Dispersal out of Wallacea spurs diversification of <i>Pteropus</i> flying foxes, the world’s largest bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera)

Abstract

Dispersal between regions of the IAA and the islands found therein fostered diversification of <i>Pteropus</i> throughout the IAA and beyond. Dispersal in <i>Pteropus</i> is far higher than in most other volant taxa studied to date, highlighting the importance of inter-island movement in the biogeographic history of this large clade of large bats.