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Litomosoides (Nemata: Filarioidea) Of Bats From Bolivia With Records For Three Known Species And The Description Of A New Species, Juliana Notarnicola, F Agustín Jiménez-Ruíz, Scott L Gardner
Litomosoides (Nemata: Filarioidea) Of Bats From Bolivia With Records For Three Known Species And The Description Of A New Species, Juliana Notarnicola, F Agustín Jiménez-Ruíz, Scott L Gardner
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Herein, we describe Litomosoides salazari n. sp. collected from the body cavity of the yellow bat, Lasiurus ega , from Bolivia. This new species of filarioid nematode is most closely related to the carinii group and is characterized by its relatively small size with the vulva located slightly posterior to the esophago-intestinal junction; an arrow-shaped buccal capsule; and a short, rounded tail. New host and locality records for both Litomosoides hamletti and L. chandleri in phyllostomid bats, and L. brasiliensis occurring in both phyllostomid and vespertilionid bats, are provided. The morphological variability of the specimens is documented by providing comparative …
Quantifying Male-Biased Dispersal Among Social Groups In The Collared Peccary (Pecari Tajacu) Using Analyses Based On Mtdna Variation., J D Cooper, R Vitalis, P M Waser, D Gopurenko, E C Hellgren, T M Gabor, J A Dewoody
Quantifying Male-Biased Dispersal Among Social Groups In The Collared Peccary (Pecari Tajacu) Using Analyses Based On Mtdna Variation., J D Cooper, R Vitalis, P M Waser, D Gopurenko, E C Hellgren, T M Gabor, J A Dewoody
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Recent advances in the statistical analysis of microsatellite data permit calculation of sex-specific dispersal rates through sex- and age-specific comparisons of genetic variation. This approach, developed for the analysis of data derived from co-dominant autosomal markers, should be applicable to a sex-specific marker such as mitochondrial DNA. To test this premise, we amplified a 449 bp control region DNA sequence from the mitochondrial genome of the collared peccary (Pecari tajacu), and estimated intra-class correlations among herds sampled from three Texas populations. Analyses on data partitioned by breeding group showed a clear signal of male-biased dispersal; sex-specific fixation indices associated with …