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Kundu S, Kamalakannan M, Mukherjee T, Banerjee D, Kim HW. Genetic Characterization and Insular Habitat Enveloping of Endangered Leaf-Nosed Bat, Hipposideros nicobarulae (Mammalia: Chiroptera) in India: Phylogenetic Inference and Conservation Implication. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:genes14030765. [PMID: 36981035 PMCID: PMC10048616 DOI: 10.3390/genes14030765] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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The Nicobar leaf-nosed Bat (Hipposideros nicobarulae) was described in the early 20th century; however, its systematic classification has been debated for over 100 years. This endangered and endemic species has achieved species status through morphological data in the last 10 years. However, the genetic information and phylogenetic relationships of H. nicobarulae remain neglected. The generated mitochondrial cytochrome b gene (mtCytb) sequences (438 bp) of H. nicobarulae contains 53.42-53.65% AT composition and 1.82% variable sites. The studied species, H. nicobarulae maintains an 8.1% to 22.6% genetic distance from other Hipposideros species. The genetic divergence estimated in this study is congruent with the concept of gene speciation in bats. The Bayesian and Maximum-Likelihood phylogenies clearly discriminated all Hipposideros species and showed a sister relationship between H. nicobarulae and H. cf. antricola. Current mtCytb-based investigations of H. nicobarulae have confirmed the species status at the molecular level. Further, the MaxEnt-based species distribution modelling illustrates the most suitable habitat of H. nicobarulae (294 km2), of which the majority (171 km2) is located on Great Nicobar Island. The present study suggests rigorous sampling across the range, taxonomic coverage, the generation of multiple molecular markers (mitochondrial and nuclear), as well as more ecological information, which will help in understanding population genetic structure, habitat suitability, and the implementation of appropriate conservation action plans for H. nicobarulae and other Hipposideros species.
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- Shantanu Kundu
- Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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- Agricultural and Ecological Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata 700108, India
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- Western Ghat Regional Centre, Zoological Survey of India, Kozhikode 673006, India
- Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore, Kolkata 700053, India
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- Department of Marine Biology, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
- Marine Integrated Biomedical Technology Center, National Key Research Institutes in Universities, Pukyong National University, Busan 48513, Republic of Korea
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Hending D, Drew H, Holderied MW. Habitat Use of Constant Frequency Echolocating Bats in North-West Madagascar with Acoustic Evidence for a Possible New Species. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2021. [DOI: 10.3161/15081109acc2021.23.1.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Daniel Hending
- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TQ, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TQ, United Kingdom
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TQ, United Kingdom
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Alumbaugh JL, Goodman SM, Samonds KE. Morphometric Analyses of Modern and Subfossil Macronycteris (Family Hipposideridae) Refine Groups from Anjohibe Cave, Northwestern Madagascar. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2021. [DOI: 10.3161/15081109acc2021.23.1.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Jamie L. Alumbaugh
- Department of Geography, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1000 Phillip Fulmer Way, Knoxville, TN 37996, USA
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- Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, USA Association Vahatra, BP 3972, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Northern Illinois University, 356 Montgomery Hall, DeKalb, IL 60115, USA
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Kafaei S, Sharifi M, Akmali V. Population Genetic Structure and Phylogeography of the Small Mouse-Tailed Bat, Rhinopoma muscatellum Thomas, 1903 (Chiroptera: Rhinopomatidae) in Iran Inferred from Mitochondrial DNA. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2020. [DOI: 10.3161/15081109acc2020.22.1.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Sasan Kafaei
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, Kermanshah, Iran
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Mehdizadeh R, Akmali V, Sharifi M. Population genetic structure and phylogeography of the greater horseshoe bat ( Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) along Alborz and Zagros Mts. in Iran. Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal 2020; 31:87-97. [PMID: 32202175 DOI: 10.1080/24701394.2020.1741562] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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In this paper, we investigate the genetic structure and phylogeography of Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, using the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene (1017 bp) in Iran and adjacent regions. The total haplotype and nucleotide diversity are 0.63 ± 0.055 and 0.0021 ± 0.00017, respectively which suggest that R. ferrumequinum exhibits low genetic diversity. AMOVA analysis shows that more variation of genetic differentiation is present among populations of phylogenetic groupings than within populations. Our phylogenetic results support the monophyly of R. ferrumequinum and suggest this taxon comprises three allopatric/parapatric phylogroups that are distributed in Europe-western Turkey, eastern Turkey-northern Iran, and southern Iran. The Europe-western Turkey lineage (clade 2) split from the eastern Turkey-Iran lineage (clade 1) during the middle Pleistocene (0.8534 (ca.I)-0.6454 (ca.II) Ma). The divergence time among subclades A and B occurred during the mid-Pleistocene (0.4849 (ca.I)-0.369 (ca.II) Ma). All phylogenetic analyses also indicate that the Iranian and eastern Turkey R. ferrumequinum diverged from Europe and western Turkey R. ferrumequinum, with the mean percentage sequence differences ranging from 0.92%-0.75% between them. We infer that long-term isolation of R. ferrumequinum in spatially distinct refugia in parts of southwestern and northeastern Iran has promoted distinct phylogeographic lineages during the Pleistocene.
