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Kusuminda T, Mannakkara A, Ukuwela KDB, Kruskop SV, Amarasinghe CJ, Saikia U, Venugopal P, Karunarathna M, Gamage R, Ruedi M, Csorba G, Yapa WB, Patterson BD. DNA Barcoding and Morphological Analyses Reveal a Cryptic Species of Miniopterus from India and Sri Lanka. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2022. [DOI: 10.3161/15081109acc2022.24.1.001] [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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- Tharaka Kusuminda
- Department of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Kamburupitiya, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Agricultural Biology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna, Kamburupitiya, Sri Lanka
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Rajarata University of Sri Lanka, Mihintale, Sri Lanka
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- Zoological Museum of M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Ul. Bol'shata Nikitskaya, 2, Moscow 125009, Russia
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- Zoological Survey of India, North Eastern Regional Centre, Risa Colony, Shillong 793003, Meghalaya, India
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- Bat Conservation Trust, London, 8 Battersea Park Road, London SW8 4BG, UK
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- Department of Vertebrates, Natural History Museum of Geneva, Route de Malagnou 1, 1208 Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Baross utca 13, Budapest, H-1088, Hungary
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- Department of Zoology and Environment Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
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- Negaunee Integrative Research Center, Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Gorban AA, Artyushin IV, Bannikova AA, Undrakhbayar E, Kruskop SV. Phylogeography of the Steppe Bat, Myotis davidii (Chiroptera; Vespertilionidae) in Eastern Part of the Species Range. DOKLADY BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES : PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE USSR, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SECTIONS 2022; 502:21-25. [PMID: 35298749 DOI: 10.1134/s0012496622010045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Phylogeography of the steppe bat, Myotis davidii in the eastern part of its broad range, was explored for the first time using mitochondrial genetic markers. The presence of two main intraspecific clades, Eastern and Western, was confirmed. Definite inner structure inside the Eastern group was shown. We discovered genetic diversity hotspot in northwestern Mongolia and neighboring regions, where highly divergent haplotypes are found. Presumably, this can be explained by Pleistocene refugial structure shaped by the ridges of the Mongolian Altai. The haplogroups from the southeast of Mongolia and Transbaikalia found to be related, while populations of the Kerulen valley located between these regions carry more distant haplotypes.
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- A A Gorban
- Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of General and Experimental Biology of Mongolian Academy of Science, 13330, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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- Zoological Museum of Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia.
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Vasenkov D, Desmet JF, Popov I, Sidorchuk N. Bats can migrate farther than it was previously known: a new longest migration record by Nathusius’ pipistrelle Pipistrellus nathusii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). MAMMALIA 2022. [DOI: 10.1515/mammalia-2021-0139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Bat migrations have been studied for a long time, but large areas remain poorly explored in this regard. This note reports a record migration distance of the Nathusius’ pipistrelle – 2486 km from Russia to the French Alps. This distance exceeds the previous record flight from Latvia to Spain by 260 km. Hibernating colonies of Nathusius’ pipistrelle are known in the Caucasus. However, our data show that Nathusius’ pipistrelle can fly much longer for hibernating.
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- Denis Vasenkov
- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution , Russian Academy of Sciences , Leninsky Prospect, 33, 119071 Moscow , Russia
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- Groupe de Recherches et d’Information sur la Faune dans les Ecosystèmes de Montagne (G.R.I.F.E.M.) , Samoens , France
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- Saint-Petersburg State University , Saint-Petersburg , Russia
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- A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution , Russian Academy of Sciences , Leninsky Prospect, 33, 119071 Moscow , Russia
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Jargalsaikhan A, Ariunbold B, Dalannast M, Purevee E, Paek WK, Tsagaan K, Ganbold O. Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of Bats in the Family Vespertilionidae in Mongolia. JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC BIODIVERSITY 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2022.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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Piskorski M, Sachanowicz K. Different songflight calls of Pipistrellus kuhlii and Pipistrellus lepidus (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera) in Europe. JOURNAL OF VERTEBRATE BIOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.25225/jvb.21058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- Michał Piskorski
- University of Maria Curie-Skłodowska, Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology, Department of Comparative Anatomy and Anthropology, Lublin, Poland; e-mail:
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Features of Reproduction of Tick-Borne Encephalitis Virus in a New Cell Line of the Siberian Bat Myotis sibiricus (Kastschenko, 1905). ACTA BIOMEDICA SCIENTIFICA 2021. [DOI: 10.29413/abs.2020-5.6.36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Molecular and morphological revision of small Myotinae from the Himalayas shed new light on the poorly known genus Submyotodon (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). Mamm Biol 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s42991-020-00081-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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AbstractThe systematics status of the constituent species of the M. mystacinus morphogroup in the Himalayan region has long been marred by uncertainty. Lack of integrative studies combining morphological and genetic data from specimens recently collected in this region has hampered our understanding of cryptic variations in this complex taxonomic group. To address this issue, new material from the Himalayan region of India and Nepal was obtained and vouchered specimens in the holdings of various museums were also re-examined. As comparative material, a large series of relevant specimens from South and Southeast Asia were also included in this revision. Using a combination of multivariate analysis of craniodental characters and molecular reconstructions, we critically evaluated the systematic position of the small Myotinae in the Himalayas. We establish that M. nipalensis forms a very distinct lineage (which also includes the recently described M. annatessae) and refute previous taxonomic suggestions that it is related to M. davidii. Our study also conclusively proved the common occurrence of the poorly known genus Submyotodon in the Himalayan region (Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal and China) and evidenced species-level divergences within that genus. Submyotodon species share nyctalodont or semi-nyctalodont lower molar configuration with few other small and unrelated Myotinae from Asia suggesting that these unusual dental characters are homoplasious in this subfamily. We also noticed a very confused taxonomic situation associated with many DNA sequences of Asian Myotis deposited in public repositories and call for possibilities of better data curation.
