Abstract
The fruit bat,Eonycteris spelaea, occurs from India through the Philippines to the southeast limit of its distribution in the Lesser Sunda islands of Indonesia. Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) variation was examined in IndonesianE. spelaeaisland populations by amplification of the D-loop and digestion with restriction endonucleases. In addition, microgeographic variation was assessed by investigation of three cave populations within one island. A total of 24 genotypes, comprising two broad clades, was detected. The pattern of mtDNA variation reflects the colonization history ofE. spelaeawith estimates of haplotype and sequence diversity highest in the older western populations and lowest at the eastern periphery of the species» distribution. These findings may also be associated with an environmental cline from west to east. There is also evidence that genetic distance between populations reflects geographic relationships, especially historical connectedness, as measured by Pleistocene sea-crossing distances. At the microgeographic level, cave populations were heterogeneous and composed of diverse lineages suggesting restricted local interchange.
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