Strong population substructure is correlated with morphology and ecology in a migratory bat

Miller‐Butterworth, Cassandra M.; Jacobs, David S.; Harley, Eric H.

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“…Traits associated with movement capacity are especially pronounced in miniopterids. Their most apparent apomorphy, elongated wings, presumably enabled them to colonize almost all tropic and subtropic regions of the Old World and become one of the most widespread mammalian genera (26,27). They also concentrate in mass roosts of thousands of individuals in caves with high humidity, which could facilitate virus transmission.…”

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Discovery of an endogenous Deltaretrovirus in the genome of long-fingered bats (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae)

Farkašová

Hron

Pačes

et al. 2017

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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Significance Retroviruses copy their RNA genome into complementary DNA, which is then inserted into the host chromosomal DNA as an obligatory part of their life cycle. Such integrated viral sequences, called proviruses, are passed to the infected cell progeny on cellular division. If germline cells are targeted, the proviruses become vertically inherited as other host genes and are called endogenous retroviruses. Deltaretroviruses, which include important human and veterinary pathogens (HTLV-1 and BLV), are the last retroviral genus for which endogenous forms were not known. We have identified a case of endogenous Deltaretrovirus, which entered the genome of long-fingered bat ancestors more than 20 million years ago. This finding opens the way for elucidating the deep evolutionary history of deltaretroviruses.

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Discovery of an endogenous Deltaretrovirus in the genome of long-fingered bats (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae)

Farkašová

Hron

Pačes

et al. 2017

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A.

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“…They are distributed throughout most of the Old World, suggesting an extraordinary ability to exploit a wide range of global environmental conditions. However, Miniopterus natalensis, one of only a handful of mammalian species known to exhibit strong philopatry in both sexes, also displays strikingly high levels of genetic differentiation for such a highly migratory species, suggesting these bats can also become highly adapted and thus restricted to local ecological biomes (Miller-Butterworth et al 2003). Furthermore, Miniopterus schreibersii has the smallest genome reported for any mammal.…”

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“…This enables fast flight (;16 ms À1 ) in open areas with relatively low maneuverability (McDonald et al 1990;Jacobs 1999). Long, narrow wings are also an adaptation for long-distance migration (Findley et al 1972), and several members of this genus are known to undertake seasonal migrations over hundreds of kilometers (Dwyer 1966;van der Merwe 1975;Palmeirim and Rodrigues 1995;Miller-Butterworth et al 2003;Jones and Teeling 2006).…”

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A Family Matter: Conclusive Resolution of the Taxonomic Position of the Long-Fingered Bats, Miniopterus

Miller‐Butterworth¹,

Murphy²,

O’Brien³

et al. 2007

Molecular Biology and Evolution

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The long-fingered bats (Miniopterus sp.) are among the most widely distributed mammals in the world. However, despite recent focus on the systematics of these bats, their taxonomic position has not been resolved. Traditionally, they are considered to be sole members of Miniopterinae, 1 of 5 subfamilies within the largest family of bats, the Vespertilionidae. However, this classification has increasingly been called into question. Miniopterines differ extensively from other vespertilionids in numerous aspects of morphology, embryology, immunology, and, most recently, genetics. Recent molecular studies have proposed that the miniopterines are sufficiently distinct from vespertilionids that Miniopterinae should be elevated to full familial status. However, controversy remains regarding the relationship of the putative family, Miniopteridae to existing Vespertilionidae and to the closely related free-tailed bats, the Molossidae. We report here the first conclusive analysis of the taxonomic position of Miniopterus relative to all other bat families. We generated one of the largest chiropteran data sets to date, incorporating ;11 kb of sequence data from 16 nuclear genes, from representatives of all bat families and 2 Miniopterus species. Our data confirm the distinctiveness of Miniopterus, and we support previous recommendations to elevate these bats to full familial status. We estimate that they diverged from all other bat species approximately 49-38 MYA, which is comparable to most other bat families. Furthermore, we find very strong support from all phylogenetic methods for a sister group relationship between Miniopteridae and Vespertilionidae. The Molossidae diverged from these lineages approximately 54-43 MYA and form a sister group to the Miniopteridae-Vespertilionidae clade.

