Microsatellite DNA polymorphism confirms reproductive isolation and reveals differences in population genetic structure of cryptic pipistrelle bat species

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 539-550

  Racey, Paul A ^a   Barratt, Elizabeth M ^b   Burland, Tamsin M ^c   Deaville, Robert ^b   Gotelli, Dada ^b   Jones, Gareth ^d   Piertney, Stuart B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chiroptera; Isolation by distance; Microsatellite; Migration

Indexed keywords

BAT; CRYPSIS; DIVERGENCE; DNA; GENE FLOW; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION; GENETIC MARKER; GENETIC STRUCTURE; NATURAL BARRIER; POLYMORPHISM; POPULATION MIGRATION; REPRODUCTIVE ISOLATION;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

CHIROPTERA; PIPISTRELLUS PIPISTRELLUS; PIPISTRELLUS PYGMAEUS;

EID: 33847213189     PISSN: 00244066     EISSN: 10958312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00746.x     Document Type: Article

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