Population structure, gene flow and relatedness of Natterer's bats in Northern England

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dc.contributor.authorMordue, Simone
dc.contributor.authorAegerter, James
dc.contributor.authorMill, Aileen
dc.contributor.authorDawson, Deborah A.
dc.contributor.authorCrepaldi, Carolina [UNESP]
dc.contributor.authorWolff, Kirsten
dc.contributor.institutionNewcastle Univ
dc.contributor.institutionUniv Sheffield
dc.contributor.institutionNatl Wildlife Management Ctr
dc.contributor.institutionUniversidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-25T12:36:11Z
dc.date.available2021-06-25T12:36:11Z
dc.date.issued2021-02-03
dc.description.abstractThere have been significant declines in population numbers of many bat species in the United Kingdom, including Natterer's bats Myotis nattereri, over the last century, largely due to anthropogenic changes. The philopatry, which temperate-zone bats often exhibit to their natal landscapes, in combination with anthropogenic threats, can lead to fragmentation, isolation and sub-division of populations. This may result in bottlenecks and declines in genetic diversity. Multi-scaled research is required to disentangle how the variation in the physical traits of bat species (e.g. affecting flight), as well as their social and behavioural traits (e.g. community size, migration, breeding systems), may affect the genetic health of populations and provide a potential buffer against fragmentation. We used microsatellite markers to characterise the genetic diversity and population structure present in Natterer's bat colonies to determine whether summer roosting bat colonies were spatially differentiated or part of a meta-population. Analyses of population structure and measures of genetic relatedness suggest spatially differentiated populations of bats exhibit long term site fidelity to summer roosting sites, whilst high genetic diversity at sites indicates gene exchange occurs via swarming sites. Natterer's bats in northern England may travel greater distances to swarming sites than has been previously documented.en
dc.description.affiliationNewcastle Univ, Sch Nat & Environm Sci, Ridley Bldg, Newcastle Upon Tyne NE1 7RU, Tyne & Wear, England
dc.description.affiliationUniv Sheffield, Dept Anim & Plant Sci, NERC Biomol Anal Facil, Western Bank, Sheffield S10 2TN, S Yorkshire, England
dc.description.affiliationNatl Wildlife Management Ctr, APHA, York YO41 1LZ, N Yorkshire, England
dc.description.affiliationUniv Estadual Paulista, Dept Biol, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
dc.description.affiliationUnespUniv Estadual Paulista, Dept Biol, Rio Claro, SP, Brazil
dc.description.sponsorshipUK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
dc.description.sponsorshipUK's Department for Food Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)
dc.description.sponsorshipBrazilian Government Programme Science Without Borders
dc.description.sponsorshipIdUK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC): NBAF874
dc.description.sponsorshipIdUK's Department for Food Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA): SE0430
dc.format.extent233-247
dc.identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s42991-021-00102-9
dc.identifier.citationMammalian Biology. Heidelberg: Springer Heidelberg, v. 101, n. 2, p. 233-247, 2021.
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/s42991-021-00102-9
dc.identifier.issn1616-5047
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11449/209996
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000614021300001
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.relation.ispartofMammalian Biology
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectGenetic structure
dc.subjectMyotis
dc.subjectNatterer&#8217
dc.subjects bat
dc.subjectPopulation ecology
dc.titlePopulation structure, gene flow and relatedness of Natterer's bats in Northern Englanden
dc.typeArtigo
dcterms.licensehttp://www.springer.com/open+access/authors+rights?SGWID=0-176704-12-683201-0
dcterms.rightsHolderSpringer
unesp.author.orcid0000-0002-3904-7039[1]

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