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Lopatin AV. Plecotus macrobullaris sarmaticus subsp. nov. (Vespertilionidae, Chiroptera) from the Early Pleistocene of Crimea. DOKLADY BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES : PROCEEDINGS OF THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE USSR, BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES SECTIONS 2024; 516:42-49. [PMID: 38700813 DOI: 10.1134/s0012496624700972] [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: 03/01/2024] [Revised: 03/05/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 05/26/2024]
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The extinct mountain long-eared bat Plecotus macrobullaris sarmaticus subsp. nov. is described on the base of jaw remains from the Lower Pleistocene of the Taurida cave in central Crimea. This is the first record of the genus Plecotus in the Lower Pleistocene of Russia and the first fossil find of P. macrobullaris Kuzyakin, 1965, documenting the early stage of the evolutionary history of the species.
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- A V Lopatin
- Borissiak Paleontological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
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Sanchez DE, Walker FM, Sobek CJ, Lausen C, Chambers CL. Once upon a time in Mexico: Holocene biogeography of the spotted bat (Euderma maculatum). PLoS One 2023; 18:e0274342. [PMID: 37163547 PMCID: PMC10171611 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0274342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/12/2023] Open
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Holocene-era range expansions are relevant to understanding how a species might respond to the warming and drying climates of today. The harsh conditions of North American deserts have phylogenetically structured desert bat communities but differences in flight capabilities are expected to affect their ability to compete, locate, and use habitat in the face of modern climate change. A highly vagile but data-deficient bat species, the spotted bat (Euderma maculatum), is thought to have expanded its range from central Mexico to western Canada during the Holocene. With specimens spanning this latitudinal extent, we examined historical demography, and used ecological niche modeling (ENM) and phylogeography (mitochondrial DNA), to investigate historic biogeography from the rear to leading edges of the species' range. The ENM supported the notion that Mexico was largely the Pleistocene-era range, whereas haplotype pattern and Skyline plots indicated that populations expanded from the southwestern US throughout the Holocene. This era provided substantial gains in suitable climate space and likely facilitated access to roosting habitat throughout the US Intermountain West. Incongruent phylogenies among different methods prevented a precise understanding of colonization history. However, isolation at the southern-most margin of the range suggests a population was left behind in Mexico as climate space contracted and are currently of unknown status. The species appears historically suited to follow shifts in climate space but differences in flight behaviors between leading edge and core-range haplogroups suggest range expansions could be influenced by differences in habitat quality or climate (e.g., drought). Although its vagility could facilitate response to environmental change and thereby avoid extinction, anthropogenic pressures at the core range could still threaten the ability for beneficial alleles to expand into the leading edge.
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- Daniel Enrique Sanchez
- Bat Ecology & Genetics Lab, School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States of America
- The Pathogen & Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States of America
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- Bat Ecology & Genetics Lab, School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States of America
- The Pathogen & Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States of America
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- Bat Ecology & Genetics Lab, School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States of America
- The Pathogen & Microbiome Institute, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States of America
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- Wildlife Conservation Society Canada, Kaslo, British Columbia, Canada
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- Bat Ecology & Genetics Lab, School of Forestry, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, United States of America
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Horta P, Raposeira H, Baños A, Ibáñez C, Razgour O, Rebelo H, Juste J. Counteracting forces of introgressive hybridization and interspecific competition shape the morphological traits of cryptic Iberian Eptesicus bats. Sci Rep 2022; 12:11695. [PMID: 35803997 PMCID: PMC9270368 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-022-15412-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Cryptic species that coexist in sympatry are likely to simultaneously experience strong competition and hybridization. The first phenomenon would lead to character displacement, whereas the second can potentially promote morphological similarity through adaptive introgression. The main goal of this work was to investigate the effect of introgressive hybridization on the morphology of cryptic Iberian Eptesicus bats when facing counteracting evolutionary forces from interspecific competition. We found substantial overlap both in dentition and in wing morphology traits, though mainly in individuals in sympatry. The presence of hybrids contributes to a fifth of this overlap, with hybrids showing traits with intermediate morphometry. Thus, introgressive hybridization may contribute to species adaptation to trophic and ecological space responding directly to the macro-habitats characteristics of the sympatric zone and to local prey availability. On the other hand, fur shade tended to be browner and brighter in hybrids than parental species. Colour differences could result from partitioning of resources as an adaptation to environmental factors such as roost and microhabitats. We argue that a balance between adaptive introgression and niche partitioning shapes species interactions with the environment through affecting morphological traits under selection.
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- Pedro Horta
- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal. .,Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, 4099-002, Porto, Portugal. .,OII - Observatório Inovação Investigação, Seia, Portugal. .,BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal.
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal.,Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, 4099-002, Porto, Portugal.,OII - Observatório Inovação Investigação, Seia, Portugal.,BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal
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- Departmento de Ecología Evolutiva, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Avda. Américo Vespucio 26, 41092, Sevilla, Spain.,CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain
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- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, InBIO Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal.,ESS, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal, Setúbal, Portugal, Campus do IPS - Estefanilha, 2910-761 Setúbal.,BIOPOLIS Program in Genomics, Biodiversity and Land Planning, CIBIO, Campus de Vairão, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal
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- Departmento de Ecología Evolutiva, Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC), Avda. Américo Vespucio 26, 41092, Sevilla, Spain.,CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, CIBERESP, Madrid, Spain
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Akmali V, Abedini S, Malekpour Fard Z. Bat fauna and conservation assessment of Kurdistan caves, Iran. SUBTERRANEAN BIOLOGY 2022. [DOI: 10.3897/subtbiol.42.73282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The populations of cave-dwelling bat species are encountering a remarkable decline all over the world. To plan effective conservation projects for bats and their cave roosts, collecting data on their distribution in a particular region is essential. Furthermore, developing an applicable index that incorporates both biotic and abiotic parameters relevant to caves is useful to prioritize caves for conservation management. Recently, there has been a growing interest in studying bat fauna of Iran. The Kurdistan province in west of the country is entirely mountainous, having a suitable geological substratum for formation of caves. Previously, five bat species were reported from Kurdistan. The current study has improved the data by doubling the number of cave-dwelling bat species of the province. A total number of 61 records of 10 species were documented. Overall, of 28 caves studied, 26 caves were used by bats. Each cave hosted one to six bat species. To prioritize Kurdistan caves for conservation programs, the Bat Cave Vulnerability Index (BCVI) was employed for 26 caves explored in this study. Four caves, including Karaftu, Kamtaran, Darvish Ouliya, and Kouna Sham-Sham, were highlighted due to their highest BCVI value. The other 22 caves received medium or low priority values. In the current study, we provided data on the bat fauna of Kurdistan caves, in addition to evaluate their conservation priorities by applying an assessing index for the first time in the country.
