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PERMANENT GENETIC RESOURCES: Development of polymorphic microsatellite loci for the common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus (Chiroptera: Phylostomidae)
Author(s) -
PIAGGIO ANTOINETTE J.,
JOHNSTON JOHN J.,
PERKINS SUSAN L.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
molecular ecology resources
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.96
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1755-0998
pISSN - 1755-098X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01986.x
Subject(s) - desmodus rotundus , biology , zoology , microsatellite , population , range (aeronautics) , predation , livestock , ecology , evolutionary biology , rabies , genetics , virology , gene , allele , demography , materials science , sociology , composite material
The common vampire bat ( Desmodus rotundus ) is one of three haematophagous species of bats and the only species in this genus. These New World bats prey on mammals and create significant economic impacts through transmission of rabies in areas where livestock are prevalent. Furthermore, in some portions of their range, it is not uncommon for them to prey upon humans. It is critical to the management of this species and for understanding the spread of bat rabies that detailed studies of D. rotundus population structure be conducted. To further such studies, we have characterized 12 microsatellite loci for this species.