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Preble JH, Ohte N, Vincenot CE. In the shadow of the rising sun: a systematic review of Japanese bat research and conservation. Mamm Rev 2020. [DOI: 10.1111/mam.12226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Jason H. Preble
- Department of Social Informatics Graduate School of Informatics Island Bat Research Group (IBRG) Kyoto University Yoshida‐honmachi Kyoto606‐8501 Japan
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- Department of Social Informatics Graduate School of Informatics Island Bat Research Group (IBRG) Kyoto University Yoshida‐honmachi Kyoto606‐8501 Japan
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- Department of Social Informatics Graduate School of Informatics Island Bat Research Group (IBRG) Kyoto University Yoshida‐honmachi Kyoto606‐8501 Japan
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Gorobeyko UV, Kartavtseva IV, Sheremetyeva IN, Kazakov DV, Guskov VY. DNA-barcoding and a new data about the karyotype of Myotis petax (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae) in the Russian Far East. COMPARATIVE CYTOGENETICS 2020; 14:483-500. [PMID: 33224443 PMCID: PMC7661951 DOI: 10.3897/compcytogen.v14i4.54955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The DNA-barcoding and chromosomal study of the eastern water bat, Myotis petax Hollister, 1912, from the earlier unexplored localities in the Russian Far East are carried out. The COI barcoding obtained for 18 from a total of 19 individuals captured in five localities in the Russian Far East showed the low nucleotide variability with the prevalence of the central, the most abundant haplotype. The chromosomal characteristics of eight M. petax specimens (2n = 44, NFa = 52) in the Russian Far East are clarified. The number and localization of NOR in karyotype of M. petax is described at the first time and differ from distributional patterns of NOR in the sibling species M. daubentonii Kuhl, 1819 that can be used as diagnostic feature. The considerable intraspecific variability in the distribution of heterochromatin material revealed is not typical of the genus Myotis, but it has been found in other species of the family Vespertilionidae.
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- Uliana V. Gorobeyko
- Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, RussiaEast Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of SciencesVladivostokRussia
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- Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, RussiaEast Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of SciencesVladivostokRussia
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- Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, RussiaEast Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of SciencesVladivostokRussia
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- Institute of Environmental and Agricultural Biology (X-BIO), Tyumen State University, Tyumen, RussiaTyumen State UniversityTyumenRussia
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- Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok, RussiaEast Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of SciencesVladivostokRussia
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Chakravarty R, Ruedi M, Ishtiaq F. A Recent Survey of Bats with Descriptions of Echolocation Calls and New Records from the Western Himalayan Region of Uttarakhand, India. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2020. [DOI: 10.3161/15081109acc2020.22.1.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Department of Mammalogy and Ornithology, Natural History Museum of Geneva, BP 6434, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland
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- Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India-560012
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Monadjem A, Guyton J, Naskrecki P, Richards LR, Kropff AS, Dalton DL. Cryptic Diversity in the Genus Miniopterus with the Description of a New Species from Southern Africa. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2020. [DOI: 10.3161/15081109acc2020.22.1.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Ara Monadjem
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Eswatini, Private Bag 4, Kwaluseni, Eswatini
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Princeton University, 106A Guyot Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
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- E.O. Wilson Biodiversity Laboratory, Gorongosa National Park, Mozambique
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- Durban Natural Science Museum, PO Box 4085, Durban 4000, South Africa
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- South African National Biodiversity Institute, P.O. Box 754, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
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- South African National Biodiversity Institute, P.O. Box 754, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa
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Görföl T, Kruskop SV, Tu VT, Estók P, Son NT, Csorba G. A new genus of vespertilionid bat: the end of a long journey for Joffre's Pipistrelle (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae). J Mammal 2020; 101:331-348. [PMID: 32454533 PMCID: PMC7236909 DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyz202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 11/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Knowledge as to the taxonomic status of enigmatic bat species often is hindered by limited availability of specimens. This is particularly true for aerial-hawking bats that are difficult to catch. One such species, "Hypsugo" joffrei, was originally described in Nyctalus due to its long and slender wings, but subsequently transferred to Pipistrellus, and most recently to Hypsugo, on the basis of morphology. Analysis of newly available material, which more than doubles the known specimens of this taxon, demonstrates that it is morphologically and genetically distinct from all other bat genera. We accordingly describe it as belonging to a new, monotypic genus. We provide a detailed description of its external and craniodental traits, measurements, and assessment of genetic relationships, including barcode sequences to facilitate its rapid identification in future. The new genus belongs to a group that includes the recently described Cassistrellus, as well as Tylonycteris, and its closest relative, Philetor. We also describe the echolocation calls emitted by members of the taxon in different situations, which may facilitate finding them in previously unsampled locations. Based on the new data, the species occurs from Nepal to North Vietnam and China, which suggests that it could be more widespread than previously thought.
