Environmental margin and island evolution in Middle Eastern populations of the Egyptian fruit bat

@article{Hulva2012EnvironmentalMA,
  title={Environmental margin and island evolution in Middle Eastern populations of the Egyptian fruit bat},
  author={Pavel Hulva and Tereza Mare{\vs}ov{\'a} and Heliana Dundarova and Raşit Bilgin and Petr Benda and Tom{\'a}{\vs} Bartoni{\vc}ka and Ivan Hor{\'a}{\vc}ek},
  journal={Molecular Ecology},
  year={2012},
  volume={21}
}
Here, we present a study of the population genetic architecture and microevolution of the Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus) at the environmental margins in the Middle East using mitochondrial sequences and nuclear microsatellites. [] Key Result In contrast to the rather homogenous population structure typical of cave-dwelling bats in climax tropical ecosystems, a relatively pronounced isolation by distance and population diversification was observed.
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