The effect of ice ages in speciation and diversification is well established in the literature. In
Europe, the Iberian, the Italian and the Balkan peninsulas comprise the main glacial refugia …

Bats are important ecosystems service providers, make a significant contribution to
biodiversity and can be important pests and disease vectors. In spite of this, information on …

The Mediterranean peninsulas contain much genetic and species diversity, which
decreases toward higher latitudes in Europe. In considering how such diversity evolved …

Background The dramatic mass mortalities amongst hibernating bats in Northeastern
America caused by “white nose-syndrome”(WNS) continue to threaten populations of …

A complete list of bat records available from Iran was compiled from literature and from new
records, based on field studies and examination of museum specimens. The record review …

Sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome b (1140 bp) and nuclear Rag 2 (1148 bp)
genes were used to assess the evolutionary history of the cosmopolitan bat genus Myotis …

With rates of climate change exceeding the rate at which many species are able to shift their
range or adapt, it is important to understand how future changes are likely to affect …

Delimiting species is a crucial issue for many biological disciplines and is of primary
importance for designing effective conservation plans. Traditional taxonomy based on …

The genus Myotis has undergone significant taxonomic revision since the advent of DNA
sequencing techniques. Prior morphological examination of Myotis has indicated as many …

Bat coronaviruses (CoV) are putative precursors of the severe acute respiratory syndrome
(SARS) CoV and other CoV that crossed the species barrier from zoonotic reservoirs into the …