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- Tamás Görföl
- Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam.,Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Zoology, Eszterházy Károly University, Eger, Hungary
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- Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam.,Graduate University of Science and Technology, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary
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Tan HZ, Ng EYX, Tang Q, Allport GA, Jansen JJFJ, Tomkovich PS, Rheindt FE. Population genomics of two congeneric Palaearctic shorebirds reveals differential impacts of Quaternary climate oscillations across habitats types. Sci Rep 2019; 9:18172. [PMID: 31796810 PMCID: PMC6890745 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-54715-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Intracontinental biotic divisions across the vast Palaearctic region are not well-characterized. Past research has revealed patterns ranging from a lack of population structure to deep divergences along varied lines of separation. Here we compared biogeographic patterns of two Palaearctic shorebirds with different habitat preferences, Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) and Eurasian curlew (N. arquata). Using genome-wide markers from populations across the Palaearctic, we applied a multitude of population genomic and phylogenomic approaches to elucidate population structure. Most importantly, we tested for isolation by distance and visualized barriers and corridors to gene flow. We found shallow Palaearctic population structure in subpolar bog and tundra-breeding whimbrels, consistent with other species breeding at a similarly high latitude, indicating connectivity across the tundra belt, both presently and during southward shifts in periods of global cooling. In contrast, the temperate grassland-breeding Eurasian curlew emerged in three distinct clades corresponding to glacial refugia. Barriers to gene flow coincided with areas of topographic relief in the central Palaearctic for whimbrels and further east for Eurasian curlews. Our findings highlight the interplay of historic and ecological factors in influencing present-day population structure of Palaearctic biota.
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- Hui Zhen Tan
- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 16 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117558, Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 16 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117558, Singapore
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 16 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117558, Singapore
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- BirdLife International, The David Attenborough Building, Pembroke Street, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, UK
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- Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden, P.O. Box 9517, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Zoological Museum, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Bolshaya Nikitskaya Str. 2, Moscow, 125009, Russia
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- Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 16 Science Drive 4, Singapore, 117558, Singapore.
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The Skull Integration Pattern and Internal Constraints in Myotis myotis–Myotis blythii Species Group (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera) Might be Shaped by Natural Selection During Evolution Along the Genetic Line of Least Resistance. Evol Biol 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s11692-019-09488-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Andersen LW, Dirksen R, Nikulina EA, Baagøe HJ, Petersons G, Estók P, Orlov OL, Orlova MV, Gloza‐Rausch F, Göttsche M, Fjederholt ET, Krüger F, Elmeros M. Conservation genetics of the pond bat ( Myotis dasycneme) with special focus on the populations in northwestern Germany and in Jutland, Denmark. Ecol Evol 2019; 9:5292-5308. [PMID: 31110680 PMCID: PMC6509384 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2018] [Revised: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Conservation genetics is important in the management of endangered species, helping to understand their connectivity and long-term viability, thus identifying populations of importance for conservation. The pond bat (Myotis dasycneme) is a rare species classified as "Near Threatened" with a wide but patchy Palearctic distribution. A total of 277 samples representing populations in Denmark, Germany, Latvia, Hungary, and Russia were used in the genetic analyses; 224 samples representing Denmark, Germany, and Russia were analyzed at 10 microsatellite loci; 241 samples representing all areas were analyzed using mitochondrial D-loop and cytochrome B sequences. A Bayesian clustering approach revealed two poorly resolved clusters, one representing the Danish and German groups and the other the Russian group. However, significantly different pairwise F ST and D EST estimates were observed between the Danish and German groups and between the Danish and Russian groups suggesting a recent population structure. These conflicting results might be attributed to the effect of migration or low resolution due to the number of microsatellite markers used. After concatenating the two mitochondrial sequences, analysis detected significant genetic differentiation between all populations, probably due to genetic drift combined with a founder event. The phylogenetic tree suggested a closer relationship between the Russian and Northern European populations compared to the Hungarian population, implying that the latter belongs to an older ancestral population. This was supported by the observed haplotype network and higher nucleotide diversity in this population. The genetic structuring observed in the Danish/German pond bat stresses the need for a cross-border management between the two countries. Further, the pronounced mtDNA structuring, together with the indicated migration between nearby populations suggest philopatric female behavior but male migration, emphasizes the importance of protecting suitable habitat mosaics to maintain a continuum of patches with dense pond bat populations across the species' distribution range.
