PERMANENT GENETIC RESOURCES: Development of polymorphic microsatellite loci for the common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus (Chiroptera: Phylostomidae)

Antoinette J Piaggio; John J Johnston; Susan L Perkins

doi:10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01986.x

PERMANENT GENETIC RESOURCES: Development of polymorphic microsatellite loci for the common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus (Chiroptera: Phylostomidae)

Mol Ecol Resour. 2008 Mar;8(2):440-2. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01986.x.

Authors

Antoinette J Piaggio¹, John J Johnston, Susan L Perkins

Affiliation

¹ USDA, Wildlife Services, National Wildlife Research Center, Wildlife Genetics Laboratory, 4101 LaPorte Avenue, Fort Collins, CO 80521, USA, Division of Invertebrates, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024, USA.

PMID: 21585815
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01986.x

Abstract

The common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) is one of three haematophagous species of bats and the only species in this genus. These New World bats prey on mammals and create significant economic impacts through transmission of rabies in areas where livestock are prevalent. Furthermore, in some portions of their range, it is not uncommon for them to prey upon humans. It is critical to the management of this species and for understanding the spread of bat rabies that detailed studies of D. rotundus population structure be conducted. To further such studies, we have characterized 12 microsatellite loci for this species.