Note: An important and interesting paper on zoogeography of bats, which was published too late to be included here, is: Krzanowski, A., 1967, The magnitude of islands and the size of bats (Chiroptera), Acta Zool. Cracoviensia, 12:281-348.
Note: An important and interesting paper on zoogeography of bats, which was published too late to be included here, is: Krzanowski, A., 1967, The magnitude of islands and the size of bats (Chiroptera), Acta Zool. Cracoviensia, 12:281-348.
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Transcriber's NotesObvious typographical and punctuation errors repaired. The "Key toPteropusin the Solomon Islands" was moved above the beginning of the listing forPteropusBrisson. Where figures or tables split paragraphs, they were moved above or below the split.Typographical CorrectionsPageCorrection797Liuinuwu → Liuniuwu809intermis → inermis824adbiventer → albiventer832Gaudalcanal → Guadalcanal
Transcriber's Notes
Obvious typographical and punctuation errors repaired. The "Key toPteropusin the Solomon Islands" was moved above the beginning of the listing forPteropusBrisson. Where figures or tables split paragraphs, they were moved above or below the split.
Typographical Corrections