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Starik N, Göttert T, Zeller U. Spatial Behavior and Habitat Use of Two Sympatric Bat Species. Animals (Basel) 2021; 11:ani11123460. [PMID: 34944237 PMCID: PMC8697949 DOI: 10.3390/ani11123460] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 11/27/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Few studies refer to ecological differences of genetically close and morphologically almost identical insectivorous bat species. However, this information is indispensable for effective and sustainable nature conservation strategies. This study aims at investigating differences in the spatial ecology of the long-eared bat species Plecotus auritus and Plecotus austriacus in a typical cultural landscape of Brandenburg, where the two species occur sympatrically. The reconstruction of the prey spectrum revealed that P. auritus and P. austriacus strongly overlapped in their diet. Our results suggest that resource partitioning is based on using different foraging habitats. While radio-tracked females of P. auritus were strongly associated with woodland patches resulting in small-scale activity areas of only few square kilometers, activity areas of P. austriacus encompassed a large-scale matrix of grassland habitats in the magnitude of a small town. Based on these results, we identify priority conservation needs for the two species to ensure that these differences in the spatial behavior and habitat use can be adequately taken into account for future nature conservation efforts. Abstract Movement behavior and habitat use of the long-eared bat species Plecotus auritus and Plecotus austriacus were studied in the Havelland region in Brandenburg (Germany). Data collection included mist-netting, radiotelemetry, reconstruction of prey items, and monitoring of roosting sites. Body measurements confirm a high degree of phenotypic similarity between the two species. Total activity areas (100% Minimum Convex Polygons, MCPS) of Plecotus austriacus (2828.3 ± 1269.43 ha) were up to five-fold larger compared to Plecotus auritus (544.54 ± 295.89 ha). The activity areas of Plecotus austriacus contained up to 11 distinct core areas, and their mean total size (149.7 ± 0.07 ha) was approximately three-fold larger compared to core areas of Plecotus auritus (49.2 ± 25.6 ha). The mean distance between consecutive fixes per night was 12.72 ± 3.7 km for Plecotus austriacus and 4.23 ± 2.8 km for Plecotus auritus. While Plecotus austriacus was located most frequently over pastures (>40%) and meadows (>20%), P. auritus was located mostly within deciduous (>50%) and mixed forests (>30%) in close vicinity to its roosts. Roost site monitoring indicates that the activity of P. austriacus is delayed relative to P. auritus in spring and declined earlier in autumn. These phenological differences are probably related to the species’ respective diets. Levins’ measure of trophic niche breadth suggests that the prey spectrum for P. auritus is more diverse during spring (B = 2.86) and autumn (B = 2.82) compared to P. austriacus (spring: B = 1.7; autumn: B = 2.1). Our results give reason to consider these interspecific ecological variations and species-specific requirements of P. auritus and P. austriacus to develop adapted and improved conservation measures.
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- Nicole Starik
- Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10115 Berlin, Germany;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +49-(0)30-2093 46923
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- Research Center [Sustainability–Transformation–Transfer], Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, Schicklerstr. 5, 16225 Eberswalde, Germany;
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- Albrecht Daniel Thaer-Institute of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, 10115 Berlin, Germany;
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Novella‐Fernandez R, Juste J, Ibáñez C, Rebelo H, Russo D, Alberdi A, Kiefer A, Graham L, Paul H, Doncaster CP, Razgour O. Broad‐scale patterns of geographic avoidance between species emerge in the absence of fine‐scale mechanisms of coexistence. DIVERS DISTRIB 2021. [DOI: 10.1111/ddi.13375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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- Roberto Novella‐Fernandez
- School of Biological Sciences University of Southampton Southampton UK
- Terrestrial Ecology Research Group Technical University of Munich Freising Germany
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC) Sevilla Spain
- CIBER Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP) Madrid Spain
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- CIBIO/Inbio University of Porto Vairão Portugal
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- Wildlife Research Unit Dipartimento di Agraria Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II Portici Italy
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- GLOBE Institute University of Copenhagen Copenhagen Denmark
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- Department of Biogeography Trier University Trier Germany
- NABU (Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union) Berlin Germany
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- Geography, Earth & Environmental Sciences University of Birmingham Birmingham UK
- Biodiversity, Ecology & Conservation Group International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Laxenburg Austria
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- School of Physics and Astronomy University of Southampton Southampton UK
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- School of Biological Sciences University of Southampton Southampton UK
- Biosciences University of Exeter Exeter UK
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Andriollo T, Michaux JR, Ruedi M. Food for everyone: Differential feeding habits of cryptic bat species inferred from DNA metabarcoding. Mol Ecol 2021; 30:4584-4600. [PMID: 34245618 PMCID: PMC8518853 DOI: 10.1111/mec.16073] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ecological theory postulates that niches of co‐occurring species must differ along some ecological dimensions in order to allow their stable coexistence. Yet, many biological systems challenge this competitive exclusion principle. Insectivorous bats from the Northern Hemisphere typically form local assemblages of multiple species sharing highly similar functional traits and pertaining to identical feeding guilds. Although their trophic niche can be accessed with unprecedented details using genetic identification of prey, the underlying mechanisms of resource partitioning remain vastly unexplored. Here, we studied the differential diet of three closely‐related bat species of the genus Plecotus in sympatry and throughout their entire breeding season using DNA metabarcoding. Even at such a small geographic scale, we identified strong seasonal and spatial variation of their diet composition at both intra‐ and interspecific levels. Indeed, while the different bats fed on a distinct array of prey during spring, they showed higher trophic niche overlap during summer and fall, when all three species switched their hunting behaviour to feed on few temporarily abundant moths. By recovering 19 ecological traits for over 600 prey species, we further inferred that each bat species used different feeding grounds and hunting techniques, suggesting that niche partitioning was primarily habitat‐driven. The two most‐closely related bat species exhibited very distinct foraging habitat preferences, while the third, more distantly‐related species was more generalist. These results highlight the need of temporally comprehensive samples to fully understand species coexistence, and that valuable information can be derived from the taxonomic identity of prey obtained by metabarcoding approaches.
