Microsatellite markers for the driver ant Dorylus (Anomma) molestus

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

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Abstract

We report primer sequences for five novel polymorphic microsatellite loci that were developed for the African driver ant Dorylus (Anomma) molestus. The number of alleles in the studied population ranged from three to 10 with observed heterozygosities between 0.458 and 0.806. These microsatellite markers will be useful for the study of mating system evolution and the genetic structure of colonies and populations of army ants.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)289-290
Number of pages2
JournalMolecular Ecology Notes
Volume4
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2004
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Colony structure
  • Heterozygosity
  • Mating frequency
  • Population structure

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biochemistry
  • Ecology
  • General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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