@article{fdi:010077474, title = {{D}evelopment and characterization of a multiplex panel of microsatellite markers for the {R}eunion free-tailed bat {M}ormopterus francoismoutoui}, author = {{D}ietrich, {M}uriel and {L}e {M}inter, {G}. and {T}urpin, {M}. and {T}ortosa, {P}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{T}he ecology and conservation status of many island-restricted bats remain largely unexplored. {T}he free-tailed bat {M}ormopterus francoismoutoui is a small insectivorous tropical bat, endemic to {R}eunion {I}sland ({I}ndian {O}cean). {D}espite being widely distributed on the island, the fine-scale genetic structure and evolutionary ecology of {M}. francoismoutoui remain under-investigated, and therefore its ecology is poorly known. {H}ere, we used {I}llumina paired-end sequencing to develop microsatellite markers for {M}. francoismoutoui, based on the genotyping of 31 individuals from distinct locations all over the island. {W}e selected and described 12 polymorphic microsatellite loci with high levels of heterozygosity, which provide novel molecular markers for future genetic population-level studies of {M}. francoismoutoui.}, keywords = {{M}icrosatellites ; {B}ats ; {M}ormopterus francoismoutoui ; {I}llumina ; {R}eunion {I}sland ; {REUNION}}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{P}eer{J}}, volume = {7}, numero = {}, pages = {art. e8036 [11 ]}, ISSN = {2167-8359}, year = {2019}, DOI = {10.7717/peerj.8036}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010077474}, }