Geographical variation in the cranial and external characters of the little tube-nosed bat, Murina silvatica in the Japanese archipelago

• Autorzy: Fukui D. , Maeda K. , Hill D.A. , Matsumura S. , Agetsuma N.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The distribution ofMurina silvatica (Yoshiyuki, 1983) in the Japanese archipelago extends over about 2000 km from north to south. Specimens were obtained from populations in Hokkaido and Yakushima, which are at the northern and southern ends of the range, and from two intermediate locations in Honshu. Measurements of cranial and external morphology were examined for evidence of geographical variation. The results of both multivariate analysis of variance and cluster analysis showed that there was no distinct cline in skull morphology among the Hokkaido, Tohoku and Chubu populations. However, the results of multivariate analysis of variance showed that all measures were significantly greater for the Yakushima population than for the others. Similarly, in a dendrogram of cluster analysis, the Yakushima population formed a cluster that was distinct from the other populations. However, as the difference between the Yakushima population and the other populations was less than the variation found within the Hokkaido, Tohoku and Chubu populations, morphological divergence of the Yakushima population was attributable to intraspecific variation. The island of Yakushima is the most isolated of the four locations and the morphological divergence of this population may be associated with its relative geographic isolation.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

little tube-nosed bat; geographic variation; Murina silvatica; morphology; bat; Japanese Archipelago

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Theriologica
• Rocznik: 2005
• Tom: 50
• Numer: 3
• Opis fizyczny: p.309-322,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

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Fukui D.

• Hokkaido University, 053-0035 Takaoka, Tomakomai, Hokkaido, Japan

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Maeda K.

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Hill D.A.

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Matsumura S.

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Agetsuma N.

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