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- Robab Mehdizadeh
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, Baghabrisham, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, Baghabrisham, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Razi University, Baghabrisham, Kermanshah, Iran
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Rakotoarivelo AR, Goodman SM, Schoeman MC, Willows-Munro S. Phylogeography and population genetics of the endemic Malagasy bat, Macronycteris commersoni s.s. (Chiroptera: Hipposideridae). PeerJ 2019; 7:e5866. [PMID: 30671293 PMCID: PMC6339777 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.5866] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2018] [Accepted: 10/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Macronycteris commersoni (Hipposideridae), a bat species endemic to Madagascar, is widespread across the island and utilizes a range of habitat types including open woodland, degraded habitats, and forested areas from sea level to 1,325 m. Despite being widely distributed, there is evidence that M. commersoni exhibits morphological and bioacoustic variation across its geographical range. We investigated the fine-scale phylogeographic structure of populations in the western half of the island using extensive spatial sampling and sequence data from two mitochondrial DNA regions. Our results indicated several lineages within M. commersoni. Individuals collected from northern Madagascar formed a single monophyletic clade (clade C). A second clade (clade B) included individuals collected from the south-western portion of the island. This second clade displayed more phylogeographical partitioning with differences in mtDNA haplotypes frequency detected between populations collected in different bioclimatic regions. Lineage dispersal, genetic divergence, and timing of expansion events of M. commersoni were probably associated with Pleistocene climate fluctuations. Our data suggest that the northern and the central western regions of Madagascar may have acted as refugia for this species during periods of cooler and drier climate conditions associated with the Pleistocene.
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- Andrinajoro R. Rakotoarivelo
- Department of Zoology, University of Venda, Thohoyandou, Limpopo, South Africa
- School of Life Sciences, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
- Natiora Ahy, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, United States of America
- Association Vahatra, Antananarivo, Madagascar
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Westville, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa
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Reher S, Ehlers J, Rabarison H, Dausmann KH. Short and hyperthermic torpor responses in the Malagasy bat Macronycteris commersoni reveal a broader hypometabolic scope in heterotherms. J Comp Physiol B 2018; 188:1015-1027. [PMID: 30121696 DOI: 10.1007/s00360-018-1171-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/20/2018] [Revised: 06/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The energy budgets of animal species are closely linked to their ecology, and balancing energy expenditure with energy acquisition is key for survival. Changes in animals' environments can be challenging, particularly for bats, which are small endotherms with large uninsulated flight membranes. Heterothermy is a powerful response used to cope with changing environmental conditions. Recent research has revealed that many tropical and subtropical species are heterothermic and display torpor with patterns unlike those of "classical" heterotherms from temperate and arctic regions. However, only a handful of studies investigating torpor in bats in their natural environment exist. Therefore, we investigated whether the Malagasy bat Macronycteris commersoni enters torpor in the driest and least predictable region in Madagascar. We examined the energy balance and thermal biology of M. commersoni in the field by relating metabolic rate (MR) and skin temperature (Tskin) measurements to local environmental characteristics in the dry and rainy seasons. Macronycteris commersoni entered torpor and showed extreme variability in torpor patterns, including surprisingly short torpor bouts, lasting on average 20 min, interrupted by MR peaks. Torpid MR was remarkably low (0.13 ml O2 h-1 g-1), even when Tskin exceeded that of normothermia (41 °C). Macronycteris commersoni is thus physiologically capable of (1) entering torpor at high ambient temperature and Tskin and (2) rapidly alternating between torpid and normothermic MR resulting in very short bouts. This suggests that the scope of hypometabolism amongst heterothermic animals is broader than previously assumed and underlines the importance of further investigation into the torpor continuum.
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- Stephanie Reher
- Functional Ecology, Institute for Zoology, University Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3, 20146, Hamburg, Germany.