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- Population Genetics Group, Department of Biology, Zoological InstituteChristian‐Albrechts University of KielKielGermany
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- Centre for Baltic and Scandinavian Archaeology (ZBSA)Schleswig‐Holstein State Museums FoundationSchleswigGermany
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- Faculty of Veterinary MedicineLatvia University of Life Sciences and TechnologiesJelgavaLatvia
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- International Complex Research Laboratory for Study of Climate Change, Land Use and BiodiversityUniversity of TyumenTyumenRussia
- Department of BiochemistryUral State Medical UniversityEkaterinburgRussia
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- International Complex Research Laboratory for Study of Climate Change, Land Use and BiodiversityUniversity of TyumenTyumenRussia
- Laboratory of Biodiversity MonitoringNational Research Tomsk State UniversityTomskRussia
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- Faunistisch‐ Ökologische Arbeitsgemeinschaft, AG WirbeltiereChristian‐Albrechts‐Universität KielKielGermany
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- Department of BioscienceKalø, Aarhus UniversityGrenåDenmark
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Zhigalin AV, Gadzhiev AA, Daudova MG, Salimkhanov NG, Shestopalov AM. ECOLOGY OF CHIROPTERA BATS IN ALTAI-SAYAN REGION OF SOUTHERN SIBERIA. SOUTH OF RUSSIA: ECOLOGY, DEVELOPMENT 2019. [DOI: 10.18470/1992-1098-2019-1-9-25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Aim.The aim of this work is to summarize the available data on zoogeographic analysis and fauna of the bats of the Altai-Sayan region.Discussion.The chiropterofauna of the AltaiSayan highlands includes the representatives of 13 species. The obtained data on the distribution of bats in the region made it possible for the first time to carry out a zoogeographic analysis of the chiropterofauna of the Altai-Sayan highland. The faunal complex of bats in the study area and adjacent territories is represented by boreal, European and Central Asian species. The cluster analysis by Jaccard coefficient allowed us to distinguish two main chiropterological complexes: Altai-Sayan and Ubsunur. Our boundary between these complexes coincides or is close to the biogeographic boundaries drawn for various groups of vertebrates and invertebrates, as well as plants.Conclusion.Altai-Sayan territory is inhabited by 13 bat species of six genera belonging to Vespertilionidae family. The most common species are the following: eastern water bat –Myotis petaxHollister, 1912; Siberian bat –Myotis sibiricusKastschenko, 1905; Ikonnikov's bat –Myotis ikonnikovOgnev, 1912; Northern bat –Eptesicus nilssoniiKeyserling, Blasius, 1839; Parti-coloured bat –Vespertilio murinusLinnaeus, 1758; Ognev's long-eared bat –Plecotus ogneviKishida, 1927. In the fauna of the region, the boundary between two chiropterological complexes (Altai-Sayan and Ubsunur) runs through Kurtushibinsk-Usinsk province.
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- Dagestan State University; Caspian Institute of Biological Resources, Dagestan Scientific Center, Russian Academy of Sciences
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- Scientific Center for Clinical and Experimental Medicine; Novosibirsk State University (National Research University)
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Kazakov D, Shumkina A, Botvinkin A, Morozov O. Bat Swarming in the Eastern Palaearctic (Eastern Siberia). ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2019. [DOI: 10.3161/15081109acc2018.20.2.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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- Denis Kazakov
- International Complex Research Laboratory for Study of Climate Change, Land Use and Biodiversity, Tyumen State University, 25 Lenin Street, 625003 Tуumen, Russia
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- Federal State Budgetary Institution 'Zapovednoe Pribaikalye', 291b Baikalskaya Street, 664050 Irkutsk, Russia
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- Department of Epidemiology, Irkutsk State Medical University, 1 Krasnogo Vosstania Street, 664009 Irkutsk, Russia
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- Center of Children's Complementary Education and Evenkis' Folk Crafts, 2а Morozov Street, 671510 Bagdarin, Russia
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Andriollo T, Ashrafi S, Arlettaz R, Ruedi M. Porous barriers? Assessment of gene flow within and among sympatric long-eared bat species. Ecol Evol 2018; 8:12841-12854. [PMID: 30619587 PMCID: PMC6309003 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2018] [Revised: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 10/30/2018] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Species are the basic units for measuring biodiversity and for comprehending biological interactions. Yet, their delineation is often contentious, especially in groups that are both diverse and phenotypically conservative. Three cryptic species of long-eared bats, Plecotus auritus, P. austriacus, and P. macrobullaris, co-occur over extensive areas of Western Europe. The latter is a fairly recent discovery, questioning the overall diversity of the entire Plecotus complex. Yet, high morphological and acoustic similarities compromise the reliable identification of long-eared bats in the field. We postulate that such extensive phenotypic overlap, along with the recurrent observation of morphologically intermediate individuals, may hide rampant interspecific hybridization. Based on a geographic sampling centered on areas of sympatry in the Alps and Corsica, we assessed the level of reproductive isolation of these three Plecotus species with mitochondrial and nuclear markers, looking at both inter- and intraspecific genetic population structuring. No sign of hybridization was detected between these three species that appear well separated biologically. Genetic structuring of populations, however, reflected different species-specific responses to environmental connectivity, that is, to the presence of orographic or sea barriers. While the Alpine range and the Ligurian Sea coincided with sharp genetic discontinuities in P. macrobullaris and P. austriacus, the more ubiquitous P. auritus showed no significant population structuration. There were clear phylogeographic discrepancies between microsatellite and mitochondrial markers at the intraspecific level, however, which challenges the reliance on simple barcoding approaches for the delineation of sound conservation units.
