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

Daniel J C Kronauer; Juergen Gadau; Jacobus J. Boomsma

doi:10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01693.x

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

Daniel J C Kronauer, Juergen Gadau, Jacobus J. Boomsma

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	688-690
Number of pages	3
Journal	Molecular Ecology Notes
Volume	7
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-8286.2007.01693.x
State	Published - Jul 2007

Keywords

Aenictinae
Colony fission
Ecitoninae
Formicidae
Hymenoptera
Polyandry

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Biochemistry
Ecology
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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

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