[OHIOBWG] FW: study of population genetics in eastern small-footed bats - info requested

[Titchenell, Marne]

See below.

[The Ohio State University]
Marne A. Titchenell

Wildlife Program Specialist

Ohio State University Extension
School of Environment and Natural Resources
College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

210 Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Rd, Columbus, OH 43210

614-292-0402  Office
titchenell.4 at osu.edu<mailto:titchenell.4 at osu.edu>

woodlandstewards.osu.edu<http://woodlandstewards.osu.edu/>


From: mwbwg at googlegroups.com [mailto:mwbwg at googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Carter, Tim
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2017 10:39 AM
To: southeastern-bat-diversity-network at googlegroups.com; mwbwg at googlegroups.com
Subject: [MWBWG] study of population genetics in eastern small-footed bats




I’m a conservation ecologist at Trent University in Canada, and I'm coordinating a study of population genetics in eastern small-footed bats. I'm hoping to expand the geographic scope of the study to get data that can be used across the border, and that are not just specific to a few sites. The assay I plan to use includes neutral genetic markers (information on population structure, and on gene flow among populations) and a suite of immune genes that may be under selective pressure from white-nose syndrome.



We have some samples from the Canadian range, and Jeff Bowman, Laura Bruce and I are collecting more. Joy O’Keefe and Paul Moosman have already offered to help collect samples from their U.S. sites, and I'm hoping to expand the collaboration to add samples from across the species' range (or at least, from whichever sites I can get samples from!).



All I would need is a clean (non-contaminated) DNA sample from MYLE you capture during the course of your work (or if anyone has archived samples those would work as well). We've been taking wing biopsies up here, because they are easy to do and the healing time is short. Storage in lysis buffer would work best (and avoid carrying toxic substances into the field). I am happy to send boxes of sample tubes to anyone who is able and willing to collect MYLE DNA.



Please contact me if you are interested in joining this project. I’ll also be at NASBR in Knoxville and would love to chat MYLE with anyone there.



Thanks for your time, and I hope you are all enjoying a bat-filled summer!



Best wishes,

Christina
 Dr. Christina Davy
Wildlife Research Scientist, Species At Risk| Science and Research Branch | Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry | Peterborough, ON | T: 705.755.5220<tel:(705)%20755-5220>

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