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- Tommy Andriollo
- Department of Mammalogy and OrnithologyNatural History Museum of GenevaGenevaSwitzerland
- Section of Biology, Faculty of SciencesUniversity of GenevaGenevaSwitzerland
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Natural ResourcesUniversity of TehranKarajIran
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- Division of Conservation Biology, Institute of Ecology and EvolutionUniversity of BernBernSwitzerland
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- Department of Mammalogy and OrnithologyNatural History Museum of GenevaGenevaSwitzerland
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Görföl T, Csorba G. Integrative taxonomy places Asian species of Falsistrellus (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) into Hypsugo. Mamm Biol 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2018.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Artyushin IV, Kruskop SV, Lebedev VS, Bannikova AA. Molecular Phylogeny of Serotines (Mammalia, Chiroptera, Eptesicus): Evolutionary and Taxonomical Aspects of the E. serotinus Species Group. BIOL BULL+ 2018. [DOI: 10.1134/s1062359018050035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Ruedi M, Eger JL, Lim BK, Csorba G. A new genus and species of vespertilionid bat from the Indomalayan Region. J Mammal 2018; 99:209-222. [PMID: 29674788 PMCID: PMC5901079 DOI: 10.1093/jmammal/gyx156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2017] [Accepted: 11/01/2017] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Bats belonging to the subfamily Vespertilioninae are diverse and cosmopolitan, but their systematic arrangement remains a challenge. Previous molecular surveys suggested new and unexpected relationships of some members compared to more traditional, morphology-based classifications, and revealed the existence of taxonomically undefined lineages. We describe here a new genus and species corresponding to an enigmatic lineage that was previously identified within the genus Eptesicus in the Indomalayan Region. Phylogenetic reconstructions based on mitochondrial and nuclear genes relate the new taxon to Tylonycteris and Philetor, and show that specimens associated with this new genus represent 2 genetically distinct species. Although little is known about their ecology, locations of capture and wing morphology suggest that members of this new genus are tree-dwelling, open-space aerial insect predators. The new species has only been documented from Yok Don National Park in Vietnam, so its conservation status is uncertain until more surveying methods target the bat fauna of the dipterocarp forest in Southeast Asia.
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- Manuel Ruedi
- Department of Mammalogy and Ornithology, Natural History Museum of Geneva, Route de Malagnou 1, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Department of Natural History, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Natural History, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary
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Hornok S, Szőke K, Görföl T, Földvári G, Tu VT, Takács N, Kontschán J, Sándor AD, Estók P, Epis S, Boldogh S, Kováts D, Wang Y. Molecular investigations of the bat tick Argas vespertilionis (Ixodida: Argasidae) and Babesia vesperuginis (Apicomplexa: Piroplasmida) reflect "bat connection" between Central Europe and Central Asia. EXPERIMENTAL & APPLIED ACAROLOGY 2017; 72:69-77. [PMID: 28536802 DOI: 10.1007/s10493-017-0140-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2017] [Accepted: 05/16/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Argas vespertilionis is a geographically widespread haematophagous ectoparasite species of bats in the Old World, with a suspected role in the transmission of Babesia vesperuginis. The aims of the present study were (1) to molecularly screen A. vespertilionis larvae (collected in Europe, Africa and Asia) for the presence of piroplasms, and (2) to analyze mitochondrial markers of A. vespertilionis larvae from Central Asia (Xinjiang Province, Northwestern China) in a phylogeographical context. Out of the 193 DNA extracts from 321 A. vespertilionis larvae, 12 contained piroplasm DNA (10 from Hungary, two from China). Sequencing showed the exclusive presence of B. vesperuginis, with 100% sequence identity between samples from Hungary and China. In addition, A. vespertilionis cytochrome oxidase c subunit 1 (cox1) and 16S rRNA gene sequences had 99.1-99.2 and 99.5-100% similarities, respectively, between Hungary and China. Accordingly, in the phylogenetic analyses A. vespertilionis from China clustered with haplotypes from Europe, and (with high support) outside the group formed by haplotypes from Southeast Asia. This is the first molecular evidence on the occurrence of B. vesperuginis in Asia. Bat ticks from hosts in Vespertilionidae contained only the DNA of B. vesperuginis (in contrast with what was reported on bat ticks from Rhinolophidae and Miniopteridae). Molecular taxonomic analyses of A. vespertilionis and B. vesperuginis suggest a genetic link of bat parasites between Central Europe and Central Asia, which is epidemiologically relevant in the context of any pathogens associated with bats.
