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Nuclear and mtDNA phylogenetic analyses clarify the evolutionary history of two species of native Hawaiian bats and the taxonomy of Lasiurini (Mammalia: Chiroptera).
PloS one - 1 Jan 2017
Baird Amy B, Braun Janet K, Engstrom Mark D, Holbert Ashlyn C, Huerta Maritza G, Lim Burton K, Mares Michael A, Patton John C, Bickham John W
Abstract excerpt
Previous studies on genetics of hoary bats produced differing conclusions on the timing of their colonization of the Hawaiian Islands and whether or not North American (Aeorestes cinereus) and Hawaiian (A. semotus) hoary bats are distinct species. One study, using mtDNA COI and nuclear Rag2 and CMA1, concluded that hoary bats colonized the Hawaiian Islands no more than 10,000 years ago based on indications of...
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