Mechanisms of radiation in a bat group from the genus Pipistrellus inferred by phylogeography, demography and population genetics

0349991 - ÚBO 2011 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Hulva, P. - Fornůsková, Alena - Chudárková, A. - Evin, A. - Allegrini, B. - Benda, P. - Bryja, Josef
Mechanisms of radiation in a bat group from the genus Pipistrellus inferred by phylogeography, demography and population genetics.
Molecular Ecology. Roč. 19, č. 24 (2010), s. 5417-5431. ISSN 0962-1083. E-ISSN 1365-294X
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Keywords : hybrid speciation * introgression * Mediterranean * microsatellites * mitochondrial DNA * phylogeography * bats * radiation
Subject RIV: EG - Zoology
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Here, we present a study of the Pipistrellus pipistrellus species complex, a highly diversified bat group with a radiation centre in the Mediterranean biodiversity hotspot. We used fast-evolving markers (the mitochondrial D-loop sequence and 11 nuclear microsatellites) on the sample covering the whole bats’ range to describe its phylogeography, demography and population structure. The overall pattern within this group includes a mosaic of phylogenetically basal, often morphologically distant, relatively small and mostly allopatric demes in the Mediterranean Basin, as well as two sympatric sibling species in the large continental part of the range. The southern populations exhibit constant size, whereas northern populations show a demographic trend of growth associated with range expansion during the Pleistocene climate oscillations. Although the northern populations are reproductively isolated, we detected introgression events among several Mediterranean lineages.
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