Multiplex panels of polymorphic microsatellite loci for two cryptic bat species of the genus Pipistrellus, developed by cross-species amplification within the family Vespertilionidae
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| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Molecular Ecology Notes |
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| Field | Zoology |
| Keywords | Chiroptera microsatellites pipistrellus pygmaeus sibling species |
| Description | The paper presents multiplex panels of polymorphic microsatellites for two closely related cryptic species Pipistrellus pipistrellus and Pipistrellus pygmaeus. We tested the cross-species amplification of 34 microsatellite loci, originally developed for five vespertilionid bat species. Ten and nine polymorphic loci in P. pipistrellus (mean number of alleles per locus = 10.5) and P. pygmaeus (8.1), respectively, in three multiplex PCRs per species were amplified. All loci can be analysed in a single fragment analysis and can be used as markers to the study of evolution and the ecology of structured populations of socially living bats. |
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