Low genetic variability of Rhinolophus mehelyi (Mehely's horseshoe bat) in Romania

• Autorzy: Dragu A. , Borissov I.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Rhinolophus mehelyi (Mehely's horseshoe bat) is a vulnerable species with an increasingly fragmented distribution. In Romania, populations of R. mehelyi have experienced a dramatic decline over the past 50 years, and the current population size is estimated at only 100 adult individuals inhabiting almost exclusively the Limanu cave. In the present study, we investigated the genetic consequences of population decline for the viability of the remaining population of R. mehelyi in Romania. We sequenced and analyzed a 359-bp fragment of the mitochondrial control region from the only known Romanian population and compared it with two geographically close colonies from Bulgaria. A single haplotype was found in the Romanian population compared to 10 in the Bulgarian population, suggesting genetic isolation.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

genetic variability; Rhinolophus mehelyi; bat; genetic isolation; Romania; Mehely’s horseshoe bat

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Theriologica
• Rocznik: 2011
• Tom: 56
• Numer: 4
• Opis fizyczny: p.383-387,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Dragu A.

• “Emil Racovitza” Speleological Institute, 050711 Bucharest, Romania

autor

Borissov I.

• Bulgarian Bat Research and Protection Group, National Museum of Natural History, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria

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