title: Morphometric Variation and Genetic Diversity of the Lesser and Greater Mouse-Eared Bats (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) in Thrace and Anatolia
abstract: We analyzed four morphological characters and a 307 bp fragment of the mitochondrial control region of the greater and lesser mouse-eared bats sampled in four colonies in Turkish Thrace and Anatolia. Bats were identified by reference to their upper toothrow length and rostral width. Despite a considerable variation in upper jaw measurements, there was not clear pattern relating the observed variability to particular regions. The genetic diversity of the mitochondrial control region was very high
journal: Acta Chiropterologica