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- Tommy Andriollo
- Department of Mammalogy and Ornithology, Natural History Museum of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.,Section of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Génétique de la Conservation, Université de Liège, Institut de Botanique B22, Liège, Belgium.,CIRAD, Agirs Unit, TA C- 22/E- Campus international de Baillarguet, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Department of Mammalogy and Ornithology, Natural History Museum of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Di Gregorio C, Iannella M, Biondi M. Revealing the role of past and current climate in shaping the distribution of two parapatric European bats, Myotis daubentonii and M. capaccinii. THE EUROPEAN ZOOLOGICAL JOURNAL 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/24750263.2021.1918275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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- C. Di Gregorio
- Department of Biogeography, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy
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- Department of Life, Health & Environmental Sciences, University of L’Aquila, L’Aquila, Italy
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Razgour O, Kasso M, Santos H, Juste J. Up in the air: Threats to Afromontane biodiversity from climate change and habitat loss revealed by genetic monitoring of the Ethiopian Highlands bat. Evol Appl 2021; 14:794-806. [PMID: 33767753 PMCID: PMC7980307 DOI: 10.1111/eva.13161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Accepted: 10/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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While climate change is recognized as a major future threat to biodiversity, most species are currently threatened by extensive human-induced habitat loss, fragmentation and degradation. Tropical high-altitude alpine and montane forest ecosystems and their biodiversity are particularly sensitive to temperature increases under climate change, but they are also subject to accelerated pressures from land conversion and degradation due to a growing human population. We studied the combined effects of anthropogenic land-use change, past and future climate changes and mountain range isolation on the endemic Ethiopian Highlands long-eared bat, Plecotus balensis, an understudied bat that is restricted to the remnant natural high-altitude Afroalpine and Afromontane habitats. We integrated ecological niche modelling, landscape genetics and model-based inference to assess the genetic, geographic and demographic impacts of past and recent environmental changes. We show that mountain range isolation and historic climates shaped population structure and patterns of genetic variation, but recent anthropogenic land-use change and habitat degradation are associated with a severe population decline and loss of genetic diversity. Models predict that the suitable niche of this bat has been progressively shrinking since the last glaciation period. This study highlights threats to Afroalpine and Afromontane biodiversity, squeezed to higher altitudes under climate change while losing genetic diversity and suffering population declines due to anthropogenic land-use change. We conclude that the conservation of tropical montane biodiversity requires a holistic approach, using genetic, ecological and geographic information to understand the effects of environmental changes across temporal scales and simultaneously addressing the impacts of multiple threats.
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- Orly Razgour
- BiosciencesUniversity of ExeterExeterUK
- School of Biological and Environmental SciencesUniversity of StirlingStirlingUK
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- Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary BiologyResearch Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (InBIO‐CIBIO)VairãoPortugal
- Faculty of SciencesUniversity of PortoPortoPortugal
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC)SevillaSpain
- CIBER de Epidemiología y Salud Pública. CIBERESPMadridSpain
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Artyushin IV, Red'kin YA, Kawai K, Kruskop SV. First Record of the Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus; Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae) on Urup Island Highlights the Obscure Taxonomic Problem. MAMMAL STUDY 2020. [DOI: 10.3106/ms2020-0070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Ilya V. Artyushin
- Department of vertebrate zoology, Moscow State University, Leninskiye Gory, 1(12), 119234 Moscow, Russia
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- Zoological Museum, Moscow State University, Bolshaya Nikitskaya, 2, 125009 Moscow, Russia
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- School of Biological Sciences, Tokai University, 1-1 1-Chome 5-Jo Minami-sawa, Minami-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Zoological Museum, Moscow State University, Bolshaya Nikitskaya, 2, 125009 Moscow, Russia
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Kruskop SV, Artyushin IV, Yuzefovich AP, Undrakhbayar E, Speranskya AS, Lisenkova AA, Bannikova AA, Lebedev VS. Genetic Diversity of Mongolian Long-Eared Bats (Plecotus; Vespertilionidae; Chiroptera). ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2020. [DOI: 10.3161/15081109acc2020.22.2.002] [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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- Sergei V. Kruskop
- Zoological Museum, Moscow State University, Bolshaya Nikitskaya, 6, 125009 Moscow, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Vorobievy Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Institute of General and Experimental Biology of Mongolian Academy of Science, 13330 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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- Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Novogireevskaya, 3a, 111123 Moscow, Russia
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- Lomonosov Moscow State University, Vorobievy Gory, 119991 Moscow, Russia
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- Zoological Museum, Moscow State University, Bolshaya Nikitskaya, 6, 125009 Moscow, Russia
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Fukui D, Tu VT, Thanh HT, Arai S, Harada M, Csorba G, Son NT. First Record of the Genus Plecotus from Southeast Asia with Notes on the Taxonomy, Karyology and Echolocation Call of P. homochrous from Vietnam. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2020. [DOI: 10.3161/15081109acc2020.22.1.006] [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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- Dai Fukui
- The University of Tokyo Hokkaido Forest, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan
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- Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam
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- Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka City University, Sumiyoshi, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Zoology, Hungarian Natural History Museum, Baross u. 13., H-1088, Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Ecology and Biological Resources, Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology, 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Borloti I, Dinis H, Vasconcelos R. Bats Out of Africa: Disentangling the Systematic Position and Biogeography of Bats in Cabo Verde. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:genes11080877. [PMID: 32752266 PMCID: PMC7464910 DOI: 10.3390/genes11080877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2020] [Revised: 07/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cabo Verde Archipelago presents one of the largest knowledge gaps in the distribution and taxonomy of bats in the world. Old works indicated that there are five species classified as European taxa. We have conducted an integrative taxonomy to revise the systematic position and distribution of Cabo Verdean bats with molecular, morphological, and ecological data, to test their native or exotic origin, and infer possible colonization patterns based on fieldwork and museum samples. Results showed that Cabo Verde Hypsugo is closely related to those from the Canary Islands, in which the taxonomic status is under debate, presenting unique mitochondrial and nuclear haplotypes. We also expanded the distribution of Taphozous nudiventris for Fogo Island through pellets and acoustic identification, showed unique haplotypes for this species, and that Miniopterus schreibersii shared a haplotype with European, North African, and Western Asian specimens. The morphological and acoustic identification of Cabo Verdean specimens was challenging because of the lack of modern morphological descriptions and similarity of echolocation calls within the same genus. More studies are definitely needed to access the systematic of bat species in the archipelago, but this work is the first step for the establishment of conservation actions of the probable only native Cabo Verdean mammals.
