A phylogenetic study of four species of Lasiurus (Chiroptera: Vespertillionidae) using the ZFX/ZFY loci /

(red bats), and the fourth was a member of the L. cinereus

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robertson, Stirling Joseph
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1996.
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Description
Summary:(red bats), and the fourth was a member of the L. cinereus
amplff ied polymerase chain reaction (PCR) products. Because
and L. blossevilli, was found to be incongruent when compared
bats. In addition, this study demonstrates that the intron
be studied.
borealis and L. blossevilli as sister taxa. Thus, this study
depicting a sister-taxon relationship between L. seminolous
from the Zinc finger exon. The resultant gene tree,
Lasiurus were examined using restriction fragment analysis of
region of Zfx/Zfy is variable within and among species of
restriction sites located within the intron region upstream
specff ic primers, paternally inherited genetic markers can
species group (hoary bats). A phylogeny was constructed from
suggests an alternative evolutionary pattern for the red
the PCR products of the two genes could not be separated,
The Zfx/Zfy nuclear gene loci from four species in the genus
they were analyzed together and considered as a single locus.
Three species were members of the L. borealis species group
to an existing mitochondrial DNA phylogeny that depicted L.
vespertillionid bats, and with the development of locus-
Item Description:"Major subject: Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences".
Vita.
Physical Description:ix, 47 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm.
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Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.