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A review of the large species of Artibeus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomatidae) from western South America
dc.contributor.advisor | Rae, K. M. | |
dc.creator | Patten, Donald Richard | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2020-01-08T17:51:07Z | |
dc.date.available | 2020-01-08T17:51:07Z | |
dc.date.created | 1971 | |
dc.date.issued | 1961 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/DISSERTATIONS-172605 | |
dc.description.abstract | The fruit-eating bats of the genus Artibeus inhabit an extensive geographic area from northern Mexico to southern South America. Despite their importance in the ecology of the New World tropics and their relatively early discovery (circa 1800), knowledge of these bats particularly in South America, is scant, largely superficial and is directly impeded by an inadequate understanding of their systematics. Five species of moderate to large-sized Artibeus occur within a geographic area of South America extending from southern Colombia to Peru and from the Pacific coast eastward to the western portion of the Amazon basin. Each taxon is diagnosed in terms of skill morphology, definition, pelage characteristics, and interspecific variation. Keys based on skull and external features are presented. ... | en |
dc.format.extent | 175 leaves : illustrations | en |
dc.format.medium | electronic | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.rights | This thesis was part of a retrospective digitization project authorized by the Texas A&M University Libraries. Copyright remains vested with the author(s). It is the user's responsibility to secure permission from the copyright holder(s) for re-use of the work beyond the provision of Fair Use. | en |
dc.rights.uri | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ | |
dc.subject.classification | 1971 Dissertation P316 | |
dc.subject.lcsh | Biological Oceanography | en |
dc.title | A review of the large species of Artibeus (Chiroptera: Phyllostomatidae) from western South America | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences | en |
thesis.degree.grantor | Texas A&M University | en |
thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | en |
thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | en |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Hood, D. W. | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Hopkins, S. H. | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Reeves, R. G. | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Reid, R. O. | |
dc.type.genre | dissertations | en |
dc.type.material | text | en |
dc.format.digitalOrigin | reformatted digital | en |
dc.publisher.digital | Texas A&M University. Libraries |
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