Genetic approaches to the conservation of migratory bats: a study of the eastern red bat (Lasiurus borealis).

ABSTRACT: Documented fatalities of bats at wind turbines have raised serious concerns about the future impacts of increased wind power development on populations of migratory bat species. However, for most bat species we have no knowledge of the size of populations and their demographic trends, the degree of structuring into discrete subpopulations, and whether different subpopulations use spatially segregated migratory routes. Here, we utilize genetic data from eastern red bats (Lasiurus borealis), one of the species most highly affected by wind power development in North America, to (1) evaluate patterns of population structure across the landscape, (2) estimate effective population size (Ne ), and (3) assess signals of growth or decline in population size. Using data on both nuclear and mitochond

SUBMITTER: Vonhof MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4451038 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature