@article {4071, title = {Allozyme variation of the Egyptian rousette (Rousettus egyptiacus; Chiroptera, Pteropodidae) in the Gulf of Guinea (West-Central Africa)}, journal = {Biochemical Systematics and Ecology}, volume = {24}, number = {6}, year = {1996}, month = {1996}, pages = {499-508}, abstract = {Genetic variation among the populations of Rousettus egyptiacus from the islands of the Gulf of Guinea (Bioko, Pr{\'{\i}ncipe and S{\~a}o Tom{\'e}) and two other continental populations of R. egyptiacus, (R{\'{\i}o Muni and Guinea Conakry) was studied in order to evaluate their systematic and evolutionary relationships. Insular and mainland populations had similar levels of genetic variation. The data support the subspecific assignment of the S{\~a}o Tom{\'e} and Pr{\'{\i}ncipe populations of R. egyptiacus.}, keywords = {Africa, allopatric, Chiroptera, distribution, endemic, Equatorial Guinea, evolution, genetics, Gulf of Guinea, island biogeography, Mammalia, phylogeny, Pr{\'{\i}ncipe, Pteropodidae, Rousettus aegyptiacus princeps, Rousettus aegyptiacus tomensis, Rousettus aegyptiacus unicolor, S{\~a}o Tom{\'e}, speciation, systematics, taxonomy}, author = {Juste B., J. and Machordom, A. and Ib{\'a}{\~n}ez, C.} }