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Genetic heterogeneity of Myotis petax, Hollister 1912

by Shayakhmetova L. Sh. | Baturina A. K. | Maslov A. A. | Graphodatsky A. S. | Proskuryakova A. A. | Institute of molecular and cellular biology, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia | Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia | Institute of Systematics and Ecology of Animals, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia | Institute of molecular and cellular biology, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia | Institute of molecular and cellular biology, SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russia

Abstract ID: 404

Event: BGRS-abstracts

Sections: [Sym 5] Section “Population and evolutionary genetics/genomics of wild and domestic animals”

Myotis petax Hollister, 1912, living in Siberia, is characterized by a wide habitat, including island populations, and high density in hibernation sites. These characteristics make Myotis petax a fascinating subject for exploring intraspecific variability. Studies of the genetic diversity of Myotis petax in Western Siberia make it possible to assess how widespread and flourishing the species is in this territory.

It was shown, that in Western Siberia and the Far East populations of Myotis petax are characterized by a high genetic diversity. Over the territory from Novosibirsk to the Far East no clustering of individual groups according to geographical characteristics has been observed. We can assume that there are no reproductive barriers within the species of Myotis petax. Moreover, the star-shaped structure of the haplotype network may indicate that in recent history of the Myotis petax species there hasn’t been a sharp decline in number and diversity.