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- Sándor Hornok
- Department of Parasitology and Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary.
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- Department of Parasitology and Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Parasitology and Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Department of Parasitology and Zoology, University of Veterinary Medicine, Budapest, Hungary
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- Plant Protection Institute, Centre for Agricultural Research, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases, University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Zoology, Eszterházy Károly University, Eger, Hungary
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- Department of Biosciences, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Nature Conservation, Aggtelek National Park Directorate, Jósvafő, Hungary
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- Department of Evolutionary Zoology and Human Biology, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Pathogenic Biology, School of Medicine, Shihezi University, Shihezi, China
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Bat Systematics in the Light of Unconstrained Analyses of a Comprehensive Molecular Supermatrix. J MAMM EVOL 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s10914-016-9363-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Walker FM, Williamson CHD, Sanchez DE, Sobek CJ, Chambers CL. Species From Feces: Order-Wide Identification of Chiroptera From Guano and Other Non-Invasive Genetic Samples. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0162342. [PMID: 27654850 PMCID: PMC5031397 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2016] [Accepted: 08/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Bat guano is a relatively untapped reservoir of information, having great utility as a DNA source because it is often available at roosts even when bats are not and is an easy type of sample to collect from a difficult-to-study mammalian order. Recent advances from microbial community studies in primer design, sequencing, and analysis enable fast, accurate, and cost-effective species identification. Here, we borrow from this discipline to develop an order-wide DNA mini-barcode assay (Species from Feces) based on a segment of the mitochondrial gene cytochrome c oxidase I (COI). The assay works effectively with fecal DNA and is conveniently transferable to low-cost, high-throughput Illumina MiSeq technology that also allows simultaneous pairing with other markers. Our PCR primers target a region of COI that is highly discriminatory among Chiroptera (92% species-level identification of barcoded species), and are sufficiently degenerate to allow hybridization across diverse bat taxa. We successfully validated our system with 54 bat species across both suborders. Despite abundant arthropod prey DNA in guano, our primers were highly specific to bats; no arthropod DNA was detected in thousands of feces run on Sanger and Illumina platforms. The assay is extendable to fecal pellets of unknown age as well as individual and pooled guano, to allow for individual (using singular fecal pellets) and community (using combined pellets collected from across long-term roost sites) analyses. We developed a searchable database (http://nau.edu/CEFNS/Forestry/Research/Bats/Search-Tool/) that allows users to determine the discriminatory capability of our markers for bat species of interest. Our assay has applications worldwide for examining disease impacts on vulnerable species, determining species assemblages within roosts, and assessing the presence of bat species that are vulnerable or facing extinction. The development and analytical pathways are rapid, reliable, and inexpensive, and can be applied to ecology and conservation studies of other taxa.
