Genetic diversity of the cave roosting dusky fruit bat, Penthetor lucasi from Sarawak

Previous studies have revealed a high genetic divergence in Penthetor lucasi population in Sarawak, indicating it may consist of multiple genetic lineages. However, these studies are not accompanied by morphological data from the studied population suggesting this may be an effect of isolation by...

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Main Authors: Yuvarajan Manivannan, Mohd Ridwan Abd Rahman, Roberta Chaya Tawie Tingga, Faisal Ali Anwarali Khan
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Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019
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author Yuvarajan Manivannan,
Mohd Ridwan Abd Rahman,
Roberta Chaya Tawie Tingga,
Faisal Ali Anwarali Khan,
author_facet Yuvarajan Manivannan,
Mohd Ridwan Abd Rahman,
Roberta Chaya Tawie Tingga,
Faisal Ali Anwarali Khan,
author_sort Yuvarajan Manivannan,
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description Previous studies have revealed a high genetic divergence in Penthetor lucasi population in Sarawak, indicating it may consist of multiple genetic lineages. However, these studies are not accompanied by morphological data from the studied population suggesting this may be an effect of isolation by distance, especially with small sampling coverage. Here, we provide information based on D-loop sequence analysis from 32 individuals of Penthetor lucasi collected from four different regions in Sarawak. Our results revealed a high haplotype diversity and low nucleotide diversity, suggesting that these populations are possibly recovering from a recent geological and climatic event. However, neutrality test and mismatch distributions showed longterm population stability with no population subdivision observed among the studied populations. The moderate to high level of gene flow found in this study indicates that Penthetor lucasi population is likely panmictic. Meanwhile, the low level of genetic divergence value among and within populations could account for the absence of species complexity in this study. Our result highlighted the importance of sampling coverage in proper assessment of species diversity especially in species with wide distribution.
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spelling oai:generic.eprints.org:147002020-05-27T01:23:43Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14700/ Genetic diversity of the cave roosting dusky fruit bat, Penthetor lucasi from Sarawak Yuvarajan Manivannan, Mohd Ridwan Abd Rahman, Roberta Chaya Tawie Tingga, Faisal Ali Anwarali Khan, Previous studies have revealed a high genetic divergence in Penthetor lucasi population in Sarawak, indicating it may consist of multiple genetic lineages. However, these studies are not accompanied by morphological data from the studied population suggesting this may be an effect of isolation by distance, especially with small sampling coverage. Here, we provide information based on D-loop sequence analysis from 32 individuals of Penthetor lucasi collected from four different regions in Sarawak. Our results revealed a high haplotype diversity and low nucleotide diversity, suggesting that these populations are possibly recovering from a recent geological and climatic event. However, neutrality test and mismatch distributions showed longterm population stability with no population subdivision observed among the studied populations. The moderate to high level of gene flow found in this study indicates that Penthetor lucasi population is likely panmictic. Meanwhile, the low level of genetic divergence value among and within populations could account for the absence of species complexity in this study. Our result highlighted the importance of sampling coverage in proper assessment of species diversity especially in species with wide distribution. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2019-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14700/1/48_03_19.pdf Yuvarajan Manivannan, and Mohd Ridwan Abd Rahman, and Roberta Chaya Tawie Tingga, and Faisal Ali Anwarali Khan, (2019) Genetic diversity of the cave roosting dusky fruit bat, Penthetor lucasi from Sarawak. Malaysian Applied Biology, 48 (3). pp. 167-179. ISSN 0126-8643 http://www.mabjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=924&catid=59:current-view&Itemid=56
spellingShingle Yuvarajan Manivannan,
Mohd Ridwan Abd Rahman,
Roberta Chaya Tawie Tingga,
Faisal Ali Anwarali Khan,
Genetic diversity of the cave roosting dusky fruit bat, Penthetor lucasi from Sarawak
title Genetic diversity of the cave roosting dusky fruit bat, Penthetor lucasi from Sarawak
title_full Genetic diversity of the cave roosting dusky fruit bat, Penthetor lucasi from Sarawak
title_fullStr Genetic diversity of the cave roosting dusky fruit bat, Penthetor lucasi from Sarawak
title_full_unstemmed Genetic diversity of the cave roosting dusky fruit bat, Penthetor lucasi from Sarawak
title_short Genetic diversity of the cave roosting dusky fruit bat, Penthetor lucasi from Sarawak
title_sort genetic diversity of the cave roosting dusky fruit bat, penthetor lucasi from sarawak
url http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14700/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14700/
http://journalarticle.ukm.my/14700/1/48_03_19.pdf