomorphology of these bats in their current distributions. R. capensis is bigger than R. swinnyi, with corresponding differences in echolocation call signatures and wing morphology. 2014-08-13T14:03:38Z 2014-08-13T14:03:38Z 2008 Master Thesis Masters MSc http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6109 eng application/pdf Department of Biological Sciences Faculty of Science University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Zoology Kelly, Elizabeth Jane Ecomorphological differences between sister species, Rhinolophus capensis and Rhinolophus swinnyi |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Ecomorphological differences between sister species, Rhinolophus capensis and Rhinolophus swinnyi |
| title_full | Ecomorphological differences between sister species, Rhinolophus capensis and Rhinolophus swinnyi |
| title_fullStr | Ecomorphological differences between sister species, Rhinolophus capensis and Rhinolophus swinnyi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ecomorphological differences between sister species, Rhinolophus capensis and Rhinolophus swinnyi |
| title_short | Ecomorphological differences between sister species, Rhinolophus capensis and Rhinolophus swinnyi |
| title_sort | ecomorphological differences between sister species rhinolophus capensis and rhinolophus swinnyi |
| topic | Zoology |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6109 |
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