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- Faith M. Walker
- Bat Ecology & Genetics Laboratory, School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
- Center for Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
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- Center for Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
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- Bat Ecology & Genetics Laboratory, School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
- Center for Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
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- Bat Ecology & Genetics Laboratory, School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
- Center for Microbial Genetics and Genomics, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
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- Bat Ecology & Genetics Laboratory, School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, Arizona, United States of America
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Recent remarkable records reveal that Phia Oac-Phia Den Nature Reserve is a priority area for bat conservation in Northern Vietnam. JOURNAL OF ASIA-PACIFIC BIODIVERSITY 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.japb.2016.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Uropatagium venation pattern in bats as diagnostic character (by the example of genus Myotis). RUSSIAN JOURNAL OF THERIOLOGY 2015. [DOI: 10.15298/rusjtheriol.14.2.01] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Andriollo T, Naciri Y, Ruedi M. Two Mitochondrial Barcodes for one Biological Species: The Case of European Kuhl's Pipistrelles (Chiroptera). PLoS One 2015; 10:e0134881. [PMID: 26241944 PMCID: PMC4524706 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2015] [Accepted: 07/14/2015] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The Kuhl's pipistrelle (Pipistrellus kuhlii) is a Western Palaearctic species of bat that exhibits several deeply divergent mitochondrial lineages across its range. These lineages could represent cryptic species or merely ancient polymorphism, but no nuclear markers have been studied so far to properly assess the taxonomic status of these lineages. We examined here two lineages occurring in Western Europe, and used both mitochondrial and nuclear markers to measure degrees of genetic isolation between bats carrying them. The sampling focused on an area of strict lineage sympatry in Switzerland but also included bats from further south, in North Africa. All individuals were barcoded for the COI gene to identify their mitochondrial lineages and five highly polymorphic microsatellite loci were used to cluster them according to their nuclear genotypes. Despite this low number of nuclear markers, all North African nuclear genotypes were grouped in a highly distinct subpopulation when compared with European samples sharing the same mitochondrial barcodes. The reverse situation prevailed in Switzerland where bats carrying distinct barcodes had similar nuclear genotypes. There was a weak east/west nuclear structure of populations, but this was independent of mitochondrial lineages as bats carrying either variant were completely admixed. Thus, the divergent mitochondrial barcodes present in Western Europe do not represent cryptic species, but are part of a single biological species. We argue that these distinct barcodes evolved in allopatry and came recently into secondary contact in an area of admixture north of the Alps. Historical records from this area and molecular dating support such a recent bipolar spatial expansion. These results also highlight the need for using appropriate markers before claiming the existence of cryptic species based on highly divergent barcodes.
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- Tommy Andriollo
- Muséum d’histoire naturelle de la Ville de Genève, BP 6434, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland
- Université de Genève, Faculté des Sciences, Section de biologie, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
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- Université de Genève, Faculté des Sciences, Section de biologie, 1211 Geneva 4, Switzerland
- Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and University of Geneva, BP 60, 1292 Chambésy, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Muséum d’histoire naturelle de la Ville de Genève, BP 6434, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland
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Kruskop SV. Dark and Pale: Taxonomic Status of the Barbastelle (Barbastella: Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera) from Central Asia. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2015. [DOI: 10.3161/15081109acc2015.17.1.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Orlova MV, Zhigalin AV, Orlov OL, Kruskop SV, Bogdanov II. Contribution to the ectoparasite fauna of rare and poor studied bat species of Southern Siberia. BIOL BULL+ 2015. [DOI: 10.1134/s1062359015030085] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Goodman SM, Rakotondramanana CF, Ramasindrazana B, Kearney T, Monadjem A, Schoeman MC, Taylor PJ, Naughton K, Appleton B. An integrative approach to characterize Malagasy bats of the subfamily Vespertilioninae Gray, 1821, with the description of a new species ofHypsugo. Zool J Linn Soc 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12223] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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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 and Département de Biologie Animale; Université d'Antananarivo; BP 906 Antananarivo (101) Madagascar
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- Association Vahatra; BP 3972, Antananarivo (101), Madagascar and Département de Biologie Animale; Université d'Antananarivo; BP 906 Antananarivo (101) Madagascar
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- Association Vahatra; BP 3972, Antananarivo (101), Madagascar and Département de Biologie Animale; Université d'Antananarivo; BP 906 Antananarivo (101) Madagascar
- Centre de Recherche et de Veille sur les maladies émergentes dans l'Océan Indien; 2 rue Maxime Rivière 97490 Sainte Clotilde La Réunion France
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- Ditsong Museum of Natural History; PO Box 413 Pretoria 0001 South Africa
- School of Animal, Plant and Environmental Sciences; University of the Witwatersrand; Private Bag 3 Wits 2050 South Africa
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- All Out Africa Research Unit; Department of Biological Sciences; University of Swaziland; Private Bag 4 Kwaluseni Swaziland
- Department of Zoology & Entomology; Mammal Research Institute; University of Pretoria; Private Bag 20 Hatfield 0028 Pretoria South Africa
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- School of Life Sciences; University of Kwa-Zulu Natal; Biological Sciences Building South Ring Road Westville Campus Durban Kwa-Zulu Natal 3630 South Africa
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- SARChI Chair on Biodiversity & Change; School of Mathematical & Natural Sciences; University of Venda; Private Bag X5050 Thohoyandou 0950 South Africa
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- Department of Sciences; Museum Victoria; GPO Box 666 Melbourne Vic. 3000 Australia
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- School of Life and Environmental Sciences; Deakin University; Melbourne Vic. 3216 Australia
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Ermakov OA, Simonov E, Surin VL, Titov SV, Brandler OV, Ivanova NV, Borisenko AV. Implications of hybridization, NUMTs, and overlooked diversity for DNA Barcoding of Eurasian ground squirrels. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0117201. [PMID: 25617768 PMCID: PMC4305304 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2014] [Accepted: 12/19/2014] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The utility of DNA Barcoding for species identification and discovery has catalyzed a concerted effort to build the global reference library; however, many animal groups of economical or conservational importance remain poorly represented. This study aims to contribute DNA barcode records for all ground squirrel species (Xerinae, Sciuridae, Rodentia) inhabiting Eurasia and to test efficiency of this approach for species discrimination. Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (COI) gene sequences were obtained for 97 individuals representing 16 ground squirrel species of which 12 were correctly identified. Taxonomic allocation of some specimens within four species was complicated by geographically restricted mtDNA introgression. Exclusion of individuals with introgressed mtDNA allowed reaching a 91.6% identification success rate. Significant COI divergence (3.5-4.4%) was observed within the most widespread ground squirrel species (Spermophilus erythrogenys, S. pygmaeus, S. suslicus, Urocitellus undulatus), suggesting the presence of cryptic species. A single putative NUMT (nuclear mitochondrial pseudogene) sequence was recovered during molecular analysis; mitochondrial COI from this sample was amplified following re-extraction of DNA. Our data show high discrimination ability of 100 bp COI fragments for Eurasian ground squirrels (84.3%) with no incorrect assessments, underscoring the potential utility of the existing reference librariy for the development of diagnostic 'mini-barcodes'.
