One of the major challenges to understanding the evolution of Neotropical bats concerns our capacity to successfully scrutinize phylogenetic patterns associated with cases of cryptic species complexes. In this study Pteronotus parnellii is examined as a selected example of a known lineage of mormoopid bat that potentially contains several cryptic species. A samples of 452 individuals from 83 different localities, essentially covering its entire mainland distribution, was evaluated using two genetic markers: COI (mitochondrial) and DBY (nuclear) genes. The findings of this study strongly support the hypothesis of high genetic variability and identify at least six lineages within P. parnellii, some of which appear to be cryptic species.
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1 June 2016
Evolutionary Scenarios Associated with the Pteronotus parnellii Cryptic Species-Complex (Chiroptera: Mormoopidae)
Ricardo López-Wilchis,
Mayela Flores-Romero,
Luis M. Guevara-Chumacero,
Alejandra Serrato-Díaz,
Jhoana Díaz-Larrea,
Fernando Salgado-Mejia,
Carlos Ibañez,
Leandro O. Salles,
Javier Juste
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Acta Chiropterologica
Vol. 18 • No. 1
June 2016
Vol. 18 • No. 1
June 2016
bats
biogeography
COI
DBY
genetic diversity
Neotropical America
phylogeny