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“…La escala geográfica juega un papel muy importante en el aislamiento poblacional, principalmente en murciélagos que pueden volar kilómetros de distancia entre fragmentos de vegetación (Rossiter et al 2000), como A. jamaicensis. A pesar de la alta vagilidad de algunas especies de murciélagos, es posible encontrar alta diferenciación genética cuando se evalúan a gran escala geográfica (Miller-Butterworth et al 2003;Juste et al 2009).…”

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Diversidad y estructura genética de artibeus jamaicensis (chiroptera: phyllostomidae) en Chiapas, México

Macias¹,

Ruiz-Montoya²,

Bautista³

et al. 2017

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RESUMEN. La deforestación de las selvas provoca la fragmentación de los hábitats, lo cual interviene en la composición, abundancia y demografía de las especies, y por lo tanto, en el aislamiento poblacional en muchas especies. Los impactos de la fragmentación dependerán de la capacidad de respuesta de las especies a los disturbios en su há-bitat, y de la configuración y estructura del paisaje. En algunas poblaciones, la fragmentación del hábitat puede provocar el aislamiento poblacional a largo plazo, por la reducción del tamaño poblacional y el debilitamiento de relaciones entre individuos, aún en especies de alta movilidad como los murciélagos. En México, A. jamaicensis es de los murciélagos más estudiados; sin embargo, son pocos los trabajos enfocados en conocer los impactos de la modificación de su hábitat, en su diversidad y estructura genética. Por lo tanto, el objetivo de este trabajo fue evaluar la diversidad, la estructura y la diferenciación genética, así como analizar la historia demográfica de A. jamaicensis en dos hábitats diferentes, utilizando un fragmento de 396 pb de la región mitocondrial D-loop. La red de haplotipos reveló 34 haplotipos únicos de 34 individuos analizados. La diversidad haplotípica fue alta (h = 1) para ambas poblaciones, y la diversidad nucleotídica fue relativamente baja (< 0.03). El análisis de la distribución de diferencias nucleotídi-cas pareadas (distribución mismatch), y los valores negativos de los estadísticos basados en pruebas de neutralidad, sugieren un proceso de expansión demográfica reciente y repentina de A. jamaicensis. Una moderada diferenciación genética apunta a que existe estructura gené-tica de A. jamaicensis. Palabras clave: D-loop, diversidad genética, estructura, haplotipos, historia demográfica. ABSTRACT. Deforestation causes fragmentation of habitats, which in turn affects the composition, abundance and demography of species, and therefore the population isolation of many species. The impacts of fragmentation will depend on the responsiveness of the species to disturbances in their habitat, and the configuration and structure of landscape. In some populations, habitat fragmentation can cause long-term population isolation by the reduction in population size and the weakening of relations between individuals, even in highly mobile species like bats. In Mexico, A. jamaicensis is the most studied bat; however, few studies focused on the knowledge of the impacts of habitat modification in its diversity and genetic structure. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the diversity, structure and genetic differentiation, and analyze demographic history of A. jamaicensis in two different habitats, using a 396 bp fragment of the mitochondrial Dloop region. Haplotype network revealed 34 unique haplotypes of 34 individuals analyzed. Haplotype diversity was high (h = 1) for both populations, and nucleotide diversity was relatively low (< 0.03). The analysis of the distribution of pairwise differences between sequences and negative values of statisti...

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Strong population substructure is correlated with morphology and ecology in a migratory bat

Cited by 97 publications

References 27 publications

Discovery of an endogenous Deltaretrovirus in the genome of long-fingered bats (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae)

Discovery of an endogenous Deltaretrovirus in the genome of long-fingered bats (Chiroptera: Miniopteridae)

A Family Matter: Conclusive Resolution of the Taxonomic Position of the Long-Fingered Bats, Miniopterus

Diversidad y estructura genética de artibeus jamaicensis (chiroptera: phyllostomidae) en Chiapas, México

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