Adaptive Radiation of Neotropical Emballonurid Bats: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolutionary Patterns in Behavior and Morphology

Lim, Burton K.

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“…Repeated cycles of expansion and fragmentation of savannas in the Neotropics occurred most recently in the last 2 My, due to changes in temperature and sea level (Bennett, ), promoting opportunities for periodic connection and isolation between populations. Previous studies have reported the importance of the Amazonian savannas in the divergence of lineages of rodents (Bonvicino, Gonalves, Oliveira, Oliveira, & Mattevi, ), bats (Lim, ), lizards (Gainsbury & Colli, ), and birds (Naka, Cohn‐Haft, Mallet‐Rodrigues, Santos, & Torres, ). The specimens of the savanna population of M. coibensis were collected in the Llanos of Venezuela and Rupununi of Guyana, which are separated by a large region of rainforest (800 km) and by the Guiana Highland plateau (Lim & Lee, ).…”

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“…Previous studies have reported the importance of the Amazonian savannas in the divergence of lineages of rodents (Bonvicino, Gonalves, Oliveira, Oliveira, & Mattevi, 2009), bats (Lim, 2010), lizards (Gainsbury & Colli, 2003), and birds (Naka, Cohn-Haft, Mallet-Rodrigues, Santos, & Torres, 2006). The specimens of the savanna population of M. coibensis were collected in the Llanos of Venezuela and Rupununi of Guyana, which are separated by a large region of rainforest (800 km) and by the Guiana Highland plateau (Lim & Lee, 2018).…”

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Comparative phylogeography of mainland and insular species of Neotropical molossid bats (Molossus)

Loureiro

Engstrom

Lim

2019

Ecology and Evolution

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Historical events, habitat preferences, and geographic barriers might result in distinct genetic patterns in insular versus mainland populations. Comparison between these two biogeographic systems provides an opportunity to investigate the relative role of isolation in phylogeographic patterns and to elucidate the importance of evolution and demographic history in population structure. Herein, we use a genotype‐by‐sequencing approach (GBS) to explore population structure within three species of mastiff bats (Molossus molossus, M. coibensis, and M. milleri), which represent different ecological histories and geographical distributions in the genus. We tested the hypotheses that oceanic straits serve as barriers to dispersal in Caribbean bats and that isolated island populations are more likely to experience genetic drift and bottlenecks in comparison with highly connected ones, thus leading to different phylogeographic patterns. We show that population structures vary according to general habitat preferences, levels of population isolation, and historical fluctuations in climate. In our dataset, mainland geographic barriers played only a small role in isolation of lineages. However, oceanic straits posed a partial barrier to the dispersal for some populations within some species (M. milleri), but do not seem to disrupt gene flow in others (M. molossus). Lineages on distant islands undergo genetic bottlenecks more frequently than island lineages closer to the mainland, which have a greater exchange of haplotypes.

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Comparative phylogeography of mainland and insular species of Neotropical molossid bats (Molossus)

Loureiro

Engstrom

Lim

2019

Ecology and Evolution

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“…There are numerous earlier records of emballonurids from the Old World, including: early to middle Eocene of Algeria and Tunisia in northern Africa (Vespertiliavus, Pseudovespertiliavus); middle to late Eocene of Europe, primarily France and Germany (Tachypteron, Vespertiliavus); and late Eocene of Egypt (Dhofarella). The Emballonuridae apparently originated in the Old World (Europe or Africa) in the early to middle Eocene (Storch et al, 2002;Ravel et al, 2016), and dispersed to North America by the early Oligocene from either Europe or Asia (this paper), or from South America by way of Africa (Teeling et al, 2005;Lim 2007Lim , 2008Lim , 2009Lim , 2010.…”

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“…Molecular, morphological, biogeographic, and behavioral studies of modern Eastern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere Emballonuridae (Teeling et al, 2005;Lim 2007Lim , 2008Lim , 2010Lim and Dunlop 2008;Ruedi et al 2012) have suggested that the New World Emballonurinae (Diclidurini) had an African origin. Teeling et al (2005) and Lim (2007Lim ( , 2008 proposed that emballonurids arrived in South America from Africa by overwater dispersal in the Oligocene between 25 and 31 Ma, at about the same time as the better-known dispersal of platyrrhine monkeys and caviomorph rodents from Africa to South America (e.g., Flynn and Wyss, 1998).…”

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New bats in the tropical family Emballonuridae (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from the Oligocene and early Miocene of Florida

