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Novel microsatellite loci to investigate population structure in the endangered gray bat (Myotis grisescens)

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We isolated and characterized 16 polymorphic microsatellite loci in the endangered gray bat (Myotis grisescens). This set of loci will be used to investigate patterns of genetic structure in hibernacula and maternity colonies of the gray bat across their range, ultimately combining multiple lines of evidence (mtDNA data, stable isotope signatures, etc.) to develop a spatial network for the species.

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The authors thank N. Beane, E. Britzke, and M. Whitby for assistance with specimen collection, and C. Edwards for providing software assistance and manuscript review. The study described and the resulting data presented herein were obtained from research conducted under the U.S. Army Environmental Quality Technology Program by the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center.

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  1. Environmental Laboratory, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS, 39180, USA

    Denise L. Lindsay, Michael G. Jung & Richard F. Lance

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Lindsay, D.L., Jung, M.G. & Lance, R.F. Novel microsatellite loci to investigate population structure in the endangered gray bat (Myotis grisescens). Conservation Genet Resour 5, 1055–1057 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12686-013-9969-6

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