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Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus euryale Blasius, 1853

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Handbook of the Mammals of Europe

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Abstract

This comprehensive species-specific chapter covers all aspects of mammalian biology, including paleontology, physiology, genetics, reproduction and development, ecology, habitat, diet, mortality, and behavior. The economic significance and management of mammals and future challenges for research and conservation are addressed as well. The chapter includes a distribution map, a photograph of the animal, and a list of key literature.

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In our desperate task to gather valuable information, we have many people to thank. Sándor Boldogh offered us priceless information about a unique translocation program, and we hope his team will soon publish the results. Tireless Primosz Presetnik was able to compile and send us the results from the huge fieldwork he has led across so many countries around the Dinaric Alps. Edita Maxinová responded gracefully to our demands whenever we were eager for more Slovakian and Hungarian literature. Carlos Ibañez always replied to our inquiries like friends do. We wish we had written a better first version of this chapter so that the reviewer’s task would have been easier. We apologize to and thank her/him. The English of this chapter could only be accepted for publication after the proofreading work done by Luke Powell and Alexandra Darling, last thanks go to them.

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Garin, I., Goiti, U. (2020). Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat Rhinolophus euryale Blasius, 1853. In: Hackländer, K., Zachos, F.E. (eds) Handbook of the Mammals of Europe. Handbook of the Mammals of Europe. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-65038-8_40-1

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