Article
Genetic diversity of neotropical Myotis (chiroptera: vespertilionidae) with an emphasis on South American species.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Larsen Roxanne J, Knapp Michelle C, Genoways Hugh H, Khan Faisal Ali Anwarali, Larsen Peter A, Wilson Don E, Baker Robert J
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cryptic morphological variation in the Chiropteran genus Myotis limits the understanding of species boundaries and species richness within the genus. Several authors have suggested that it is likely there are unrecognized species-level lineages of Myotis in the Neotropics. This study provides an assessment of the diversity in New World Myotis by analyzing cytochrome-b gene variation from an expansive...
Topics
- Animals
- Chiroptera
- Cytochromes b
- Genetic Variation
- Phylogeny
- South America