Morgan,

Czaplewski

2023

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Three new genera and four new species in the tropical bat family Emballonuridae (Mammalia: Chiroptera) are described from the Oligocene and early Miocene of peninsular Florida. These are: a new genus Oligopteryx and two new species, O. floridanus and O. hamaxitos, from the late Oligocene (early Arikareean) Brooksville 2 Local Fauna in Hernando County, with referred specimens of each species from the early Oligocene (Whitneyan) I-75 Local Fauna in Alachua County; a new genus and species, Karstopteryx gunnelli, from the latest Oligocene (late Arikareean) Buda Local Fauna in Alachua County; and a new genus and species, Floridopteryx poyeri, from the early Miocene (early Hemingfordian) Thomas Farm Local Fauna in Gilchrist County.Characters that distinguish Oligopteryx from other emballonurid genera are: M1 with a much reduced parastylar region and a large talon with a triangular posterolingual extension; M1 and M2 with a prominent hypocone separated from the protocone by a deep, V-shaped notch in the postprotocrista, and deeply concave talon basin; small, single-rooted p3; m1 and m2 with the trigonid narrower and shorter than the talonid, the paraconid and metaconid located close together along the lingual margin, and the entocristid blade-like, V-shaped, and oriented labially. O. hamaxitos is distinguished from O. floridanus by its smaller size and well-developed paraloph and metaloph on M1 and M2. Karstopteryx gunnelli is separated from the two species of Oligopteryx by the prominent parastyle, anteriorly oriented preparacrista, and rounded talon. Floridopteryx poyeri is characterized by: M1 with a highly reduced parastylar region but with a well-developed parastyle, short preparacrista, small hypocone not separated from the protocone by a notch in the postprotocrista, and a squarish talon; m1/m2 with the talonid much broader than the trigonid, trigonid compressed, shorter than talonid, and with the paraconid and metaconid close together along the lingual margin, large hypoconulid, and anterior root flattened and compressed anteroposteriorly (m1 only). Oligopteryx and Karstopteryx are considered members of the subfamily Emballonurinae based on the reduced parastylar region of the M1 but are left unassigned at the tribal level. Oligopteryx differs from all living emballonurids in the presence of a p3. Floridopteryx has a reduced parastylar region on M1 and is also considered an emballonurine, but can be separated from Oligopteryx by the presence of a prominent parastyle and lack of a p3. Floridopteryx is placed in the monophyletic New World emballonurine tribe Diclidurini. Taphonomy indicates Oligopteryx was a colonial cave dweller, whereas Floridopteryx more likely roosted in trees, as do most living Neotropical emballonurids. A change from a tropical or subtropical climate in Florida in the Oligocene and early Miocene to a warm temperate climate from the middle Miocene to the present is reflected in the disappearance of emballonurids from Florida after the early Miocene. Molecular studies indicate the Emballonurid...

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“…The morphological traits forearm length (36 mm), zygomatic arch width (8 mm), and absence of dorsal lines can be used to separate this taxon from congenerics, but the morphology of this taxon is poorly known. Molecular information is needed to corroborate whether this taxon is a valid species because it is the only species of the genus lackingof phylogenetic analyses (Lim, 2010). The paratype was not found (DMM) in 2016 at CTUA and it is probably lost.…”

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Endemic bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of Colombia: State of knowledge, distribution, and conservation

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Colombia, with 209 species, is one of the richest countries in terms of bat diversity. This high bat diversity is comprised in nine families and 72 genera. A total of eight species of the families Emballonuridae (n = 1) and Phyllostomidae (n = 7) are listed as endemic to the country. In spite the relevance of Colombiain bat diversity, little is known of these endemic species which are mostly known from the type locality (n=4), whereas for others (n = 2), their taxonomic status is uncertain. Here, available information of endemic bats from Colombia is compiled, and new information on their distribution and conservation is provided. The most included species in publications including the original description (n = 15) was Lonchorhina marinkellei. The only distribution pattern observed for the species evaluated was for Carollia monohernandezi and Vampyressa sinchi that might overlap distributions in the eastern slopes of the Eastern Cordillera. Most endemic species are from the Andean and inter-Andean regions of the country (n = 6). At national level, there are no endemic species in any threatened category; however, at least one species (Lonchorhina marinkellei) is considered as Vulnerable (VU) and one (Saccopteryx antioquensis) as Endangered (EN) by the International Union forConservation of Nature-IUCN.

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Adaptive Radiation of Neotropical Emballonurid Bats: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolutionary Patterns in Behavior and Morphology

Cited by 6 publications

References 36 publications

Comparative phylogeography of mainland and insular species of Neotropical molossid bats (Molossus)

Comparative phylogeography of mainland and insular species of Neotropical molossid bats (Molossus)

New bats in the tropical family Emballonuridae (Mammalia: Chiroptera) from the Oligocene and early Miocene of Florida

Endemic bats (Mammalia: Chiroptera) of Colombia: State of knowledge, distribution, and conservation

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