Taxonomy of little bent-winged bats (Miniopterus, Miniopteridae) from the African islands of Sao Tome, Grand Comoro and Madagascar, based on mtDNA

• Autorzy: Juste J. , Ferrandez A. , Fa J. E. , Masefield W. , Ibanez C.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Due to a morphological uniformity typically shown by bent-winged bats, the taxonomic recognition of species and subspecies within the sole genus Miniopterus has been much questioned and revised. The situation and definition of the African species M. minor is particularly confused. This species is known from scattered and discontinuous records on both mainland coasts, Madagascar, São Tomé and Grand Comoro islands. The island forms have been included either within M. minor or considered as endemic species. To clarify their taxonomy, we compare mitochondrial DNA sequences of all the island forms with other related African Miniopterus. The genetic distances found in this study support a taxonomic recognition of the island forms at species level and the phylogenetic reconstructions based on these data suggest that the M. minor, as considered traditionally, is not a monophyletic group. The morphological similarities between the Miniopterus from São Tomé (West Africa) and Grand Comoro (East Africa) may reflect convergent evolution rather than a common ancestry.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

taxonomy; little bent-winged bat; Miniopterus; Miniopteridae; African island; Sao Tome; Grand Comoro; Madagascar; mtDNA; phylogenesis; cytochrome b; molecular differentiation; island evolution; little bent-wing bat zob.little bent-winged bat; little long-fingered bat zob.little bent-winged bat; Miniopterus australis

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Chiropterologica
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: 09
• Numer: 1
• Opis fizyczny: p.27-37,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Juste J.

• Estacion Biologica de DoZana (CSIC), P.O.Box 1056, 41080 Sevilla, Spain

autor

Ferrandez A.

autor

Fa J. E.

autor

Masefield W.

autor

Ibanez C.

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