Assessing genetic variability in bat species of Emballonuridae, Phyllostomidae, Vespertilionidae and Molossidae families (Chiroptera) by RFLP-PCR

Genetics and Molecular Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1164-1178

  Marchesin, S R C ^a   Beguelini, M R ^a   Faria, K C ^b   Moreira, P R L ^a   Morielle Versute, E ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

12S 16S gene; Gene variation; Microchiroptera; PCR RFLP; RAG2 gene

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; MITOCHONDRIAL DNA; RAG2 PROTEIN; RNA 12S; RNA 16S;

ARTICLE; BAT; EMBALLONURIDAE; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HAPLOTYPE; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; MITOCHONDRIAL GENE; MOLOSSIDAE; NONHUMAN; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; RESTRICTION MAPPING; SPECIES COMPARISON; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

ANIMALS; CHIROPTERA; GENES, MITOCHONDRIAL; GENETIC MARKERS; GENETIC VARIATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMORPHISM, RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

ARTIBEUS LITURATUS; CAROLLIA PERSPICILLATA; CHIROPTERA; CYNOMOPS; EMBALLONURIDAE; EUMOPS; EUMOPS PEROTIS; MICROCHIROPTERA; MOLOSSIDAE; MOLOSSUS RUFUS; NYCTINOMOPS; NYCTINOMOPS LATICAUDATUS; PHYLLOSTOMIDAE; VESPERTILIONIDAE;

EID: 56749152344     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16765680     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4238/vol7-4gmr503     Document Type: Article

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