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- Ianna Borloti
- CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal;
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal
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- Parque Natural do Fogo, Direcção Nacional do Ambiente, 115 Chã d’Areia—Praia, Santiago, São Lourenço dos Orgãos CP 84, Cape Verde;
- Associação Projecto Vitó, 8234 Xaguate, Cidade de São Filipe, Fogo 8220, Cabo Verde
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- CIBIO-InBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Laboratório Associado, Universidade do Porto, Campus Agrário de Vairão, 4485-661 Vairão, Portugal;
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +351-252-660-400
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Ancillotto L, Bosso L, Smeraldo S, Mori E, Mazza G, Herkt M, Galimberti A, Ramazzotti F, Russo D. An African bat in Europe, Plecotus gaisleri: Biogeographic and ecological insights from molecular taxonomy and Species Distribution Models. Ecol Evol 2020; 10:5785-5800. [PMID: 32607190 PMCID: PMC7319239 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.6317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2019] [Revised: 03/13/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Because of the high risk of going unnoticed, cryptic species represent a major challenge to biodiversity assessments, and this is particularly true for taxa that include many such species, for example, bats. Long-eared bats from the genus Plecotus comprise numerous cryptic species occurring in the Mediterranean Region and present complex phylogenetic relationships and often unclear distributions, particularly at the edge of their known ranges and on islands. Here, we combine Species Distribution Models (SDMs), field surveys and molecular analyses to shed light on the presence of a cryptic long-eared bat species from North Africa, Plecotus gaisleri, on the islands of the Sicily Channel, providing strong evidence that this species also occurs in Europe, at least on the islands of the Western Mediterranean Sea that act as a crossroad between the Old Continent and Africa. Species Distribution Models built using African records of P. gaisleri and projected to the Sicily Channel Islands showed that all these islands are potentially suitable for the species. Molecular identification of Plecotus captured on Pantelleria, and recent data from Malta and Gozo, confirmed the species' presence on two of the islands in question. Besides confirming that P. gaisleri occurs on Pantelleria, haplotype network reconstructions highlighted moderate structuring between insular and continental populations of this species. Our results remark the role of Italy as a bat diversity hotspot in the Mediterranean and also highlight the need to include P. gaisleri in European faunal checklists and conservation directives, confirming the usefulness of combining different approaches to explore the presence of cryptic species outside their known ranges-a fundamental step to informing conservation.
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- Leonardo Ancillotto
- Wildlife Research UnitDipartimento di AgrariaUniversità degli Studi Federico II di NapoliPorticiItaly
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- Wildlife Research UnitDipartimento di AgrariaUniversità degli Studi Federico II di NapoliPorticiItaly
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- Wildlife Research UnitDipartimento di AgrariaUniversità degli Studi Federico II di NapoliPorticiItaly
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- Dipartimento di Scienze della VitaUniversità degli Studi di SienaSienaItaly
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- CREA Research Centre for Plant Protection and CertificationFirenzeItaly
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- Faculty of Geo‐Information Science and Earth ObservationUniversity of TwenteEnschedeThe Netherlands
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- ZooPlantLabDipartimento di Biotecnologie e BioscienzeUniversità degli Studi di Milano ‐ BicoccaMilanoItaly
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- ZooPlantLabDipartimento di Biotecnologie e BioscienzeUniversità degli Studi di Milano ‐ BicoccaMilanoItaly
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- Wildlife Research UnitDipartimento di AgrariaUniversità degli Studi Federico II di NapoliPorticiItaly
- School of Biological SciencesUniversity of BristolBristolUK
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Amorim F, Razgour O, Mata VA, Lopes S, Godinho R, Ibáñez C, Juste J, Rossiter SJ, Beja P, Rebelo H. Evolutionary history of the European free‐tailed bat, a tropical affinity species spanning across the Mediterranean Basin. J ZOOL SYST EVOL RES 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/jzs.12326] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Francisco Amorim
- CIBIO‐InBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources University of Porto Vairão Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências Universidade do Porto Porto Portugal
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- Biological Sciences University of Southampton Southampton UK
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- CIBIO‐InBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources University of Porto Vairão Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências Universidade do Porto Porto Portugal
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- CIBIO‐InBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources University of Porto Vairão Portugal
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- CIBIO‐InBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources University of Porto Vairão Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências Universidade do Porto Porto Portugal
- Department of Zoology University of Johannesburg South Africa
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC) Seville Spain
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- School of Biological & Chemical Sciences Queen Mary University of London London UK
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- CIBIO‐InBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources University of Porto Vairão Portugal
- CIBIO‐InBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, Institute of Agronomy University of Lisbon Lisbon Portugal
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- CIBIO‐InBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources University of Porto Vairão Portugal
- CIBIO‐InBIO, Research Center in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources, Institute of Agronomy University of Lisbon Lisbon Portugal
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Lisón F, Jiménez‐Franco MV, Altamirano A, Haz Á, Calvo JF, Jones G. Bat ecology and conservation in semi‐arid and arid landscapes: a global systematic review. Mamm Rev 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/mam.12175] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Fulgencio Lisón
- Laboratorio de Ecología del Paisaje y Conservación Departamento de Ciencias Forestales Universidad de La Frontera Box‐45D Temuco Chile
- Departamento de Zoología Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas, Universidad de Concepción, Casilla 160-C Concepción Chile
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- Área de Ecología Departamento de Biología Aplicada Universidad Miguel Hernández Avda. Universidad, s/n. Edf. Vinalopó 03202 Elche, Alicante Spain
- Department of Ecological Modelling UFZ‐Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research D‐04301 Leipzig Germany
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- Laboratorio de Ecología del Paisaje y Conservación Departamento de Ciencias Forestales Universidad de La Frontera Box‐45D Temuco Chile
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- Paseo Rosales 10 4D, Molina de Segura 30500 Murcia Spain
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- Departamento de Ecología e Hidrología Universidad de Murcia 30100 Campus de Espinardo Murcia Spain
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- School of Biological Sciences University of Bristol 24 Tyndall Avenue BS8 1TQ Bristol UK
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Najafi N, Sharifi M, Akmali V. First insights into the population genetic structure and the phylogeographic status of the Mehely’s horseshoe bat Rhinolophus mehelyi (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) in Iran inferred from mitochondrial genes. Mamm Biol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2019.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Ancillotto L, Mori E, Bosso L, Agnelli P, Russo D. The Balkan long-eared bat (Plecotus kolombatovici) occurs in Italy – first confirmed record and potential distribution. Mamm Biol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2019.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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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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- Antton Alberdi
- Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade, Copenhagen K, Denmark
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- Natural History Museum of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Øster Voldgade, Copenhagen K, Denmark
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Najafi N, Akmali V, Sharifi M. Historical explanation of genetic variation in the Mediterranean horseshoe bat Rhinolophus euryale (Chiroptera: Rhinolophidae) inferred from mitochondrial cytochrome-b and D-loop genes in Iran. Mitochondrial DNA A DNA Mapp Seq Anal 2018; 30:135-147. [PMID: 29697024 DOI: 10.1080/24701394.2018.1463375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Molecular phylogeography and species distribution modelling (SDM) suggest that late Quaternary glacial cycles have portrayed a significant role in structuring current population genetic structure and diversity. Based on phylogenetic relationships using Bayesian inference and maximum likelihood of 535 bp mtDNA (D-loop) and 745 bp mtDNA (Cytb) in 62 individuals of the Mediterranean Horseshoe Bat, Rhinolophus euryale, from 13 different localities in Iran we identified two subspecific populations with differing population genetic structure distributed in southern Zagros Mts. and northern Elburz Mts. Analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) obtained from D-loop sequences indicates that 21.18% of sequence variation is distributed among populations and 10.84% within them. Moreover, a degree of genetic subdivision, mainly attributable to the existence of significant variance among the two regions is shown (θCT = 0.68, p = .005). The positive and significant correlation between geographic and genetic distances (R2 = 0.28, r = 0.529, p = .000) is obtained following controlling for environmental distance. Spatial distribution of haplotypes indicates that marginal population of the species in southern part of the species range have occupied this section as a glacial refugia. However, this genetic variation, in conjunction with results of the SDM shows a massive postglacial range expansion for R. euryale towards higher latitudes in Iran.
