Genetic diversity, population structure, and effective population size in two yellow bat species in south Texas.

摘要: There are increasing concerns regarding bat mortality at wind energy facilities, especially as installed capacity continues to grow. In North America, development has recently expanded into the Lower Rio Grande Valley in south Texas where species had not previously been exposed turbines. Our study sought characterize genetic diversity, population structure, and effective size Dasypterus ega D. intermedius, two tree-roosting yellow bats native this region for which little is known about their biology seasonal movements. was no evidence of substructure either species. Genetic diversity mitochondrial microsatellite loci lower these taxa than studied migratory tree may be due non-migratory nature our site, fact that site located a geographic range end both taxa, possibly weak ascertainment bias loci. Historical (NEF) large species, while current estimates Ne upper 95% confidence limits encompassed infinity. We found strong differentiation between putative subspecies intermedius (D. i. floridanus intermedius) sympatric Texas, yet using suggest pattern secondary contact hybridization incomplete lineage sorting also some Texas. recommend data serve starting point long-term monitoring order better understand impacts wind-related on populations over time.