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- Oleg A. Ermakov
- Department of Zoology and Ecology, Penza State University, Penza, Russia
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- Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Tomsk State University, Tomsk, Russia
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- Hematological Research Center, Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Zoology and Ecology, Penza State University, Penza, Russia
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- Koltzov Institute of Developmental Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Biodiversity Institute of Ontario, University of Guelph, Guelph, Canada
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Kruskop SV, Borisenko AV. A New Species of South-East AsianMyotis(Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), with Comments on Vietnamese ‘Whiskered Bats’. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2013. [DOI: 10.3161/150811013x678937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Son NT, Görföl T, Francis CM, Motokawa M, Estók P, Endo H, Thong VD, Dang NX, Oshida T, Csorba G. Description of a New Species ofMyotis(Vespertilionidae) from Vietnam. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2013. [DOI: 10.3161/150811013x679099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Ruedi M, Stadelmann B, Gager Y, Douzery EJP, Francis CM, Lin LK, Guillén-Servent A, Cibois A. Molecular phylogenetic reconstructions identify East Asia as the cradle for the evolution of the cosmopolitan genus Myotis (Mammalia, Chiroptera). Mol Phylogenet Evol 2013; 69:437-49. [PMID: 23988307 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2013.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2013] [Revised: 08/08/2013] [Accepted: 08/16/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b (1140 bp) and nuclear Rag 2 (1148 bp) genes were used to assess the evolutionary history of the cosmopolitan bat genus Myotis, based on a worldwide sampling of over 88 named species plus 7 species with uncertain nomenclature. Phylogenetic reconstructions of this comprehensive taxon sampling show that most radiation of species occurred independently within each biogeographic region. Our molecular study supports an early divergence of species from the New World, where all Nearctic and Neotropical species plus a lineage from the Palaearctic constitute a monophyletic clade, sister to the remaining Old World taxa. The major Old World clade includes all remaining Eurasian taxa, most Oriental species, one Oceanian, and all Ethiopian species. Another lineage, including M. latirostris from Taiwan, appears at the base of these two major biogeographic clades and, because it bears nyctalodont molars, could be considered as a distinct genus. However, this molar configuration is also found in crown-group species, indicating that these dental characters are variable in the genus Myotis and may confound interpretation of the fossil record. Molecular datings suggest an origin of all recent Myotis in the early Miocene (about 21MYA with 95% highest posterior density interval 23-20MYA). This period was characterized by a global climatic cooling that reduced the availability of tropical habitats and favoured the development of more temperate vegetation. This sharp climatic change might have triggered the evolution of Myotis in the Northern continents, because Myotis ancestors seem to have been well adapted and successful in such temperate habitats. Ancestral area reconstructions based on the molecular phylogeny suggest that the eastern portion of the Asian continent was an important center of origin for the early diversification of all Myotis lineages, and involved relatively few subsequent transcontinental range expansions.
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- Manuel Ruedi
- Department of Mammalogy and Ornithology, Natural History Museum of Geneva, Route de Malagnou 1, BP 6434, 1211 Geneva 6, Switzerland.
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Datzmann T, Dolch D, Batsaikhan N, Kiefer A, Helbig-Bonitz M, ZÖphel U, Stubbe M, Mayer F. Cryptic Diversity in Mongolian Vespertilionid Bats (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera, Mammalia). Results of the Mongolian-German Biological Expeditions Since 1962, No. 299. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2012. [DOI: 10.3161/150811012x661594] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Taxonomic Position of the Bobrinski's Serotine (Eptesicus bobrinskoi, Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera). ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2012. [DOI: 10.3161/150811012x661620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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