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ArticlePeerJ2018

On the taxonomic status and distribution of African species of

Bruce D Patterson, Paul W Webala, Michael Bartonjo, Julius Nziza, Carl W Dick, Terrence C Demos

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Article in PeerJ, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
3.9field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Molecular phylogenetics of slit-faced bats (Chiroptera: Nycteridae) reveal deeply divergent African lineages.Journal of zoological systematics and evolutionary research = Zeitschrift fur zoologische Systematik und Evolutionsforschung · 2019
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Bruce D PattersonIntegrative Research Center, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2249-7260
Paul W WebalaDepartment of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Maasai Mara University, Narok, Kenya.
Michael BartonjoMammalogy Section, National Museums of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya.
Julius NzizaRegional Headquarters, Mountain Gorilla Veterinary Project, Musanze, Rwanda.
Carl W DickDepartment of Biology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY, USA.
Terrence C DemosIntegrative Research Center, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0522-3708
Field Museum of Natural History · USInternational Gorilla Conservation Programme · RWMaasai Mara University · KENational Museums of Kenya · KEWestern Kentucky University · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFree-tailed bats of the genus

methodsWe collected additional samples of

resultsDISCUSSION: Our results corroborate species rank for

Indexed as

East AfricaEcholocationEctoparasitesRange extensionSpeciationSympatryTaxonomy

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PMID29844995
PMCPMC5971098
OpenAlexW2804793862

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