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- Nargess Najafi
- a Department of Biology, Faculty of Science , Razi University , Kermanshah , Iran
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- a Department of Biology, Faculty of Science , Razi University , Kermanshah , Iran
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- a Department of Biology, Faculty of Science , Razi University , Kermanshah , Iran
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Comparative phylogeography of a vulnerable bat and its ectoparasite reveals dispersal of a non-mobile parasite among distinct evolutionarily significant units of the host. CONSERV GENET 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-017-1024-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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BUDINSKI I, KARAPANDŽA B, JOSIPOVIĆ V, JOVANOVIĆ J, PAUNOVIĆ M. The first record of alpine long-eared bat Plecotus macrobullaris in Serbia. TURK J ZOOL 2016. [DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1505-20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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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Horta P, Raposeira H, Santos H, Alves P, Palmeirim J, Godinho R, Jones G, Rebelo H. Bats’ echolocation call characteristics of cryptic Iberian Eptesicus species. EUR J WILDLIFE RES 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s10344-015-0957-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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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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Bogdanowicz W, Hulva P, Černá Bolfíková B, Buś MM, Rychlicka E, Sztencel-Jabłonka A, Cistrone L, Russo D. Cryptic diversity of Italian bats and the role of the Apennine refugium in the phylogeography of the western Palaearctic. Zool J Linn Soc 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/zoj.12248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Wiesław Bogdanowicz
- Museum and Institute of Zoology; Polish Academy of Sciences; Wilcza 64 00-679 Warszawa Poland
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- Department of Zoology; Charles University in Prague; Viničná 7 12843 Prague Czech Republic
- Department of Biology and Ecology; University of Ostrava; Chittussiho 10 71000 Ostrava Czech Republic
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- Faculty of Tropical AgriSciences; Czech University of Life Sciences Prague; Kamýcká 129 16500 Prague Czech Republic
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- Museum and Institute of Zoology; Polish Academy of Sciences; Wilcza 64 00-679 Warszawa Poland
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- Museum and Institute of Zoology; Polish Academy of Sciences; Wilcza 64 00-679 Warszawa Poland
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- Museum and Institute of Zoology; Polish Academy of Sciences; Wilcza 64 00-679 Warszawa Poland
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- Forestry and Conservation; Via Botticelli n°14 03043 Cassino Frosinone Italy
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- Wildlife Research Unit; Laboratorio di Ecologia Applicata; Sezione di Biologia e Protezione dei Sistemi Agrari e Forestali; Dipartimento di Agraria; Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II; via Università, 100 80055 Portici Napoli Italy
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Boston ESM, Puechmaille SJ, Clissmann F, Teeling EC. Further Evidence for Cryptic North-Western Refugia in Europe? Mitochondrial Phylogeography of the Sibling SpeciesPipistrellus pipistrellusandPipistrellus pygmaeus. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2014. [DOI: 10.3161/150811014x687233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Santos H, Juste J, Ibáñez C, Palmeirim JM, Godinho R, Amorim F, Alves P, Costa H, de Paz O, Pérez-Suarez G, Martínez-Alos S, Jones G, Rebelo H. Influences of ecology and biogeography on shaping the distributions of cryptic species: three bat tales in Iberia. Biol J Linn Soc Lond 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/bij.12247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Helena Santos
- CIBIO/InBio; Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos da Universidade do Porto; R. Padre Armando Quintas 4485-661 Vairão Portugal
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- Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva; Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC); Avenida Americo Vespucio s/n 41092 Seville Spain
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- Departamento de Ecología Evolutiva; Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC); Avenida Americo Vespucio s/n 41092 Seville Spain
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- Centro de Biologia Ambiental; Departamento de Biologia Animal; Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa; 1749-016 Lisboa Portugal
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- CIBIO/InBio; Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos da Universidade do Porto; R. Padre Armando Quintas 4485-661 Vairão Portugal
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- CIBIO/InBio; Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos da Universidade do Porto; R. Padre Armando Quintas 4485-661 Vairão Portugal
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- Plecotus - Estudos Ambientais; Unipessoal, Lda.; Pombal Portugal
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- Bio3 - Estudos e Projectos em Biologia e Valorização de Recursos Naturais; Lda.; Almada Portugal
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida (Zoología); Universidad de Alcalá de Henares; 28879 Alcalá de Henares Madrid Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida (Zoología); Universidad de Alcalá de Henares; 28879 Alcalá de Henares Madrid Spain
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- Departamento de Ciencias de la Vida (Zoología); Universidad de Alcalá de Henares; 28879 Alcalá de Henares Madrid Spain
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- School of Biological Sciences; University of Bristol; Woodland Road Bristol BS8 1UG UK
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- CIBIO/InBio; Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos da Universidade do Porto; R. Padre Armando Quintas 4485-661 Vairão Portugal
- School of Biological Sciences; University of Bristol; Woodland Road Bristol BS8 1UG UK
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Razgour O, Rebelo H, Puechmaille SJ, Juste J, Ibáñez C, Kiefer A, Burke T, Dawson DA, Jones G. Scale‐dependent effects of landscape variables on gene flow and population structure in bats. DIVERS DISTRIB 2014. [DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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- Orly Razgour
- School of Biological Sciences University of Bristol Woodland Rd. Bristol BS8 1UG UK
- NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility Animal and Plant Sciences University of Sheffield Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TN UK
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- School of Biological Sciences University of Bristol Woodland Rd. Bristol BS8 1UG UK
- CIBIO Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos da Universidade do Porto Campus Agrário de Vairão R. Padre Armando Quintas Vairão 4485‐661 Portugal
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- Zoological Institute & Museum Greifswald University Greifswald D‐17489 Germany
- University College Dublin School of Biological and Environmental Sciences Belfield, Dublin 4 Ireland
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC) Apdo 1056 Sevilla 41080 Spain
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC) Apdo 1056 Sevilla 41080 Spain
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- Department of Biogeography Trier University Trier D‐54286 Germany
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- NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility Animal and Plant Sciences University of Sheffield Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TN UK
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- NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility Animal and Plant Sciences University of Sheffield Western Bank Sheffield S10 2TN UK
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- School of Biological Sciences University of Bristol Woodland Rd. Bristol BS8 1UG UK
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Dool SE, Puechmaille SJ, Dietz C, Juste J, Ibáñez C, Hulva P, Roué SG, Petit EJ, Jones G, Russo D, Toffoli R, Viglino A, Martinoli A, Rossiter SJ, Teeling EC. Phylogeography and postglacial recolonization of Europe by Rhinolophus hipposideros: evidence from multiple genetic markers. Mol Ecol 2014; 22:4055-70. [PMID: 23889545 DOI: 10.1111/mec.12373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2012] [Revised: 04/23/2013] [Accepted: 04/25/2013] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The demographic history of Rhinolophus hipposideros (lesser horseshoe bat) was reconstructed across its European, North African and Middle-Eastern distribution prior to, during and following the most recent glaciations by generating and analysing a multimarker data set. This data set consisted of an X-linked nuclear intron (Bgn; 543 bp), mitochondrial DNA (cytb-tRNA-control region; 1630 bp) and eight variable microsatellite loci for up to 373 individuals from 86 localities. Using this data set of diverse markers, it was possible to determine the species' demography at three temporal stages. Nuclear intron data revealed early colonization into Europe from the east, which pre-dates the Quaternary glaciations. The mtDNA data supported multiple glacial refugia across the Mediterranean, the largest of which were found in the Ibero-Maghreb region and an eastern location (Anatolia/Middle East)-that were used by R. hipposideros during the most recent glacial cycles. Finally, microsatellites provided the most recent information on these species' movements since the Last Glacial Maximum and suggested that lineages that had diverged into glacial refugia, such as in the Ibero-Maghreb region, have remained isolated. These findings should be used to inform future conservation management strategies for R. hipposideros and show the power of using a multimarker data set for phylogeographic studies.
