Characterisation and cross-amplification of polymorphic microsatellite loci in ant-associated root-aphids
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Characterisation and cross-amplification of polymorphic microsatellite loci in ant-associated root-aphids. / Ivens, A.B.F.; Kronauer, Daniel Jan Christoph; Boomsma, J.J.
I: Conservation Genetics Resources, Bind 3, Nr. 1, 2011, s. 73-77.Publikation: Bidrag til tidsskrift › Tidsskriftartikel › Forskning › fagfællebedømt
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T1 - Characterisation and cross-amplification of polymorphic microsatellite loci in ant-associated root-aphids
AU - Ivens, A.B.F.
AU - Kronauer, Daniel Jan Christoph
AU - Boomsma, J.J.
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Twenty-six polymorphic microsatellite loci were developed for four species of ant-associated root-aphids: Geoica utricularia, Forda marginata, Tetraneura ulmi and Anoecia corni. We found up to 9 alleles per locus, with an average of 4.8. We also report polymorphic cross-amplification of eleven of these markers between different pairs of study species. Furthermore, we tested previously published aphid microsatellites and found one locus developed for Pemphigus bursarius to be polymorphic in G. utricularia. These microsatellite markers will be useful to study the population structure of aphids associated with the ant Lasius flavus and possibly other ants. Such studies are relevant because: 1. L. flavus mounds and their associated flora and fauna are often key components in protected temperate grasslands, and 2. L. flavus and its diverse community of root-aphids provide an interesting model system for studying the long-term stability of mutualistic interactions
AB - Twenty-six polymorphic microsatellite loci were developed for four species of ant-associated root-aphids: Geoica utricularia, Forda marginata, Tetraneura ulmi and Anoecia corni. We found up to 9 alleles per locus, with an average of 4.8. We also report polymorphic cross-amplification of eleven of these markers between different pairs of study species. Furthermore, we tested previously published aphid microsatellites and found one locus developed for Pemphigus bursarius to be polymorphic in G. utricularia. These microsatellite markers will be useful to study the population structure of aphids associated with the ant Lasius flavus and possibly other ants. Such studies are relevant because: 1. L. flavus mounds and their associated flora and fauna are often key components in protected temperate grasslands, and 2. L. flavus and its diverse community of root-aphids provide an interesting model system for studying the long-term stability of mutualistic interactions
KW - Microsatellites
KW - Root-aphids
KW - Mutualism
KW - Aphidoidea (Hemiptera)
KW - Pemphigidae
KW - Anoeciidae
KW - LASIUS-FLAVUS
KW - NEST-MOUNDS
KW - GRASSLANDS
KW - HEMIPTERA
KW - DIVERSITY
KW - MARKERS
U2 - 10.1007/s12686-010-9293-3
DO - 10.1007/s12686-010-9293-3
M3 - Journal article
VL - 3
SP - 73
EP - 77
JO - Conservation Genetics Resources
JF - Conservation Genetics Resources
SN - 1877-7252
IS - 1
ER -
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