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Characterization of polymorphic microsatellite loci for two species of phyllostomid bats from the Greater Antilles ( Erophylla sezekorni and Macrotus waterhousii )
Author(s) -
MURRAY KEVIN L.,
FLEMING THEODORE H.,
GAINES MICHAEL S.,
WILLIAMS DEAN A.
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.1471-8286.2007.02007.x
Subject(s) - biology , locus (genetics) , microsatellite , allele , phylogeography , range (aeronautics) , genetics , zoology , evolutionary biology , phylogenetics , gene , materials science , composite material
We developed 12 polymorphic microsatellite loci for the buffy flower bat ( Erophylla sezekorni ) and 10 loci for Waterhouse's big‐eared bat ( Macrotus waterhousii ). In E. sezekorni , we tested 65 individuals from three islands, Cuba, Exuma, and Abaco. Mean number of alleles per locus was 10.7 (range 5–20). In M. waterhousii , we tested 39 individuals from one island, Exuma. Mean number of alleles per locus was 6.9 (range 4–13). We will use these markers to study the phylogeography and mating system of these species.