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- Animal Ecology and Conservation, Institute for Zoology, University Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3, 20146, Hamburg, Germany
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- Mention Zoologie et Biodiversité Animale, Faculté des Sciences, Université d'Antananarivo, BP 906, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar
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- Functional Ecology, Institute for Zoology, University Hamburg, Martin-Luther-King-Platz 3, 20146, Hamburg, Germany
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Rakotondramanana CF, Goodman SM. A Review of the Bacular Morphology of Malagasy Bats. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2017. [DOI: 10.3161/15081109acc2017.19.1.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Claude Fabienne Rakotondramanana
- Mention Zoologie et Biodiversité Animale, Université d'Antananarivo, BP 906, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar
- Association Vahatra, BP 3972, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar
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- Association Vahatra, BP 3972, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar
- Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL 60605, USA
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Foley NM, Goodman SM, Whelan CV, Puechmaille SJ, Teeling E. Towards Navigating the Minotaur's Labyrinth: Cryptic Diversity and Taxonomic Revision within the Speciose Genus Hipposideros (Hipposideridae). ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2017. [DOI: 10.3161/15081109acc2017.19.1.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Nicole M. Foley
- School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 South Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, IL, USA
- Association Vahatra, BP 3972, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar
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- School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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- School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
- Applied Zoology and Nature Conservation, Greifswald University, Greifswald, Germany
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- School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Tu VT, Hassanin A, Görföl T, Arai S, Fukui D, Thanh HT, Son NT, Furey NM, Csorba G. Integrative taxonomy of the Rhinolophus macrotiscomplex (Chiroptera, Rhinolophidae) in Vietnam and nearby regions. J ZOOL SYST EVOL RES 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Vuong Tan Tu
- Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources; Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology; Cau Giay District Hanoi Vietnam
- Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité; ISYEB - UMR 7205 - CNRS; Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Université Paris-6 (UPMC); Sorbonne Universités; Paris France
- Service de Systématique Moléculaire (UMS 2700); Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle; Paris France
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- Institut de Systématique, Evolution, Biodiversité; ISYEB - UMR 7205 - CNRS; Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Université Paris-6 (UPMC); Sorbonne Universités; Paris France
- Service de Systématique Moléculaire (UMS 2700); Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle; Paris France
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- Department of Zoology; Hungarian Natural History Museum; Budapest Hungary
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- Infectious Disease Surveillance Center; National Institute of Infectious Diseases; Tokyo Japan
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- The University of Tokyo Hokkaido Forest; the University of Tokyo; Furano Hokkaido Japan
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- Faculty of Biology; University of Science; Vietnam National University; Thanh Xuan District Hanoi Vietnam
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- Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources; Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology; Cau Giay District Hanoi Vietnam
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- Fauna & Flora International; Cambodia Programme; Chamkarmorn Phnom Penh Cambodia
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- Department of Zoology; Hungarian Natural History Museum; Budapest Hungary
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Liu T, Sun K, Park YC, Feng J. Phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary history of the greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, in Northeast Asia. PeerJ 2016; 4:e2472. [PMID: 27761309 PMCID: PMC5068396 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The greater horseshoe bat, Rhinolophus ferrumequinum, is an important model organism for studies on chiropteran phylogeographic patterns. Previous studies revealed the population history of R. ferrumequinum from Europe and most Asian regions, yet there continue to be arguments about their evolutionary process in Northeast Asia. In this study, we obtained mitochondrial DNA cyt b and D-loop data of R. ferrumequinum from Northeast China, South Korea and Japan to clarify their phylogenetic relationships and evolutionary process. Our results indicate a highly supported monophyletic group of Northeast Asian greater horseshoe bats, in which Japanese populations formed a single clade and clustered into the mixed branches of Northeast Chinese and South Korean populations. We infer that R. ferrumequinum in Northeast Asia originated in Northeast China and South Korea during a cold glacial period, while some ancestors likely arrived in Japan by flying or land bridge and subsequently adapted to the local environment. Consequently, during the warm Eemian interglaciation, the Korea Strait, between Japan and South Korea, became a geographical barrier to Japanese and inland populations, while the Changbai Mountains, between China and North Korea, did not play a significant role as a barrier between Northeast China and South Korea populations.