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- Serena E Dool
- School of Biology and Environmental Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland
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Alberdi A, Garin I, Aizpurua O, Aihartza J. Review on the Geographic and Elevational Distribution of the Mountain Long-Eared Bat Plecotus Macrobullaris, Completed by Utilising a Specific Mist-Netting Technique. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2013. [DOI: 10.3161/150811013x679071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Razgour O, Juste J, Ibáñez C, Kiefer A, Rebelo H, Puechmaille SJ, Arlettaz R, Burke T, Dawson DA, Beaumont M, Jones G, Wiens J. The shaping of genetic variation in edge-of-range populations under past and future climate change. Ecol Lett 2013; 16:1258-66. [PMID: 23890483 PMCID: PMC4015367 DOI: 10.1111/ele.12158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2013] [Revised: 05/08/2013] [Accepted: 06/27/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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With rates of climate change exceeding the rate at which many species are able to shift their range or adapt, it is important to understand how future changes are likely to affect biodiversity at all levels of organisation. Understanding past responses and extent of niche conservatism in climatic tolerance can help predict future consequences. We use an integrated approach to determine the genetic consequences of past and future climate changes on a bat species, Plecotus austriacus. Glacial refugia predicted by palaeo-modelling match those identified from analyses of extant genetic diversity and model-based inference of demographic history. Former refugial populations currently contain disproportionately high genetic diversity, but niche conservatism, shifts in suitable areas and barriers to migration mean that these hotspots of genetic diversity are under threat from future climate change. Evidence of population decline despite recent northward migration highlights the need to conserve leading-edge populations for spearheading future range shifts.
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- Orly Razgour
- School of Biological Sciences, University of BristolWoodland Rd., Bristol, BS8 1UG, UK
- NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility, Animal and Plant Sciences, University of SheffieldWestern Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC)Apdo 1056, 41080, Sevilla, Spain
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- Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC)Apdo 1056, 41080, Sevilla, Spain
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- Department of Biogeography, Trier UniversityD-54286, Trier, Germany
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of BristolWoodland Rd., Bristol, BS8 1UG, UK
- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos da Universidade do PortoCampus Agrário de Vairão, R. Padre Armando Quintas, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal
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- School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University College DublinBelfield, Dublin, Ireland
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- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Division of Conservation Biology, University of Bern3012, Bern, Switzerland
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- NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility, Animal and Plant Sciences, University of SheffieldWestern Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
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- NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility, Animal and Plant Sciences, University of SheffieldWestern Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of BristolWoodland Rd., Bristol, BS8 1UG, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of BristolWoodland Rd., Bristol, BS8 1UG, UK
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- School of Biological Sciences, University of BristolWoodland Rd., Bristol, BS8 1UG, UK
- NERC Biomolecular Analysis Facility, Animal and Plant Sciences, University of SheffieldWestern Bank, Sheffield, S10 2TN, UK
- Estación Biológica de Doñana (CSIC)Apdo 1056, 41080, Sevilla, Spain
- Department of Biogeography, Trier UniversityD-54286, Trier, Germany
- CIBIO, Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos da Universidade do PortoCampus Agrário de Vairão, R. Padre Armando Quintas, 4485-661, Vairão, Portugal
- School of Biology and Environmental Sciences, University College DublinBelfield, Dublin, Ireland
- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Division of Conservation Biology, University of Bern3012, Bern, Switzerland
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Phylogeographic analysis of Anatolian bats highlights the importance of the region for preserving the Chiropteran mitochondrial genetic diversity in the Western Palaearctic. CONSERV GENET 2013. [DOI: 10.1007/s10592-013-0509-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Integrated operational taxonomic units (IOTUs) in echolocating bats: a bridge between molecular and traditional taxonomy. PLoS One 2012; 7:e40122. [PMID: 22761951 PMCID: PMC3386196 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0040122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2012] [Accepted: 06/01/2012] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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Background Nowadays, molecular techniques are widespread tools for the identification of biological entities. However, until very few years ago, their application to taxonomy provoked intense debates between traditional and molecular taxonomists. To prevent every kind of disagreement, it is essential to standardize taxonomic definitions. Along these lines, we introduced the concept of Integrated Operational Taxonomic Unit (IOTU). IOTUs come from the concept of Operational Taxonomic Unit (OTU) and paralleled the Molecular Operational Taxonomic Unit (MOTU). The latter is largely used as a standard in many molecular-based works (even if not always explicitly formalized). However, while MOTUs are assigned solely on molecular variation criteria, IOTUs are identified from patterns of molecular variation that are supported by at least one more taxonomic characteristic. Methodology/Principal Findings We tested the use of IOTUs on the widest DNA barcoding dataset of Italian echolocating bats species ever assembled (i.e. 31 species, 209 samples). We identified 31 molecular entities, 26 of which corresponded to the morphologically assigned species, two MOTUs and three IOTUs. Interestingly, we found three IOTUs in Myotis nattereri, one of which is a newly described lineage found only in central and southern Italy. In addition, we found a level of molecular variability within four vespertilionid species deserving further analyses. According to our scheme two of them (i.e. M.bechsteinii and Plecotus auritus) should be ranked as unconfirmed candidate species (UCS). Conclusions/Significance From a systematic point of view, IOTUs are more informative than the general concept of OTUs and the more recent MOTUs. According to information content, IOTUs are closer to species, although it is important to underline that IOTUs are not species. Overall, the use of a more precise panel of taxonomic entities increases the clarity in the systematic field and has the potential to fill the gaps between modern and traditional taxonomy.
