Population genetic structure and phylogeography of the greater horseshoe bat (
            <i>Rhinolophus ferrumequinum</i>
            ) along Alborz and Zagros Mts. in Iran

Mehdizadeh, Robab; Akmali, Vahid; Sharifi, Mozafar

doi:10.1080/24701394.2020.1741562

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“…Furthermore, Naderi et al (2017) added one species to the list of the bat fauna of the country, increasing the number of documented species to 51 including 20 genera from 9 families. In recent years, Iranian researchers have conducted several studies in different parts of the country and provided invaluable information about various aspects of bats' biology in Iran (Akmali et al 2011a(Akmali et al , 2011b(Akmali et al , 2015Fathipour et al 2016;Shahabi et al 2017aShahabi et al , 2017bShahabi et al , 2019Akmali et al 2019a;Mehdizadeh et al 2019Mehdizadeh et al , 2020Najafi et al 2019aNajafi et al , 2019bNajafi et al , 2019cAkmali 2020;Kafaei et al 2020aKafaei et al , 2020b. Additionally, Yusefi et al (2019) provided a comprehensive review of all literature published on terrestrial mammals of Iran including bats along with their latest taxonomic revisions and updated distribution ranges.…”

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Bat fauna and conservation assessment of Kurdistan caves, Iran

Akmali¹,

Abedini²,

Fard³

2022

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The populations of cave-dwelling bat species are encountering a remarkable decline all over the world. To plan effective conservation projects for bats and their cave roosts, collecting data on their distribution in a particular region is essential. Furthermore, developing an applicable index that incorporates both biotic and abiotic parameters relevant to caves is useful to prioritize caves for conservation management. Recently, there has been a growing interest in studying bat fauna of Iran. The Kurdistan province in west of the country is entirely mountainous, having a suitable geological substratum for formation of caves. Previously, five bat species were reported from Kurdistan. The current study has improved the data by doubling the number of cave-dwelling bat species of the province. A total number of 61 records of 10 species were documented. Overall, of 28 caves studied, 26 caves were used by bats. Each cave hosted one to six bat species. To prioritize Kurdistan caves for conservation programs, the Bat Cave Vulnerability Index (BCVI) was employed for 26 caves explored in this study. Four caves, including Karaftu, Kamtaran, Darvish Ouliya, and Kouna Sham-Sham, were highlighted due to their highest BCVI value. The other 22 caves received medium or low priority values. In the current study, we provided data on the bat fauna of Kurdistan caves, in addition to evaluate their conservation priorities by applying an assessing index for the first time in the country.

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Bat fauna and conservation assessment of Kurdistan caves, Iran

Akmali¹,

Abedini²,

Fard³

2022

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“…The degree of genome analysis at the chromosome level only has three bats: Rhinolophus ferrumequinum (greater horseshoe bat), Phyllostomus discolor (pale spear-nosed bat), and Pipistrellus pipistrellus (common pipistrelle). The greater horseshoe bat is an insectivorous bat species with a very wide distribution in the Palearctic, occurring in northern Africa, southern Europe, and Asia ( 32 , 33 ). We evaluated the integrity of genome and the difficulty of obtaining samples.…”

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TR Locus Annotation and Characteristics of Rhinolophus ferrumequinum

Zhou

Liu

et al. 2021

Front. Immunol.

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T-cell antigen receptors (TRs) in vertebrates can be divided into αβ or γδ, encoded by TRA/D, TRG, or TRB loci. TRs play a central role in mammal cellular immunity, which occurs by rearrangement of V, D, J, and C genes in the loci. The bat is the only mammal with flying ability and is considered the main host of zoonotic viruses, an important public health concern. However, at present, little is known about the composition of bat TR genes. Based on the whole genome sequence of the greater horseshoe bat (Rhinolophus ferrumequinum) and referring to the TR/IG annotation rules formulated by the international ImMunoGeneTics information system (IMGT), we present a complete annotation of TRA/D, TRG, and TRB loci of R. ferrumequinum. A total of 128 V segments, three D segments, 85 J segments, and 6 C segments were annotated and compared with other known mammalian data. The characteristics of the TR locus and germline genes of R. ferrumequinum are analyzed.

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