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Molecular Identification of Italian Mouse-eared Bats (genus Myotis)
Galimberti, Andrea
Martinoli, Adriano
Russo, Danilo
Mucedda, Mauro
Casiraghi, Maurizio
2010
Abstract
Despite the fact that the genus Myotis (Mouse-Eared bats) is
one of the most investigated microchiropteran groups, recent molecular
studies highlighted the presence of several cryptic species with substantial
implications for ecological and conservation issues. Our dataset includes 55
coxI sequences from 11 morphologically-identified Italian Mouse-Eared bats
species. We applied an integrated approach comparing data from a traditional
morphological identification and molecular variability in a fragment of the
mitochondrial coxI gene (DNA barcoding). Our results clearly show a strong
coherence between the two identification approaches for almost all of the
examined species, and revealed interesting patterns of intraspecific variability
within the species M. nattereri. Finally, we successfully tested the efficacy of
our identification method on undetermined individuals sampled in the field.
Publisher
EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste
Source
Andrea Galimberti [et al.], Molecular Identification of Italian Mouse-eared Bats (genus Myotis), in Pier Luigi Nimis and Régine Vignes Lebbe (eds.): “Tools for Identifying Biodiversity: Progress and Problems. Proceedings of the International Congress, Paris, September 20-22, 2010”, Trieste, EUT Edizioni Università di Trieste, 2010, pp. 289-294.
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