Bat systematics in the light of unconstrained analyses of a comprehensive molecular supermatrix

LI Amador, RL Moyers Arevalo, FC Almeida… - Journal of Mammalian …, 2018 - Springer
Bats (Chiroptera) represent the largest diversification of extant mammals after rodents. Here
we report the results of a large-scale phylogeny of bats based on unconstrained searches …

[PDF][PDF] Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Part 10. Bat fauna of Iran

P Benda, K Faizolâhi, M Andreas, J Obuch… - Acta Societatis …, 2012 - nm.cz
A complete list of bat records available from Iran was compiled from literature and from new
records, based on field studies and examination of museum specimens. The record review …

Biogeography of bats in Iran: Mapping and disentangling environmental and historical drivers of bat richness

A Kafash, S Ashrafi, M Yousefi - Journal of Zoological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bats are facing several threats like land‐use change, habitat loss, overexploitation for food,
mortality at wind energy turbine installations, disease, and climate change worldwide …

Relationship between niche breadth and range shifts of Rhinopoma muscatellum (Chiroptera: Rhinopomatidae) in climate change scenarios in arid and semiarid …

S Kafaei, P Karami, R Mehdizadeh, V Akmali - Journal of Mountain …, 2021 - Springer
Rapid climate change has provided the opportunity for many species to learn to adapt fast
enough to modify their range distribution. The positive and negative responses of the …

Modeling habitat suitability of bats to identify high priority areas for field monitoring and conservation

A Kafash, S Ashrafi, M Yousefi - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
Bats provide important ecosystem services but face severe threats due to land and climate
changes. Although bats are an important component of mammal diversity in Iran, the …

[PDF][PDF] Bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Part 12. Bat fauna of Afghanistan: revision of distribution and taxonomy

P Benda, J Gaisler - Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae, 2015 - nm.cz
A complete list of bat records available from Afghanistan was compiled from literature and
from examination of museum specimens. The record review is complemented by distribution …

Taxonomic evaluation of the greater horseshoe bat Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) in Iran inferred from the mitochondrial D-loop gene

S Shahabi, V Akmali, M Sharifi - Zoological Science, 2017 - BioOne
To examine the level of genetic differentiation in the sequences of the mitochondrial D-loop
gene of Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, and to evaluate the current taxonomic status of this …

Lingual papillary system of the Egyptian mouse‐tailed bat (Rhinopoma hardwickii): New insights to its feeding strategies using scanning electron microscope, and …

MMA Abumandour, N Madkour, K Morsy… - Microscopy research …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The current investigation described the ultrastructural and histological features of the lingual
papillary system in 14 adult Rhinopoma hardwickii using scanning electron and light …

Understanding the summer roosting habitat selection of the greater mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma microphyllum) and the small mouse-tailed bat (Rhinopoma …

N Askaripour, S Ashrafi, SR Ara, B Naimi - Mammal Research, 2022 - Springer
Roost for bats, which are responsible for a wide range of vital ecological and economic
services, is crucial. Their availability affects both the geographic occurrence and the diversity …

Echolocation call frequency and mitochondrial control region variation in the closely related bat species of the genus Rhinolophus (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) …

S Shahabi, M Sharifi, V Akmali - Mammal Research, 2019 - Springer
There is a high level of morphological similarity among rhinolophid species leading to
problematic taxonomic identifications. We undertook analyses of mitochondrial DNA gene …