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Population structure of a cave-dwelling bat, Miniopterus schreibersii: does it reflect history and social organization?
The Journal of heredity - 1 Jan 2000
Ramos Pereira Maria João, Salgueiro Patrícia, Rodrigues Luísa, Coelho Maria Manuela, Palmeirim Jorge M
Abstract excerpt
Many colonial bat species make regional migrations, and the consequent gene flow may eliminate geographic genetic structure resulting from history of colonization. In this study, we verified that history and social organization have detectable impacts on the genetic structure of Miniopterus schreibersii, a cave-dwelling bat with high female philopatry. After studying all known nursing colonies in Portugal, we...
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