Extinction and biogeography of bats on 'Eua, Kingdom of Tonga. American Museum novitates ; no. 3125

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dc.contributor.authorKoopman, Karl F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorSteadman, David W.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T17:07:05Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T17:07:05Z
dc.date.issued1995en_US
dc.description13 p. : ill. ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 10-13).en_US
dc.description.abstract"Prehistoric bones from caves on the island of 'Eua, Kingdom of Tonga, document the former presence of the megachiropterans Pteropus tonganus, Pteropus samoensis, and Notopteris macdonaldi and the microchiropterans Emballonura semicaudata and Chaerephon jobensis. Of these five species of bats, only Pteropus tonganus and Emballonura semicaudata still occur on 'Eua or anywhere else in Tonga. Bones of all five species occur in sediments that predate the arrival of humans on 'Eua (i.e., those more than 3500-3000 years old) as well as in younger deposits. The extinction of bat species on 'Eua, as with the two species of lizards and 23 species of land birds, is probably related to human impact"--P. [1].en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/3570
dc.languageengen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNew York, N.Y. : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates ; no. 3125en_US
dc.subject.lccQL1 .A436 no.3125, 1995en_US
dc.subject.lcshBats, Fossil -- Tonga -- Eua Island.en_US
dc.subject.lcshBats -- Tonga -- Eua Island -- Geographical distribution.en_US
dc.subject.lcshMammals, Fossil -- Tonga -- Eua Islanden_US
dc.subject.lcshExtinct mammals -- Tonga -- Eua Island.en_US
dc.titleExtinction and biogeography of bats on 'Eua, Kingdom of Tonga. American Museum novitates ; no. 3125en_US
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