Journal
CHROMOSOME RESEARCH
Volume 21, Issue 4, Pages 383-392Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s10577-013-9365-9
Keywords
Uroderma; Artibeus; Chromosomal evolution; Biodiversity; FISH; cladistic
Funding
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico [Edital BIONORTE-Proc 552032/20120-7, Edital VALE-Proc 2010/110447]
- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado do Para [Edital BIONORTE-Proc 552032/20120-7, Edital VALE-Proc 2010/110447]
- Wellcome Trust
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The species of genera Uroderma and Artibeus are medium-sized bats belonging to the family Phyllostomidae and subfamily Stenodermatinae (Mammalia, Chiroptera) from South America. They have a wide distribution in the Neotropical region, with two currently recognized species in Uroderma and approximately 20 species in Artibeus. These two genera have different rates of chromosome evolution, with Artibeus probably having retained the ancestral karyotype for the subfamily. We used whole chromosome paint probe sets from Carollia brevicauda and Phyllostomus hastatus on Uroderma magnirostrum, Uroderma bilobatum, and Artibeus obscurus. With the aim of testing the previous phylogenies of these bats using cytogenetics, we compared these results with published painting maps on Phyllostomidae. The genome-wide comparative maps based on chromosome painting and chromosome banding reveal the chromosome forms that characterize each taxonomic level within the Phyllostomidae and show the chromosome evolution of this family. Based on this, we are able to suggest an ancestral karyotype for Phyllostomidae. Our cladistic analysis is an independent confirmation using multidirectional chromosome painting of the previous Phyllostomidae phylogenies.
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