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Alberdi A, Garin I, Aizpurua O, Aihartza J. The foraging ecology of the mountain long-eared bat Plecotus macrobullaris revealed with DNA mini-barcodes. PLoS One 2012; 7:e35692. [PMID: 22545129 PMCID: PMC3335802 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035692] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2011] [Accepted: 03/22/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Molecular analysis of diet overcomes the considerable limitations of traditional techniques for identifying prey remains in bat faeces. We collected faeces from individual Mountain Long-eared Bats Plecotus macrobullaris trapped using mist nets during the summers of 2009 and 2010 in the Pyrenees. We analysed their diet using DNA mini-barcodes to identify prey species. In addition, we inferred some basic features of the bat's foraging ecology that had not yet been addressed. P. macrobullaris fed almost exclusively on moths (97.8%). As prey we detected one dipteran genus (Tipulidae) and 29 moth taxa: 28 were identified at species level (23 Noctuidae, 1 Crambidae, 1 Geometridae, 1 Pyralidae, 1 Sphingidae, 1 Tortricidae), and one at genus level (Rhyacia sp., Noctuidae). Known ecological information about the prey species allowed us to determine that bats had foraged at elevations between 1,500 and 2,500 m amsl (above mean sea level), mostly in subalpine meadows, followed by other open habitats such as orophilous grasslands and alpine meadows. No forest prey species were identified in the diet. As 96.4% of identified prey species were tympanate moths and no evidence of gleaning behaviour was revealed, we suggest P. macrobullaris probably forages by aerial hawking using faint echolocation pulses to avoid detection by hearing moths. As we could identify 87.8% of the analysed sequences (64.1% of the MOTUs, Molecular Operational Taxonomic Units) at species level, we conclude that DNA mini-barcodes are a very useful tool to analyse the diet of moth-specialist bats.
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- Antton Alberdi
- Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Sarriena z.g., Leioa, The Basque Country
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Sarriena z.g., Leioa, The Basque Country
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Sarriena z.g., Leioa, The Basque Country
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- Department of Zoology and Animal Cell Biology, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Sarriena z.g., Leioa, The Basque Country
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Rutishauser MD, Bontadina F, Braunisch V, Ashrafi S, Arlettaz R. The challenge posed by newly discovered cryptic species: disentangling the environmental niches of long-eared bats. DIVERS DISTRIB 2012. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1472-4642.2012.00904.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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- Marianne D. Rutishauser
- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Conservation Biology; University of Bern; Baltzerstrasse 6; CH-3012; Bern; Switzerland
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- Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Conservation Biology; University of Bern; Baltzerstrasse 6; CH-3012; Bern; Switzerland
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Preatoni DG, Spada M, Wauters LA, Tosi G, Martinoli A. Habitat use in the Female Alpine Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus macrobullaris): Does Breeding Make the Difference? ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2011. [DOI: 10.3161/150811011x624820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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ILLERA JUANCARLOS, KOIVULA KARI, BROGGI JULI, PÄCKERT MARTIN, MARTENS JOCHEN, KVIST LAURA. A multi-gene approach reveals a complex evolutionary history in the Cyanistes species group. Mol Ecol 2011; 20:4123-39. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2011.05259.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Bilgin R. Back to the suture: the distribution of intraspecific genetic diversity in and around anatolia. Int J Mol Sci 2011; 12:4080-103. [PMID: 21747726 PMCID: PMC3131610 DOI: 10.3390/ijms12064080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2011] [Accepted: 06/10/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The effect of ice ages in speciation and diversification is well established in the literature. In Europe, the Iberian, the Italian and the Balkan peninsulas comprise the main glacial refugia, where the subsequent re-population of Europe started. Though not studied as extensively, Anatolia has also been hinted to be a potential glacial refugium for Europe, and with its proximity to the Caucasus and the Middle East at the same time, has potential to exhibit high levels of intraspecific diversity. The more ubiquitous use and cheaper availability of molecular methods globally now makes it possible to better understand molecular ecology and evolution of the fauna and flora in the genetically understudied regions of the world, such as Anatolia. In this review, the molecular genetic studies undertaken in Anatolia in the last decade, for 29 species of plants and animals, are examined to determine general phylogeographic patterns. In this regard, two major patterns are observed and defined, showing genetic breaks within Anatolia and between Anatolia and the Balkans. A third pattern is also outlined, which suggests Anatolia may be a center of diversity for the surrounding regions. The patterns observed are discussed in terms of their relevance to the location of suture zones, postglacial expansion scenarios, the effect of geographic barriers to gene flow and divergence time estimates, in order to better understand the effect of the geological history of Anatolia on the evolutionary history of the inhabitant species. In view of the current state of knowledge delineated in the review, future research directions are suggested.
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- Rasit Bilgin
- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Boğaziçi University, Bebek 34342, Istanbul, Turkey; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +90-537-988-4734
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Evin A, Nicolas V, Beuneux G, Toffoli R, Cruaud C, Couloux A, Pons J. Geographical origin and endemism of Corsican Kuhl's pipistrelles assessed from mitochondrial DNA. J Zool (1987) 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2010.00778.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- A. Evin
- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Département Systématique et Evolution, Origine Structure et Evolution de la Biodiversité, UMR 7205, Paris, France
- Service de Systématique moléculaire, UMS 2700 CNRS, Paris, France
- Department of Archaeology, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Scotland
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- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Département Systématique et Evolution, Origine Structure et Evolution de la Biodiversité, UMR 7205, Paris, France
- Service de Systématique moléculaire, UMS 2700 CNRS, Paris, France
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- Via Tetto Mantello, Borgo San Dalmazzo CN, Italy
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- Génoscope, Centre National de Sequençage, Evry Cedex, France
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- Génoscope, Centre National de Sequençage, Evry Cedex, France
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- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Département Systématique et Evolution, Origine Structure et Evolution de la Biodiversité, UMR 7205, Paris, France
- Service de Systématique moléculaire, UMS 2700 CNRS, Paris, France
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Lohse K, Sharanowski B, Stone GN. QUANTIFYING THE PLEISTOCENE HISTORY OF THE OAK GALL PARASITOID CECIDOSTIBA FUNGOSA USING TWENTY INTRON LOCI. Evolution 2010; 64:2664-81. [PMID: 20455927 DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2010.01024.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Konrad Lohse
- Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, King's Buildings, West Mains Road, United Kingdom.
