Ecomorphological differences between sister species, Rhinolophus capensis and Rhinolophus swinnyi

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dc.contributor.advisorJacobs, David Sen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKelly, Elizabeth Janeen_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2014-08-13T14:03:38Z
dc.date.available2014-08-13T14:03:38Z
dc.date.issued2008en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes abstract.en_ZA
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 69-81).en_ZA
dc.description.abstractPhenotypic analyses of sibling species provide the opportunity to examine divergence that is caused by adaptation rather than phylogenetic history. Rhinolophus capensis and Rhinolophus swinnyi diverged from a common ancestor between 15 and 20 million years ago. The Fynbos biome of the south-western Cape (South Africa) arose around the same time, and its distribution is coincident with that of R. capensis. Since this event probably influenced the speciation of these species, I examine differences in the ecomorphology of these bats in their current distributions. R. capensis is bigger than R. swinnyi, with corresponding differences in echolocation call signatures and wing morphology.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationKelly, E. J. (2008). <i>Ecomorphological differences between sister species, Rhinolophus capensis and Rhinolophus swinnyi</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6109en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationKelly, Elizabeth Jane. <i>"Ecomorphological differences between sister species, Rhinolophus capensis and Rhinolophus swinnyi."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6109en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKelly, E. 2008. Ecomorphological differences between sister species, Rhinolophus capensis and Rhinolophus swinnyi. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Kelly, Elizabeth Jane AB - Phenotypic analyses of sibling species provide the opportunity to examine divergence that is caused by adaptation rather than phylogenetic history. Rhinolophus capensis and Rhinolophus swinnyi diverged from a common ancestor between 15 and 20 million years ago. The Fynbos biome of the south-western Cape (South Africa) arose around the same time, and its distribution is coincident with that of R. capensis. Since this event probably influenced the speciation of these species, I examine differences in the ecomorphology of these bats in their current distributions. R. capensis is bigger than R. swinnyi, with corresponding differences in echolocation call signatures and wing morphology. DA - 2008 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2008 T1 - Ecomorphological differences between sister species, Rhinolophus capensis and Rhinolophus swinnyi TI - Ecomorphological differences between sister species, Rhinolophus capensis and Rhinolophus swinnyi UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6109 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/6109
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationKelly EJ. Ecomorphological differences between sister species, Rhinolophus capensis and Rhinolophus swinnyi. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Science ,Department of Biological Sciences, 2008 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6109en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Biological Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Scienceen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherZoologyen_ZA
dc.titleEcomorphological differences between sister species, Rhinolophus capensis and Rhinolophus swinnyien_ZA
dc.typeMaster Thesis
dc.type.qualificationlevelMasters
dc.type.qualificationnameMScen_ZA
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