Characterization of 12 new microsatellite loci in Aenictus and Neivamyrmex army ants

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Characterization of 12 new microsatellite loci in Aenictus and Neivamyrmex army ants. / Kronauer, Daniel J.C.; Gadau, Jürgen; Boomsma, Jacobus J.

In: Molecular Ecology Notes, Vol. 7, No. 4, 07.2007, p. 688-690.

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Kronauer, DJC, Gadau, J & Boomsma, JJ 2007, 'Characterization of 12 new microsatellite loci in Aenictus and Neivamyrmex army ants', Molecular Ecology Notes, vol. 7, no. 4, pp. 688-690. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01693.x

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Kronauer, D. J. C., Gadau, J., & Boomsma, J. J. (2007). Characterization of 12 new microsatellite loci in Aenictus and Neivamyrmex army ants. Molecular Ecology Notes, 7(4), 688-690. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01693.x

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Kronauer DJC, Gadau J, Boomsma JJ. Characterization of 12 new microsatellite loci in Aenictus and Neivamyrmex army ants. Molecular Ecology Notes. 2007 Jul;7(4):688-690. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01693.x

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Kronauer, Daniel J.C. ; Gadau, Jürgen ; Boomsma, Jacobus J. / Characterization of 12 new microsatellite loci in Aenictus and Neivamyrmex army ants. In: Molecular Ecology Notes. 2007 ; Vol. 7, No. 4. pp. 688-690.

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abstract = "Here we describe 12 polymorphic microsatellite loci that were cloned and characterized for three species of army ants: the North American Neivamyrmex nigrescens, and the Asian Aenictus laeviceps and Aenictus dentatus. Observed and expected heterozygosities ranged from 0.37 to 0.97 (mean 0.70), and from 0.48 to 0.95 (mean 0.72), respectively. We observed 2-30 (mean 12) alleles per locus. These new genetic markers will be useful for studies of overall population structure and the complex pedigrees in colonies of army ants.",
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