Tomasz Jarzembowski, ukasz Naumiuk, Mateusz Ciechanowski
Control region variability of the mitochondrial DNA of Pipistrellus nathusii (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae): First results of a population genetic study
Migration routes and migration strategies of Pipistrellus nathusii in Europe
may suggest that there are several different populations of this species. This
pilot project aimed to check if genetic variability of mitochondrial DNA
could support this hypothesis. Hair samples were taken from individuals from
Lithuania, Northern Poland and The Netherlands. PCR amplifications of
mtDNA control region and subsequent restriction analysis provided data that
were computed using Arlequin and Treecon softwares for AMOVA analysis
and UPGMA clustering.. Fourteen mtDNA haplotypes (lineages) have been
found that were grouped into four main clusters. Interestingly individuals
from Rotterdam and Darzlubska forest clustered together, while individuals
from Lithuania and Sobieszewo Island were grouped in another cluster,
nearby clusters including the other Polish samples (Vistula Split and Wdzydze
Landscape Park). According to these preliminary results Poland could be the
meeting place of western and eastern populations.
Mammalia, Walter de Gruyter
Print ISSN: 0025-1461
Volume: 68, 12/2004
Pages: 421 - 425
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