Phylogeography of the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus): Marked population structure, Neotropical Pleistocene vicariance and incongruence between nuclear and mtDNA markers

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The common vampire bat <it>Desmodus rotundus </it>is an excellent model organism for studying ecological vicariance in the Neotropics due to its broad geographic range and its preference for forested areas as roosting sit...

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Main Authors: Morgante João S, Kohlbach Beatriz C, Templeton Alan R, Pavan Ana CO, Martins Felipe M
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/9/294