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Furman A, Postawa T, Oztunç T, Coraman E. Cryptic diversity of the bent-wing bat, Miniopterus schreibersii (Chiroptera: Vespertilionidae), in Asia Minor. BMC Evol Biol 2010; 10:121. [PMID: 20433686 PMCID: PMC2873419 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-10-121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2009] [Accepted: 04/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Background Two or more species are cryptic, if they are morphologically similar, biologically distinct, and misclassified as a single species. Cryptic species complexes were recently discovered within many bat species and we suspect that the bent-wing bat, Miniopterus schreibersii, found in Europe, northern Africa, and Asia Minor, could also form such a complex. Populations of M. schreibersii decline in most of the European countries and the species is currently listed as Near Threatened in the IUCN Red List. Finding that M. schreibersii is not a single species, but a species complex, would have a considerable impact on its conservation strategies, as the abundance of each component taxon would be much smaller than the one estimated for the nominal species. Results Miniopterus schreibersii in Asia Minor consists of two genetically diverged lineages, which are reciprocally monophyletic on three mitochondrial DNA markers, have a diagnostic set of multilocus allele frequencies, and show a marked difference in their population structures. The lineages differ slightly in their size, wing shape, and echolocation call parameters. Although these differences are sufficient to discriminate between the lineages, they are not fully diagnostic in reference to individuals. We suggest that the lineages endured the major Northern Hemisphere glaciations in different glacial refugia and colonized Asia Minor after the last glacial maximum. The lineages are allopatric, which is neither delineated by the presence of geographical barriers nor associated with the specific climatic conditions, and which we link to competitive exclusion. Conclusions The distinctions between the lineages comply with most of the criteria required for species delineation imposed by various species concepts. Accordingly, we conclude that M. schreibersii in Asia Minor is represented by two cryptic species. Our results imply that the distributional range of the nominal species is almost exclusively limited to Europe and the coastal zones of Asia Minor. As populations of M. schreibersii seem to be much smaller than currently assumed, conservation strategies regarding this taxon need to be revised. The exact distributional range and the vulnerability of the suggested sister species to M. schreibersii is yet to be assessed.
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- Andrzej Furman
- Institute of Environmental Sciences, Boğaziçi University, 34342 Istanbul, Turkey.
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Ashrafi S, Bontadina F, Kiefer A, Pavlinic I, Arlettaz R. Multiple morphological characters needed for field identification of cryptic long-eared bat species around the Swiss Alps. J Zool (1987) 2010. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.2010.00697.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Nicholls JA, Preuss S, Hayward A, Melika G, Csóka G, Nieves-Aldrey JL, Askew RR, Tavakoli M, Schönrogge K, Stone GN. Concordant phylogeography and cryptic speciation in two Western Palaearctic oak gall parasitoid species complexes. Mol Ecol 2010; 19:592-609. [PMID: 20070516 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-294x.2009.04499.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- James A Nicholls
- Institute of Evolutionary Biology, University of Edinburgh, Ashworth Labs, King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3JT, UK.
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Bayesian Coalescent Inference from Mitochondrial DNA Variation of the Colonization Time of Arabia by the Hamadryas Baboon (Papio hamadryas hamadryas). THE EVOLUTION OF HUMAN POPULATIONS IN ARABIA 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-2719-1_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Ramos Pereira MJ, Salgueiro P, Rodrigues L, Coelho MM, Palmeirim JM. Population structure of a cave-dwelling bat, Miniopterus schreibersii: does it reflect history and social organization? ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009; 100:533-44. [PMID: 19494031 DOI: 10.1093/jhered/esp032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Many colonial bat species make regional migrations, and the consequent gene flow may eliminate geographic genetic structure resulting from history of colonization. In this study, we verified that history and social organization have detectable impacts on the genetic structure of Miniopterus schreibersii, a cave-dwelling bat with high female philopatry. After studying all known nursing colonies in Portugal, we concluded that there is a significant geographic structure and that the overall pattern is similar for mitochondrial and nuclear DNA. Both pairwise Phi(ST) and F(ST) were significantly correlated with geographical distance, suggesting that isolation by distance is relevant for both mitochondrial and nuclear markers. However, structuring of mitochondrial DNA was much more marked than that of nuclear DNA, a consequence of the strong female philopatry and a bias for male-mediated gene flow. Wintering colonies were more genetically diverse than nursing colonies because the former receive individuals from distinct breeding populations. Haplotype diversity of the northern colonies, the more recent according to population expansion analyses, is only about half of that of the central and southern colonies. This is most likely a consequence of the colonization history of M. schreibersii, which presumably expanded northward from the south of the Iberian Peninsula or North Africa after the last glacial age.
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- Maria João Ramos Pereira
- Department of Animal Biology, Center for Environmental Biology, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal.
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Teixeira S, Jesus J. Echolocation Calls of Bats from Madeira Island: Acoustic Characterization and Implications for Surveys. ACTA CHIROPTEROLOGICA 2009. [DOI: 10.3161/150811009x465802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Juste J, Bilgin R, Muñoz J, Ibáñez C. Mitochondrial DNA signatures at different spatial scales: from the effects of the Straits of Gibraltar to population structure in the meridional serotine bat (Eptesicus isabellinus). Heredity (Edinb) 2009; 103:178-87. [DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2009.47] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Sun K, Feng J, Jin L, Liu Y, Shi L, Jiang T. Structure, DNA sequence variation and phylogenetic implications of the mitochondrial control region in horseshoe bats. Mamm Biol 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mambio.2008.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Bruyndonckx N, Dubey S, Ruedi M, Christe P. Molecular cophylogenetic relationships between European bats and their ectoparasitic mites (Acari, Spinturnicidae). Mol Phylogenet Evol 2009; 51:227-37. [PMID: 19236931 DOI: 10.1016/j.ympev.2009.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2008] [Revised: 02/03/2009] [Accepted: 02/16/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Cospeciation between host-parasite species is generally thought to result in mirror-image congruent phylogenies. Incongruence can be explained by mechanisms such as host switching, duplication, failure to speciate and sorting events. To investigate the level of association in the host-parasite relationship between Spinturnicid mites and their bat hosts, we constructed the phylogenetic tree of the genus Spinturnix (Acari, Mesostigmata) and compared it to the host phylogeny. We sequenced 938bp of the mitochondrial 16S rDNA and Cytochrome Oxydase subunit I (COI) genes among eleven morphospecies of Spinturnix collected on 20 European Vespertilionid and Rhinolophid bat species. Phylogenetic reconstruction of hosts and parasites showed statistical evidence for cospeciation and suggested that their evolutionary history involved also failure to speciate events and host switches. The latter seem to be mainly promoted by similar roosting habits of the host. As currently understood, host associations of Spinturnicid mites likely results from a complex interaction between the phylogenetic history of the host and the behaviour and the ecology of both parasite and host.
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- Nadia Bruyndonckx
- Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, CH 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland.
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