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- Tong Liu
- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University , Changchun , China
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University , Changchun , China
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- Department of Forest Environment Protection, College of Forest and Environmental Science, Kangwon National University , Chuncheon , South Korea
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- Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Resource Conservation and Utilization, Northeast Normal University , Changchun , China
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Chaverri G, Garin I, Alberdi A, Jimenez L, Castillo-Salazar C, Aihartza J. Unveiling the Hidden Bat Diversity of a Neotropical Montane Forest. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0162712. [PMID: 27706168 PMCID: PMC5051729 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2016] [Accepted: 08/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Mountain environments, characterized by high levels of endemism, are at risk of experiencing significant biodiversity loss due to current trends in global warming. While many acknowledge their importance and vulnerability, these ecosystems still remain poorly studied, particularly for taxa that are difficult to sample such as bats. Aiming to estimate the amount of cryptic diversity among bats of a Neotropical montane cloud forest in Talamanca Range-south-east Central America-, we performed a 15-night sampling campaign, which resulted in 90 captured bats belonging to 8 species. We sequenced their mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and screened their inter- and intraspecific genetic variation. Phylogenetic relations with conspecifics and closely related species from other geographic regions were established using Maximum Likelihood and Bayesian inference methods, as well as median-joining haplotype networks. Mitochondrial lineages highly divergent from hitherto characterized populations (> 9% COI dissimilarity) were found in Myotis oxyotus and Hylonycteris underwoodi. Sturnira burtonlimi and M. keaysi also showed distinct mitochondrial structure with sibling species and/or populations. These results suggest that mountains in the region hold a high degree of endemicity potential that has previously been ignored in bats. They also warn of the high extinction risk montane bats may be facing due to climatic change, particularly in isolated mountain systems like Talamanca Range.
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- Dpt. Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, University of The Basque Country UPV/EHU, Leioa, The Basque Country
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- Dpt. Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, University of The Basque Country UPV/EHU, Leioa, The Basque Country
- Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen K, Denmark
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- Dpt. Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, University of The Basque Country UPV/EHU, Leioa, The Basque Country
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- Dpt. Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, University of The Basque Country UPV/EHU, Leioa, The Basque Country
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Richards LR, Rambau RV, Goodman SM, Taylor PJ, Schoeman MC, Yang F, Lamb JM. Karyotypic Evolution in Malagasy Flying Foxes (Pteropodidae, Chiroptera) and Their Hipposiderid Relatives as Determined by Comparative Chromosome Painting. Cytogenet Genome Res 2016; 148:185-98. [PMID: 27256929 DOI: 10.1159/000446297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Pteropodidae and Hipposideridae are 2 of the 9 chiropteran families that occur on Madagascar. Despite major advancements in the systematic study of the island's bat fauna, few karyotypic data exist for endemic species. We utilized G- and C-banding in combination with chromosome painting with Myotismyotis probes to establish a genome-wide homology among Malagasy species belonging to the families Pteropodidae (Pteropus rufus 2n = 38; Rousettus madagascariensis, 2n = 36), Hipposideridae (Hipposideros commersoni s.s., 2n = 52), and a single South African representative of the Rhinolophidae (Rhinolophus clivosus, 2n = 58). Painting probes of M. myotis detected 26, 28, 28, and 29 regions of homology in R. madagascariensis, P. rufus, H. commersoni s.s, and R. clivosus, respectively. Translocations, pericentric inversions, and heterochromatin additions were responsible for karyotypic differences amongst the Malagasy pteropodids. Comparative chromosome painting revealed a novel pericentric inversion on P. rufus chromosome 4. Chromosomal characters suggest a close evolutionary relationship between Rousettus and Pteropus. H. commersoni s.s. shared several chromosomal characters with extralimital congeners but did not exhibit 2 chromosomal synapomorphies proposed for Hipposideridae. This study provides further insight into the ancestral karyotypes of pteropodid and hipposiderid bats and corroborates certain molecular phylogenetic hypotheses.
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Goodman SM, Schoeman MC, Rakotoarivelo A, Willows-Munro S. How many species of Hipposideroshave occurred on Madagascar since the Late Pleistocene? Zool J Linn Soc 2016. [DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Steven M. Goodman
- Field Museum of Natural History; 1400 South Lake Shore Drive Chicago IL 60605 USA
- Association Vahatra; BP 3972 Antananarivo 101 Madagascar
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- School of Life Sciences; University of Kwa-Zulu Natal; Biological Sciences Building, South Ring Road, Westville Campus Durban 3630 South Africa
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- Association Vahatra; BP 3972 Antananarivo 101 Madagascar
- School of Life Sciences; University of Kwa-Zulu Natal; Biological Sciences Building, South Ring Road, Westville Campus Durban 3630 South Africa
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- School of Life Sciences; University of Kwa-Zulu Natal; Pietermaritzburg Campus, Rabie Saunders Building Pietermaritzburg 3209 South Africa
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