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Genome-wide data reveal cryptic diversity and genetic introgression in an Oriental cynopterine fruit bat radiation.
BMC evolutionary biology - 18 Feb 2016
Chattopadhyay Balaji, Garg Kritika M, Kumar A K Vinoth, Doss D Paramanantha Swami, Rheindt Frank E, Kandula Sripathi, Ramakrishnan Uma
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BACKGROUND: The Oriental fruit bat genus Cynopterus, with several geographically overlapping species, presents an interesting case study to evaluate the evolutionary significance of coexistence versus isolation. We examined the morphological and genetic variability of congeneric fruit bats Cynopterus sphinx and C. brachyotis using 405 samples from two natural contact zones and 17 allopatric locations in the...
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